Dental Core Trainee 2/3 (DCT 2/3)

Integrated Care System; Merthyr Tydfil; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks a Dental Core Trainee in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. This role offers extensive clinical exposure under experienced consultants, with opportunities for professional development and postgraduate qualifications. Candidates should demonstrate strong communication and teamwork skills sought for a dynamic medical environment.

Qualifications

• Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge to investigations.
• Evidence of participation in research.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Work under consultants in Oral & Maxillofacial surgery.
• Conduct operative procedures and consultations.
• Attend study sessions and support for postgraduate examination.

Skills

Communication

Clinical Governance

Leadership

Teamwork

Education

Postgraduate qualifications (MFDS, MJDF or equivalent)

Tools

IT systems

Job description

Go back Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Dental Core Trainee 2/3 (DCT 2/3)

The closing date is 09 July 2025

The post holder will undertake a 1 in 8 out of hours on-call rota inPrince Charles Hospital. Experience will be gained in facial hard and soft tissuetrauma, oro-facial infection, deformity, pathology of the jaws and oral soft tissues, facial and oral neoplasia and dento-alveolar surgery.Trainees will work in out-patient clinics, in-patient wards, A&Edepartments, Operating Theatres and Minor Surgery units.The surgical team comprises 4 Maxillofacial Consultants, Mr JonathanJones, Mr Jonathan Hulbert, Mr Neil Scott and Mr Sankar Ananth and one Oral Surgery Consultant Mr Keith Smart. In addition, there is second on call support from Associate Specialist and Speciality Doctors.

Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

Dental Core Training Post in Oral & maxillofacial Surgery who will work under the direction of the consultants in the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial surgery. There will be daily contact with a multidisciplinary range of staff based on the ward, in the casualty Department, in operating theatres, Outpatients, from pharmacy and administrative staff.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Job responsibilities

This training and career development post will provide exposure to a broad range of Oral & maxillofacial surgery. There will be Hospital Consultation clinics for new and review patients under the supervision of either a Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial or Oral Surgeon. In addition, there will be expose to minor oral surgery procedures, Day surgery cases and inpatient cases.

There will be study sessions for research, audit and publication activity. Attendance at relevant study days organised for local DF1 and 2 programmes will be encouraged.

Attendance and presentation to the Welsh Hospitals Dental Specialities Meeting is expected. Support for obtaining a postgraduate examination is provided.

The post is subject to regular appraisal by a named supervising Consultant and monitoring of a portfolio of workplace based assessmts and logbook of activity.

The DCT2 post is recognised for M.F.D.S, MJDF & M.R.C.S. One Study Session per week is timetabled. A proportion of these sessions will be dedicated to a programme of formal teaching

Person Specification

Qualifactions

Clinical Knowledge & Expertise

• Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge and awareness to full investigation of problems
• Capable of conducting operative procedures
• Personal involvement in clinical governance including clinical audit or significant event analysis
• Understand the principles and relevance of clinical research
• Evidence of participation in research

Personal Skills

• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Capacity to adjust behaviour and language as appropriate to needs of differing situations
• Capacity to think beyond the obvious, with analytical and flexible mind
• Capacity and motivation to take in others' perspectives and to treat others with understanding
• Demonstrates an understanding of a patient centred approach
• Capacity to work effectively in partnership with others as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Evidence of leadership
• Demonstrates effective organisational skills, including ability to plan and prioritise own workload to meet deadlines
• Good use of IT systems and packages
• Capacity to know limitations and be prepared to seek advice
• Potential to cope with stressful situations and undertake responsibility
• Understands, respects, and demonstrates the following values: everyone counts; improving lives; commitment to quality of care; respect and dignity; working together for patients; compassion

Professional Integrity

• Capacity to take responsibility for own actions
• Demonstrates respect for all
• Able to demonstrate professional attitude

Commitment to Learning & Personal Development

• Commitment to prospective training post and demonstrates insight into the structure and benefits of Dental Core Training
• Capacity and motivation to learn from experience and constantly update skills/knowledge
• Evidence of teaching experience
• Working towards or already obtained postgraduate qualifications (MFDS, MJDF or equivalent)
• Portfolio containing evidence of progression and development of clinical skills and professional development
• Publications
• Enthusiasm for teaching; exposure to different group/teaching methods
• Presentation

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

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