Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 76,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in England is seeking a motivated Consultant in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, specializing in facial deformity and orthognathic surgery. The successful candidate will work at Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, providing essential services across multiple facilities. Applicants should possess GMC registration and relevant surgical qualifications. This role involves clinical leadership and collaboration within a multidisciplinary team. Attractive benefits include NHS pension, flexible working options, and substantial annual leave.

Benefits

27-day holiday scheme

Flexible working scheme

NHS Discounts

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Relocation assistance available

Qualifications

• Must hold an appropriate higher surgical qualification.
• On the GMC Specialist Register in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.
• Ability to manage own workload efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical input at various sites including community clinics.
• Contribute to specialist services across the region.
• Deliver high quality patient care in a teamwork-focused environment.

Skills

Clinical competence in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Excellent communication skills

Ability to take independent responsibility for clinical care

Empathetic patient approach

Teaching capability

Education

Full Registration with the General Medical Council (GMC)

Higher Surgical Qualification

Postgraduate qualification

Job description

Overview

Consultant in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Special Interest in Facial Deformity and Orthognathic Surgery / Head and Neck Oncology

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) is seeking to appoint a motivated and forward-thinking Consultant in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. We welcome applications from dynamic and enthusiastic individuals with a special interest in facial deformity and orthognathic surgery and/or head and neck oncology surgery.

The post will be based at Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, with an expectation to contribute to service delivery across the Trust. As with all consultant appointments within NCIC, there will be a requirement to provide clinical input at West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven, and/or in community clinics across North Cumbria, supporting equitable access to specialist services across the region.

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

Our CEO, Trudie Davies, and Executive Medical Director, Adrian Clements, would love to hear from you to discuss your future career in North Cumbria. To arrange an informal chat, please contact Karen Dark on [e-mail] for Trudie and Julia McClune on [e-mail] for Adrian.

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of "safe, high quality care every time":

Being a clinically led organisation

Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust

A positive patient experience every time

A great place to work

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.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION:

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Excellent opportunities for development*

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Important Information

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Person Specification

Essential

• Full Registration with the General Medical Council (GMC)
• 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
• An appropriate higher Surgical qualification

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification.
• Special interest in facial deformity and orthognathic
• Full registration with the GDC

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• High level of clinical experience and competence in OMFS services, including Trauma
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
• Ability to anticipate change and show an awareness of where the team sits in the bigger picture
• Demonstrate an understanding of the wider health economy and the implications for the Trust

Desirable

• A commitment to and experience of teaching.
• An interest in developing links with Primary Care.
• Business Planning

Management & Administrative

Essential

• Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of the service.
• Ability to organise and manage own workload efficiently
• Management and Leadership skills
• Ability to support solution focused decisions

Desirable

• Experience of audit management.

Teaching

Essential

• Experience of and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate staff.
• Provide support and guidance to aid professional development of team members

Desirable

• Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates.
• Teaching of non-medical health professionals.
• Educational Qualification.

Research, Audit and Clinical Governance

Essential

• Experience of, and commitment to, medical audit.
• Experience of research and Clinical Governance.

Desirable

• Ability to supervise postgraduate research.
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Communication skills and abilities

Essential

• Empathetic and sensitive approach to patient needs.
• Excellent communication skills with patients, colleagues, managers and other staff.
• Approachable and effective Multi-disciplinary team member with excellent/highly effective interpersonal skills
• Ability to influence and negotiate
• Approachable Team membership/loyalty.
• Positive approach to lessons learnt.
• Confident approach without being arrogant.

Desirable

• IT Skills.
• Presentation skills.

Continued Professional / Personal Development

Essential

• Demonstrable evidence of lifelong learning.
• Reflective approach to personal development with an ability to acknowledge and effectively manage poor performance.
• Participation in appropriate peer review processes

Other Requirements

Essential

• Is up to date a fit to practice safely.
• Is compliant with appraisal and revalidation requirements.
• Demonstrable evidence of lifelong learning.
• Reflective approach to personal development with an ability to acknowledge and effectively manage poor performance
• Participation in appropriate peer review processes.
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Participation in on call and emergency cover.
• Ability to travel to fulfil the requirements of the post
• Ability to effectively balance loyalty to the service through corporate behaviours and demonstrate Trust Values

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