Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join a well- established and dynamic Maxillofacial Unit as a part-time ( Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, working across the sites at St. Richard's Hospital, Chichester, and Worthing and Southlands Hospitals. You will join 6 other Maxillofacial Surgeons, 3 Consultant Orthodontists and a Consultant Restorative Dentist to provide the full range of oral and maxillofacial surgery. In addition the department is renowned for its head and neck surgical dermatology service, which you will contribute to. You will take an active part in teaching and training specialty registrars and DCTs.
Main duties of the job
You will provide a comprehensive oral and maxillofacial surgery service to out-patients and in-patients.
You will take part in the 1:5 on-call rota for emergency care, based at St.Richard's Hospital Chichester.
You will contribute to the surgical management of head and neck skin cancer.
You will be involved in teaching and training junior staff.
You will support Specialty Doctors and Specialist Doctors in Oral Surgery.
About us
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourWellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Basic Medical Degree
2. Basic Dental Degree FRCS (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery or appropriate qualification
3. Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
4. CCT in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery or equivalent
5. Entr onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the AAC
6. Ability to perform the clinical requirements of the post
7. Experience in management of facial trauma and oral and maxillofacial diseases
8. Ability to perform the clinical requirements of the post, in particular experience of orthognathic procedures and surgical head and neck dermatology
Desirable
9. Higher Degree Training
10. ES and CS Certification
11. Full GDC registration
12. Experience of working in an MDT setting for both Orthognathic Surgery and Surgical Dermatology
13. Experience of sentinel lymph node biopsy
14. Experience of sentinel lymph node biopsy