Consultant OMFS / Maxillofacial Surgeon

The Methodist Church in Britain; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Medinet is recruiting consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeons for a four-month post supporting outpatient and minor operation services at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary.

The work centres on around 24 adult clinic patients a day and 8 to 10 minor operations, mostly excising head and neck skin cancers under local anaesthetic. Shifts run weekdays and weekends from 7.30am to 6pm, with fast-track oral patients through to result review.

Qualifications

• OMFS/MaxFax qualification required.
• Dual qualifications in medicine and dentistry required.
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register.
• Relevant experience in outpatient clinics and minor operations.
• Maxillofacial experience demonstrated in an up-to-date CV.
• Logbook or summary of skin procedures showing competency and any outside scope of practice.

Responsibilities

• Run outpatient clinics seeing around 24 adult patients a day.
• Perform minor operations on 8–10 patients a day.
• Carry out skin procedures under local anaesthetic for head/neck cancers and lesions.
• Excise basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas.
• Undertake skin grafts or flap reconstructions when needed.
• Review investigation results and dictate result letters for benign findings.
• Support fast-track oral patients from initial assessment to result review.

Skills

Outpatient clinics

Local anaesthesia

Skin cancer surgery

Education

Dual qualifications in medicine and dentistry

Job description

Medinet is recruiting consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeons for a four-month post supporting outpatient and minor operation services at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. The work centres on around 24 adult clinic patients a day and 8 to 10 minor operations, mostly excising head and neck skin cancers under local anaesthetic. Shifts cover weekdays and weekends from 7.30am to 6pm and include fast-track oral patients through to result review. Applicants must hold dual medicine and dentistry qualifications and be on the GMC Specialist Register.

What the job involves

• Run outpatient clinics seeing approximately 24 adult patients a day
• Perform minor operations on 8 to 10 patients a day
• Carry out skin procedures under local anaesthetic, mainly for skin cancers and lesions of the head and neck, including the scalp, ears, nose and lips
• Excise basal cell carcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas
• Undertake skin grafts or flap reconstruction where clinically required and within competence
• Review investigation results, prepare result letters and dictate correspondence for benign findings
• Support fast-track oral patients from initial consultant assessment and onward procedures through to result review

What’s required

Qualifications

• Suitably qualified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon (OMFS/MaxFax)
• Dual qualifications in medicine and dentistry

Registration & licences

• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register

Experience

• Relevant experience in outpatient clinics and minor operations
• Maxillofacial experience clearly demonstrated in an up-to-date CV

Skills & knowledge

• Competence in appropriate skin procedures under local anaesthetic

Other

• Logbook or summary of skin procedures undertaken, showing those performed competently and any outside scope of practice