Locum Consultant - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust; Truro; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Locum Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. This role involves comprehensive engagement with surgical teams and requires robust experience in managing complex patient cases. Candidates should possess relevant qualifications, including GDC/GMC Registration and fellowship training. The position promises a competitive remuneration package and the chance to thrive in a coastal lifestyle, alongside a supportive multidisciplinary team. Apply early to secure your application.

Qualifications

• GDC/GMC Registration with a Full Licence to Practice required.
• Successfully completed the Intercollegiate Fellowship Exam.
• Experience managing patients with complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Full involvement in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery services.
• Day-to-day management of the surgery workload.
• Assist in meeting key performance indicators.

Skills

Management of complex facial trauma

Management of oral cancer

Surgical management of temporomandibular joint pathology

Head and neck skin cancer surgery

Participation in clinical audit

Teaching experience

Published research

Sentinel lymph node biopsy

Education

GDC/GMC Registration

Intercollegiate Fellowship Exam in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Relevant surgical fellowship

Educational supervisor training course

ATLS certificate

GMC Specialist Register

Job description

Locum Consultant - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Applications are invited for a locum consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Royal Cornwall Hospital. The post attracts 10PAs.

This expansion is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic team delivering excellent care in a beautiful area of the country. With our expanding team, our appetite for the continuing evolution of our services, this is an exciting time to join us.

The successful applicant will not only become part of our close knit and forward-thinking multidisciplinary team but will also balance the great work life with all the unique benefits of the diverse, coastal lifestyle, Cornwall has to offer.

A formal job plan will be agreed between the successful candidate and the Clinical Director and consultant colleagues on behalf of the Medical Director based on the needs of the department and the strengths/interests of the individual appointed to ensure we have the flexibility to recruit the very best applicant.

Main duties of the job

• Full involvement in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery services in Cornwall in conjunction with primary care dental services and the Peninsula Dental School.
• To share with colleagues, responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery workload.
• To assist with meeting Key Performance Indicatorsfor the Royal Cornwall Hospital.

About us

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with

visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• GDC/GMC Registration with a Full Licence to Practice
• Successfully completed the Intercollegiate Fellowship Exam in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery or equivalent
• Completion of a relevant surgical fellowship
• Has completed an educational supervisor training course
• Holds an ATLS certificate
• GMC Specialist Register

Experience

• Ability to manage patients with complex facial trauma
• Ability to manage patients with oral cancer
• Experience in the surgical management of temporomandibular joint pathology
• Broad experience of head and neck skin cancer surgery including metastatic disease.
• Effective participation in clinical audit.
• Training in teaching and experience of post graduate and undergraduate teaching.
• Research relevant to the specialty and publications in refereed journals.
• Experience in performing sentinel lymph node biopsy

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.

Speciality Lead for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery