Specialty Doctor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Main area: Oral and Maxillofacial Services
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Contract: Permanent
* Full time
* Part time
* Job share
10 sessions per week
Job ref: 372-SURG-MD166
Employer: Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Huddersfield Royal Infirmary
Town: Huddersfield
Salary: £59,175 - £95,400 per annum (dependent on experience)
Closing: 04/03/2025 23:59
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.
We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone, and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.
We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work, and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours, and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.
Our Future Plans
The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visit here.
Calderdale & Huddersfield Foundation NHS Trust is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced clinician Specialty Doctor/Dentist in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery. This is an exciting opportunity for the successful post holder to help build and develop an Oral surgery and Maxillofacial surgery service in this large region serving a population of 646,600 people and growing. We seek a specialty doctor/dentist who can demonstrate their ability to provide Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery services to an excellent standard, work alongside our Oral Surgery consultants to lead and shape services, and interact well with our Cross-Site Maxillofacial Surgery Consultants from the neighbouring Trust (Bradford Teaching Hospital), local GPs, and dentists.
The post-holder will be expected to provide a full range of Oral Surgery services and demonstrate a commitment to teaching. The appointee will join the Oral and Maxillofacial team and will work to provide care to patients alongside the Oral Surgery and Oral and Maxillofacial surgery consultants. The successful candidate will be required to undertake managerial and administrative duties associated with the care of their patients and will be expected to participate in all facets of departmental activity.
Main duties of the job
This post is to help deliver the Oral Surgery and Maxillofacial Surgery Service, in conjunction with our consultant team.
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 Oral Surgery service to the population served by CHFT.
This requires a flexible attitude to working practices, managing patients in partnership with other 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 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
* Local Anaesthesia treatment
* Clinical triage
* Audit and Research opportunities
* Monthly Clinical Governance
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the detailed job description and personal specification; any other aspects can be discussed with the departmental leads in the JD.
Person specification
Qualifications
* BDS or equivalent
* Applicants must have Full Registration with the General Dental Council and hold a Licence to Practise
* Sedation qualification or equivalent
Experience and Achievements
* Must have 4 years post graduate experience including 2 years within the Maxillo-Facial Surgery/ Oral Surgery Specialty
* Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of the Oral Maxillo-Facial Surgery specialty
* Attendance at a recognised management course
* Understanding current issues within Oral Maxillo-Facial Surgery and the future direction of the specialty
* Understanding current issues within the wider NHS
* Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions
Audit and research
* Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects
* Critical Appraisal Skills
* Evidence of knowledge of research methodology
Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities
* Evidence of continual learning and development
* Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others
* Evidence of innovation
Teaching and Training
* Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and non-medical staff.
* Academic achievements/evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications
* Training in clinical and educational supervision
* Attendance at a teaching course
* Formal qualification in teaching/education
* Good communication and empathy skills with patients
* Evidence of willingness to participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service
* Ability to work as a member of a team, both through communication and sharing workload
* Ability to manage high pressure situations e.g. clinical crisis
* Ability to prioritise and organise workload and co-ordinate staff
* Ability to integrate the care of a patient by many and various other clinical staff
* Willingness to work flexibly to deliver clinically effective and cost-effective healthcare
General
* Eligibility to work in the UK
* Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
* For areas requiring EPP Clearance (Exposure Prone Procedures), this will also be a requirement of the health screening
* An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required with the Disclosure and Barring Service
Our vision is to provide One Culture of Care for one another in order that we can provide compassionate care for the people who use our services. We are passionate about creating a workplace where we work together to get results, encouraging colleagues to have their say, in order to co-create the change we want to see. We take pride in the diversity of our workforce; that’s why we encourage applications from all. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants.
Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/education history over the last three years and include valid email addresses for them. We will request electronic Factual Employment References from your previous employers. These references will be requested before you are issued with an unconditional offer of employment letter.
If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system. The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable, will be transferred from your current/most recent employer.
You may be required to undertake a DBS. The Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £54.40, Standard £26.40 or Basic £26.40) from your salary when you commence in post (including Internal staff). You will also be required to participate in the DBS Update Service and pay the £16 cost per year. This is a condition of your employment.
CHFT is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.
If you have any questions please contact ask.recruitment@cht.nhs.uk for assistance.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name: Imran Suida
Job title: Consultant and Clinical Lead for Oral Surgery
Email address: imran.suida@cht.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01484 342609
Additional information:
Ms Aletta Carbone Clinical Director 07766 905572 (PA Jackie McCormack) - Aletta.carbone@cht.nhs.uk
Mrs Sharon Berry General Manager 07766 905572 (PA Jackie McCormack) - Sharon.berry@cht.nhs.uk
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