The Oral & Maxillofacial, Orthodontic and Restorative Dentistry service at South Tees has an exciting opportunity for a Trust Registrar to join the team.
To provide a wide range of specialist treatments for patients requiring emergency and elective surgery. Duties will include outpatient clinics, day case operating lists, and assessment of emergencies and ward referrals during working hours.
Main duties of the job
Maintain the highest clinical standards in the practice of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Clinical/ on-call responsibilities
Undertake any responsibility which relates to oral and maxillofacial surgery, both elective and emergency.
Cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences.
Active involvement in audit.
Continuing professional development.
Any other duties which may be required.
Travel and attendance at peripheral units including Friarage Hospital / North Tees General Hospital andDarlington Memorial Hospital.
One of Europe's most modern hospitals, The James Cook University site is the largest of its type and has a wide range of specialities. This hospital was opened in October 2003 and has a capacity of 1,007 beds. Based on the original site of South Cleveland Hospital, all acute and elective medical and surgical specialties are accommodated. Tertiary services, in addition to cardiology and cardiac surgery, include renal medicine/haemodialysis, neurosurgery, vascular surgery and the regional spinal injuries unit.
This site contains a modern central operating suite containing 20 well-equipped theatres, with two recovery areas. This is immediately adjacent to an Adult Surgical Day Unit containing a further three theatres and also to the Paediatric Day Unit. The 16 bedded general ICU is across the corridor. Two additional theatres for gynaecology and obstetrics are in the Central Delivery Suite and two more in the Ophthalmology Day Unit.
The Accident and Emergency Department on this site is the designated Regional Trauma Centre for Teesside, South Durham and North Yorkshire. The hospital has a 24-hour Acute Admissions Unit. As an accredited major trauma receiving hospital, it contributes to UK Trauma, Audit & Research Network (UK TARN). It occupies a leading UK position in its survival rates from blunt trauma as evidenced from UK TARN.