North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) is seeking to recruit a dynamic and enthusiastic Consultant in Oral & Maxillofacial surgery.The successful candidates will have a special interest in facial deformity and orthognathic surgery/Head and Neck oncology surgery.
The successful applicant will be based at Cumberland Infirmary Carlisle (CIC) however, as with all NCIC appointments, consultants will be required to work at our hospital in Whitehaven or in outlying clinics to provide a service to the whole of North Cumbria.
Main duties of the job
Applications are invited from accredited specialists in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery who are on the GMC Specialist Register or within six months of attaining the CCT or equivalent at interview stage. Applicants must be registered with the General Medical Council and hold an appropriate higher surgical qualification and preferably should also be registered with the General Dental Council.
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We're responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time'.
1. Being a clinically led organisation
2. Quality and safety at the heart
3. A positive patient experience every time
4. A great place to work
5. Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our policy for eligible vacancies
The post currently attracts a discretionary recruitment premium of up to 30% (based on basic salary) per annum. This is pensionable, payable for up to 4 years and is reviewed by the Trust on an annual basis.
Person Specification
Essential
6. Full Registration with the General Medical Council (GMC)
7. Entry on the GMC specialist register in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery via relevant CCT, MRCP (UK) or equivalent (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview), relevant CESR or European Community Rights
8. An appropriate higher Surgical qualification
Desirable
9. Postgraduate qualification.
10. Special interest in facial deformity and orthognathic
11. Full registration with the GDC
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
12. High level of clinical experience and competence in OMFS services, including Trauma
13. Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
14. Ability to anticipate change and show an awareness of where the team sits in the bigger picture
15. Demonstrate an understanding of the wider health economy and the implications for the Trust
Desirable
16. A commitment to and experience of teaching.
17. An interest in developing links with Primary Care.
18. Business Planning
Management & Administrative
Essential
19. Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of the service.
20. Ability to organise and manage own workload efficiently
21. Management and Leadership skills
22. Ability to support solution focused decisions
Desirable
23. Experience of audit management.
Teaching
Essential
24. Experience of and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate staff.
Desirable
25. Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates.
26. Teaching of non-medical health professionals.
27. Educational Qualification.
Research, Audit and Clinical Governance
Essential
28. Experience of, and commitment to, medical audit.
29. Experience of research and Clinical Governance.
Desirable
30. Ability to supervise postgraduate research.
31. Publications in peer-reviewed journals.
Communication skills and abilities
Essential
32. Empathetic and sensitive approach to patient needs.
33. Excellent communication skills with patients, colleagues, managers and other staff.
34. Approachable and effective Multi-disciplinary team member with excellent/highly effective interpersonal skills
35. Ability to influence and negotiate
36. Approachable Team membership/loyalty.
37. Positive approach to lessons learnt.
38. Confident approach without being arrogant.
Desirable
39. IT Skills.
40. Presentation skills.
Continued Professional / Personal Development
Essential
41. Demonstrable evidence of lifelong learning.
42. Reflective approach to personal development with an ability to acknowledge and effectively manage poor performance.
43. Participation in appropriate peer review processes
Personal Attributes
Essential
44. Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
45. Participation in on call and emergency cover.
46. Ability to travel to fulfil the requirements of the post.
47. Ability to effectively balance loyalty to the service through corporate behaviours
Employer details
Employer name
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Cumberland Infirmary
Newtown Road
Carlisle
CA2 7HY