Locum Consultant - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

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

Job summary

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a locum consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. This role offers an exciting opportunity to be part of a multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality care in Cornwall. With flexible job planning, successful applicants will be integral to the evolving services in a beautiful coastal setting.

Qualifications

• GDC/GMC Registration with a Licence to Practice required.
• Completed Intercollegiate Fellowship Exam in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery or equivalent essential.
• Experience managing patients with complex facial trauma and oral cancer.

Responsibilities

• Involvement in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery services in Cornwall.
• Manage the workload alongside colleagues.
• Assist with Key Performance Indicators of the Royal Cornwall Hospital.

Skills

Complex facial trauma management

Oral cancer management

Teaching experience

Clinical audit participation

Surgical management of head and neck conditions

Education

GDC/GMC Registration

Intercollegiate Fellowship Exam in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Job description

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 Indicators for 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 description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GDC/GMC Registration with a Licence to Practice
• Successfully completed the Intercollegiate Fellowship Exam in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery or equivalent

Desirable

• Completion of a relevant surgical fellowship
• Has completed an educational supervisor training course
• Holds an ATLS certificate
• GMC Specialist Register

Experience

Essential

• 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.

Desirable

• Experience in performing sentinel lymph node biopsy

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