Dental Hygienist à Grande-Bretagne

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The closing date is 12 August 2025

The successful candidate will be part of a cohesive team involving head and neck surgeons (OMFS & ENT), orthodontists and allied health professionals. The post would offer opportunities for the fellow to further their knowledge, experience and skills in head and neck surgery including major head & neck resection and reconstruction (including micro surgery),Trans oral robotic surgery, trans oral laser surgery, salivary gland surgery (including endoscopy) and other aspects of OMFS (orthographic, trauma etc).

Full Registration with the GMC with a licence to practice at time of application is essential.

The fellow is expected to work closely with specialist trainees in OMFS & ENT and dental core trainees.

The fellow is also expected to provide second tier on-call cover.The role can be tailored to the training needs of the fellow including cross specialty exposure, if required.

As a Head and Neck fellow, he/she would be expected to attend Head and Neck clinics, work up patients and present at Head and Neck MDT and get involved with overall management of head and neck patients.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.

We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

The Maxillo Facial Fellow will undertake general and specialist clinics. They will undertake minor surgery lists under local anaesthesia and assist consultants undertaking major head and neck, orthognathic and TMJ surgery.

This is an appointment to cover from Feb 2026-February 2027. Possession of the MBBS, GDC, plus full GMC registration with Licence to Practise at the time of application is essential.

The elective work involves daily ward rounds, time-tabled sessions for day case, theatre and outpatient clinics. Whilst it is not a recognised training post, this post is well supervised and there are opportunities to learn and develop skills.

This post will participate in the OMF On-call rota.

The post will be based at the Royal Derby Hospital.

• MBBS/MBChB or equivalent
• BDA or Equivalent
• Full MRCS or equivalent higher qualification
• Life Support Qualification - ATLS
• Full GMC registration with a license to practice at time of application
• Registration with the General Dental Council
• Additional higher medical/scientific degree relevant to the specialty

• Applicants should either have a minimum of 4 years training in Oral and Maxillo Facial Surgery in a Specialist/Specialty Registrar placement (NTN holder) or be post CCT or eqivalent
• Previous experience in Head and Neck Oncology or Orofacial Deformity and TMJ

• Evidence of active participation in audit.
• Evidence of research achievements e.g. publications of relevant study or laboratory and/or clinical research material in peer review journals, presentations at regional or national level
• Publications & Presentations
• Evidence of participation in risk management
• Evidence of research achievements relevant to OMFS
• Evidence of academic achievements relevant to OMFS e.g. postgraduate degrees, prizes, awards, grants or distinctions

• Evidence & experience of supervising and teaching resident doctors and medical students
• Ability to & experience of teaching clinical skills
• Any teaching courses or qualifications
• Evidence of research achievements relevant to OMFS
• Evidence of academic achievements relevant to OMFS e.g. postgraduate degrees, prizes, awards.

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.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

£70,425 a yearper annum. Plus enhancements for out of hours working