Specialty Doctor Oral Surgery (MC75) - Oral Surgery - Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Greater Manchester is seeking a dentist specializing in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. The role involves providing comprehensive surgical care, maintaining patient waiting times, and contributing to clinical governance. Candidates must possess GDC registration and relevant experience, with opportunities for professional development in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
• Evidence of good current general skills and knowledge.
• Participation in audit and understanding of clinical governance.

Responsibilities

• Take part in the full range of general Maxillofacial and Oral surgery.
• Maintain waiting times for new patients to less than 18 weeks.
• Make good medical notes and apply basic science to clinical practice.

Skills

Good practical clinical skills

General dentistry skills

Oral surgery skills

Information technology skills

Education

BDS or equivalent

Full GDC registration as a dentist

Passed MFDS or MJDF / equivalent

Job description

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The post holder will have a keen interest in this specialty and is expected to take their share of the full range of general Maxillofacial and Oral surgery. The applicant needs to have experience with oral surgery and dentistry, along with an interest in special care dentistry.

The post is an essential development for progression towards the reduction and maintenance of waiting times for new patients to less than 18 weeks.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have a keen interest in this specialty and is expected to take their share of the full range of general Maxillofacial and Oral surgery. The applicant needs to have experience with oral surgery and dentistry, along with an interest in special care dentistry.

The post is an essential development for progression towards the reduction and maintenance of waiting times for new patients to less than 18 weeks.

The post holder is required to hold current Registration with the General Medical Council on commencement and must have a post grad Dental degree.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail] .

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

• Full GDC registration as a dentist
• BDS or equivalent Passed MFDS or MJDF / equivalent
• Experience in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Good practical clinical skills
• Distinctions, prizes, awards, scholarships, other degrees or diplomas such as MFDS or MJDF or parts there of.
• Presentations
• Publications

Ability

• Appropriate knowledge of basic science and the ability to apply this to clinical practice
• General dentistry and oral surgery skills
• Ability to make good medical notes
• Evidence of understanding and application
• Evidence of good current general skills, knowledge and potential to develop

Academic, Research Skills, Teaching, Management

• Use of evidence based practice
• Participation in audit
• Understanding of clinical governance
• Information technology skills
• Research Experience
• Completed at least one audit project

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.