Employer King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Queen Mary's Hospital
Town Sidcup
Salary £59,175 - £95,400 Per annum plus London zone £2,162
Salary period Yearly
Closing 05/05/2025 23:59
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.
We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.
KING’S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Specialty Dentist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Part time 0.6WTE
KCH invites applications for the position of Specialty Dentist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery post, based at Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup.
The post holder will be involved in:
1. The provision of Minor Oral Surgery procedures under Local Anaesthetic, with and without intravenous sedation.
2. To assist with the provision of Day Case Surgery procedures under general anaesthesia.
3. To assist in the surgical treatment of patients requiring the removal of dermatological lesions of the head and neck.
4. To provide pastoral care to Foundation Year trainees and to be responsible for their Annual Leave co-ordination.
5. To offer induction, supervision and training to Foundation trainees while based at Queen Mary’s.
Applicants must be fully registered with the General Dental Council, have a minimum of 3 years post qualification experience. The post holder must have experience in Oral Surgery.
Main duties of the job
1. The provision of Minor Oral Surgery procedures under Local Anaesthetic, with and without intravenous sedation.
2. To assist with the provision of Day Case Surgery procedures under general anaesthesia.
3. To assist in the surgical treatment of patients requiring the removal of dermatological lesions of the head and neck.
4. To provide pastoral care to Foundation Year trainees and to be responsible for their Annual Leave co-ordination.
5. To offer induction, supervision and training to Foundation trainees while based at Queen Mary’s.
Working for our organisation
King's College NHS Foundation Trust has an annual income in excess of £570m, the majority of which is derived from Primary Care Trust commissions. However, education and research are also important sources of income, currently contributing around 8% of the total.
We offer a family friendly working approach for all staff to ensure a good work-life balance. It is an environment where family life is promoted and this will be a feature of your annual appraisal. The Trust provides childcare advice and nursery facilities in conjunction with a supportive mentoring and career planning programme. Applications for job sharing are welcome.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Together with the other clinical staff, to provide a service for all Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery patients at Kings. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the department.
2. To supervise and teach junior members of the OMFS team.
3. To contribute to departmental research interests in accordance with the Trust’s R&D framework where possible.
4. To observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff.
5. To be responsible, with management support, for your personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues.
6. To be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene. To undertake annual training/updates in infection prevention and control.
7. To be accountable for implementation of the Code of Practice within own department/area of responsibility.
8. To prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that you are responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence based practice and maintaining patient safety.
9. To undertake the triage of New patient referrals.
Person specification
Essential and Desirable
* BDS
* FDS/MFDS or equivalent
* Full registration with the United Kingdom General Dental Council (GDC)
* Experience and knowledge to train DCTs in IV sedation.
* Demonstration of active engagement in effective clinical audit.
* Further relevant qualifications (e.g. higher university degree, clinical diploma)
* Previous hospital posts.
IMPORTANT
* Check your email account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you.
* If you delete the job from any of your accounts, you may be prevented from accessing further communications.
* To enquire about your application or inform us of any changes in your circumstances, please contact the named person on this advert.
* Please provide email addresses for referees where possible.
* Please review the documentation on our recruitment microsite, particularly the Trust’s criminal records checking policy.
* All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
* Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. On occasion, we might close a vacancy early due to a high number of applications being received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
King's College Hospital is part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between King's College London, and Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts.
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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