Locum Consultant in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant

Job overview

Job Title: Locum Consultant in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery ( 1year)

Band: Locum Consultant

Hours of Work – 6 PA

Service Centre/Directorate: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Base: Trustwide – Epsom & St Helier Hospitals

Accountable to: Clinical Lead -Mr Andrew Stewart

Main duties of the job

This post has been advertised following a recent retirement in the Maxillofacial Surgery department. The successful candidate will be expected to undertake the core responsibilities of a Consultant Maxillofacial Surgeon.

The Consultant Group is strongly committed to multidisciplinary team working, benefiting both patients and trainees. This approach is already embedded in several services, including established joint orthognathic clinics and multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings with consultants from outside the region. These collaborative services bring together clinicians from Oral Surgery, Orthodontics, ENT, and other specialties. The new postholder will be encouraged to further develop and expand multidisciplinary working in their area of special interest.

As a senior employee of the Trust you will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust’s patients. Integral to these responsibilities are the following:

• The provision of a first class clinical service
• Effective leadership, where appropriate to all staff engaged in the specialty
• Undertaking all work in accordance with the Trust’s procedures and operating policies
• Conducting clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust’s service plans

Working for our organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• On the GMC Specialist Register in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery or within 6 months of eligibility for inclusion. Ιntercollegiate Fellowship Examination in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, or equivalent. Fellowship in Dental Surgery or Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery, or equivalent. Fellowship or Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons, or equivalent. Full Registration with the United Kingdom GMC and GDC.

Desirable criteria

• Possession of a Certificate of Accreditation or eligibility for a CCST in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. Current ATLS provider certificate • ATLS trainer status • BSc • MSc • MDMS • MDS

Experience & ability

Essential criteria

• Successful completion of an SAC approved 5 year minimum training programme in Oral & Maxillofaical Surgery, or within 3 months of completion. Applicants who are Nationals from another European country or elsewhere overseas would have to show equivalence to the 5 year training period in the NHS required for the specialty. Current holders of an NHS or Honorary NHS Consultant contract in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery are eligible to be shortlisted. Extensive experience in all aspects of Maxillofacial Surgery including particular emphasis on facial deformity/trauma/TMJ. Motivated to ensure the achievement of defined targets. Up to date ATLS Demonstrate commitment and ability to teach and train undergraduates, junior doctors, nurses and other staff groups. Effective participation in clinic audit.

Teaching

Essential criteria

• Commitment to organise education and training of junior doctors, therapy staff, nurses and medical students

Desirable criteria

• Qualification in teaching or completion of a ‘Teach the Trainers’ course

Management

Essential criteria

• Ability to effectively organise and manage clinical workload • Evidence of previous active participation in leadership and management activities • Understanding of NHS policy and delivery of national performance targets (including hospital acquired infections) • Flexible, pragmatic and a problem solving approach. • Ability to inspire and motivate others

Desirable criteria

• Experience of managing budgets and staff Qualification in management Experience of change management

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