Specialty Doctor In Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

About

Serving a population of over 618,000, with a workforce of around 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff, Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the UKs largest Trusts.

The Trust provides a wide range of healthcare services at 5 hospitals and 16 community sites.

surrounding areas.to people across St Helens, Knowsley, Halton, Southport, Ormskirk, parts of Liverpool and the

communities we serve should have equal access to the highest standards of quality care, whilstAs a Trust, our vision is to provide 5 Star Patient Care. We strongly believe that the

· Care that is consistently high quality, compassionate, and provides the best possible experience for our patients and their families.

· Safety that is of the highest standards, where staff feel empowered to further improve services and reduce the risk of harm.

· Pathways that reduce variations in care to improve outcomes, whilst respecting the individual needs of patients.

· Systems that are efficient, user friendly and reliable. Drawing upon best practice to ensure our processes support the needs of our patients.

· Communication that is open and inclusive. Always showing patients, their families and our colleagues, the dignity and respect we would wish for ourselves.

Hear more about how our staff deliver 5 Star Patient Care at the following link: https://cli.re/KxP94Q

national awards on a regular basis.Our valued workforce is recognised for their expert skills and talents, with our teams winning

Our Values

Underpinning our vision are the norms, rituals and expected behaviours within the Trust. Or in other words, our behaviours, and values at work.

embedded into the organisation. They are the essence of what Team MWL stands for:Following extensive engagement with staff across the Trust, our Trust values were developed and

· We areKIND

· We areOPEN

· We areINCLUSIVE

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Key details

Location

SiteSt Helens HospitalAddressMarshalls Cross RoadTownSt HelensPostcodeWA9 3DAMajor / Minor RegionMerseyside

Contract type & working pattern

ContractPermanentHoursFull time - 10 sessions per week (PAs)

Salary

Salary£59,175 - £95,400 per annum (Grade MC 75)Salary periodYearlyGrade(NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor)

Specialty

Main areaOral & Maxillofacial Surgery

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third-party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. By applying for this post you are agreeing to "name of trust" transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably experienced Specialty Doctor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery to join our team in Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.

This post will be split between our sites in Ormskirk and St Helens with clinical sessions in both hospitals.

The departments operate as spokes of the Regional Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Hub based in Aintree who provide the Service’s consultants.

The post holder will be professionally accountable to the clinical lead in Maxillofacial Surgery (Hub Consultant) and will report to the Divisional Director for Surgery.

This post will support the delivery of the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery service by conducting outpatient clinics (including the management of 2ww referrals) and any required treatments within the oral surgery minor operating suite.

Applicants must have a Registerable Dental qualification and Full registration with the General Dental Council. MFDS /MJDFS or equivalent, with significant experience as a LAS or equivalent in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Registration as a Specialist in Oral Surgery with the General Dental Council or a formal qualification in conscious sedation are all desirable but not essential.

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Duties and Responsibilities

The job plan will be subject to change with the agreement of the post holder, together with the Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon and the Head of Department.

The post holder will supervise, providing support and collaboration with other practitioners, as agreed to be appropriate.

So far as is consistent with the proper discharge of the designated duties of the post holder, he/she should undertake to deputise, from time to time, for absent colleagues.

The post holder undertakes to perform additional duties in unforeseen emergencies/circumstances, being both flexible and available for such irregular commitments, outside normal duties, as are essential for continuity of patient care. This post has no timetabled on-call commitments.

Clinical Responsibilities & Professional Responsibilities

Applicants must have a Registerable Dental qualification and Full registration with the General Dental Council. MFDS /MJDFS or equivalent, with significant experience as a LAS or equivalent in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Registration as a Specialist in Oral Surgery with the General Dental Council or a formal qualification in conscious sedation are all desirable but not essential.

There will be by necessity considerable flexibility within the job plan to meet the changing demands of the service.

When sessions coincide with regional audit activity the post holder would be expected to attend this as part of their supporting professional activity

Working for our organisation

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Advertising date: 3rd March 2025

Closing date: 10th March 2025

Shortlisting date: 11th March 2025

Proposed Interview date: 21st March 2025

Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Thank you for considering an application to work for Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust. MWL is an exciting and forward-thinking NHS Trust who are one of the best places to work for in England.

