A Vacancy at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.
Calderdale & Huddersfield Foundation NHS Trust are seeking to appoint a fixed term locum Consultant in Oral Surgery to cover for maternity leave. This is an exciting opportunity for the successful post holder to develop and shape oral surgery services in this large region serving a population of 646,600 people and growing. To this end we require a full-time post and seek a consultant who is able to demonstrate their ability to lead and develop services and interact well with cross-site maxillofacial consultants from the neighbouring Trust (Bradford Teaching Hospital), local GPs and dentists.
The post-holder will be expected to be independent in Oral Surgery and demonstrate a commitment to teaching.The appointee will join the Dental Specialties Team as a Consultant in Oral Surgery and will be responsible for the care of the Oral Surgery patients together with the existing Oral Surgery and Maxillofacial Surgery consultants. The successful candidate will be required to undertake managerial duties associated with the care of their patients and the running of the department and will be expected to participate in all facets of departmental activity. Managerial and high-level governance experience is therefore a requirement for this role
It is expected that the post-holder will be able to deliver on all degrees of disease managementas well as provide support, training and supervision for junior medical staff (inc. non-training grades), allied health professionals and Dental Nurses
The appointee will work with colleagues within the CHFT Oral Surgery Department, Bradford Teaching Hospital Maxillofacial Surgeons, Calderdale and Huddersfield Clinical Commissioning Group and Local Primary Care Dental Groups to deliver a comprehensive OralSurgery service to the population served by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust and, in particular, to patients referred to the Consultant.
This requires a flexible attitude to working practices, managing patients in partnership with other consultant colleagues and professional staff and making the best possible use of resources put at the disposal of the Department. This is likely to require negotiated changes of duties and time-tabled sessions from time to time. Cross-site working is rarely required for this role but may be necessary especially when dealing with the paediatric cohort.
The timetable below indicates the proposed weekly duties to be performed by the consultant but would be open to modification depending on the expertise of the successful applicant.
The post holder will have 1.5 core SPA allocated in the first instance, any additional SPA for specific roles will be discussed with the successful candidate.
Calderdale & Huddersfield Foundation NHS Trust are seeking to appoint a Consultant Oral Surgeon with a view to developing the Oral Surgery Department and its services. This is an exciting opportunity for the successful post holder to develop and shape oral surgery services in this large region serving a population of 646,600 people and growing. To this end we require a full time post and seek a consultant who is able to demonstrate their ability to lead and develop services, interact well with visiting our maxillofacial consultants from the neighbouring Trust (Bradford Teaching Hospital), local GPs and dentists.
We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS – yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff and the local community.
The successful candidate will have a job plan tailored to meet the collective needs of the individual and services provided, to include a selection or all of the following:
· General Oral surgery clinics
· General Anaesthetic theatre working
· Local Anaesthesia treatment including sedation and the development of this service
· Clinical triage
· Patient administration
· SPA (1.5PA)
· Audit and Research opportunities
· Monthly Clinical Governance
Example summary job plan (provided for illustrative purposes only, final job plan to be tailor made with the successful candidate after appointment):
AM
PM
Monday
SPA
Admin
Tuesday
Minor Ops
Clinic/SPA
Wednesday
GA Theatre
GA Theatre
Thursday
Clinic
Clinic
Friday
Minor Ops
Clinic
Direct Clinical Care (DCC)
7.5 PA / week
Supporting Professional Activities (SPA)
1.5 PA / week
TOTAL PA
10 PA / week
This advert closes on Tuesday 4 Mar 2025
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