Given sometimes we receive a high volume of applications to work for us, please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated should a sufficient number of applications be received from which a shortlist can be confirmed. Therefore, you are advised to apply at your earliest convenience.

The Trust may contact you during the recruitment process for your feedback on your experience. We always aim for continuous improvement in our practice.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity, and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspective and experience you bring. We are grounded in the belief that diversity enhances our collective strength, fostering innovation and excellence within our workforce. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

As a , we commit to offering an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.Disability ConfidentLeader

If you are having difficulty completing an online application, or require any disability reasonable adjustments, to the application process, please contact [email protected]

We also commit to offering an interview to all armed forces veterans who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.

The Trust operates anonymous shortlisting where no personal information about you, including your name or personal details are shared with the recruiting manager. No equality information is shared at any time during the recruitment process with the recruiting manager or other people involved in the decision-making process.

The equality monitoring information you provide is used in the following situations: to review our recruitment practices; where a job is limited to a specific person to verify their eligibility to apply; and to offer disability reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .

Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click here to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

If this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 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.

Please note if applicable, applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment.

If you have not already done so, you are therefore encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service to which a small annual fee of £13 per year applies.

Flexible Working

We actively support flexible working patterns throughout MWL. Changes made to the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook mean that:

· All employees have the right to request flexible working from day one of employment.

· There is no limit on the number of requests they can make.

· Employees have the right to make requests, have them considered, regardless of the reason.

At Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, we will consider requests for flexible working. We would also encourage you to also discuss flexible working options at interview stage.

Working for Team MWL

Staff recognition is especially important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Employee of the month. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

The Trust is a non-smoking across all our sites. Failure to follow this rule could lead to disciplinary action. For more information, see the Smoke Free NHS website

You must ensure that your application, including personal statements and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own. The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated and will check all applications against AI detection software.

Additional Information

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and Behaviours which are We are KIND, We are OPEN, We are INCLUSIVE, which can be found here .

An applicant guide to help and support you with your application and what to expect during your recruitment journey can be accessed in the supporting documents.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team MWL very soon.

Applicant requirements

warning You must have appropriate UK professional registration. info This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• BDS or IQE
• Have a full GMC and have a registerable dental qualification or be GDC registered

Desirable criteria

• Specialist Register in Oral Surgery
• Postgraduate qualification e.g. MFDS, MSurg Dent, MFGDS Diploma in Conscious sedation

Experience

Essential criteria

• At least 5 years post graduate experience
• Significant LAS Experience

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience at Staff Grade Level

Skills

Essential criteria

• Able to see and assess patients presenting for dentoavleolar surgery facial pain, common oral medicine problems, maxillofacial trauma, and oral cancer, to arrange appropriate forward referral to the Regional Maxillofacial Unit for more complex conditions
• To have an understanding of the management structure within the department, hospital and local clinical networks
• High personal clinical standards, to be familiar with and adhere to the professional standards as laid out by published guidance of the GDC and GMC and Royal Colleges
• A personal commitment to maintaining CPD/CME requirements

Desirable criteria

• Extensive experience in performing Minor Oral surgical procedures under local anesthetic +/- sedation and in the outpatient setting with minimal supervision
• Some experience of teaching
• To have completed and presented Clinical audits
• Previous experience of managerial duties e.g. running on call rota’s, BDA representative etc.

Documents

• JD 2025 (, 320.6)PDFKB
• PS 2025 (, 224.6)PDFKB
• Risk ID (, 400.6)PDFKB
• Important information for candidates (, 128.6)PDFKB
• Helpful tips to complete your application form (, 1.2)PDFMB
• MWL Recruitment Journey (, 884.1)PDFKB
• Staff Benefits at MWL (, 5.6)PDFMB

Further details / informal visits contact

NameAndrew O'BrienJob titleDirectorate ManagerEmail address [email protected]Telephone number01744 646675Additional information

Andrew O’Brien Directorate Manager on 01744 646675

Mr Martin Dodd Clinical Lead & Consultant Maxillofacial Surgeon - via Secretary on 01744 646620