Job summary
The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit at St George's Hospital offers a broad spectrum of experience in OMFS. This includes; Dentoalveolar Surgery, Oral Medicine, Orthognathic Surgery, Trauma Surgery and Head and Neck Oncology.
Applications will only be considered for applicants with FULL GDC registration.
For any queries that cannot be answered by the methods above please contact: Mr Jahrad Haq, Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon through Ms Angela Chapman, Assistant Service Manager Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at St George's Hospital NHS Trust, via e-mail; [email protected]
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be working as part of the OMFS Team and their duties will include: Outpatient clinics, A&E, Inpatient admissions, Operating Theatre, Facial Deformity, Orthognathic Surgery, Head and Neck Oncology, Trauma together with an on-call commitment.
The successful applicant will also be expected to partake in audit and research projects and maintain continued professional development.
About us
The Maxillofacial Department of St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust consists of seven consultant Maxillofacial Surgeons. All inpatient work is carried out at St George's Hospital where there is an expanding head and neck unit. Outpatient services and Day-Case facilities are also provided at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The inpatient facilities at St George's consist of a 22 bed adult ward shared with ENT. There is also a separate Day Care Unit. Outpatients clinics are held daily and there are operating sessions each day. Head and neck oncology patients are managed within a multidisciplinary team includingmaxillofacial surgery, ENT, plastic surgery, clinical oncology and allied health care professionals. The Maxillofacial head and neck consultants are Mr Jayaram, Mr G Smith and Mr K Andi.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will need to demonstrate their ability to work at ST1/2 level to cover both the departments outpatient and inpatient services.
This is mainly on St Georges site but under exceptional circumstances you may be required to work at one of our peripheral hospitals.
Outpatient work consists of the management of patients in the general outpatient clinics with responsibility compatible with the ST1/2 equivalent experience and providing the opportunity to see new patients as well as follow up patents.
The inpatients work consists of the general management of pre-operative and post-operative patients for all Maxillofacial emergencies and planned operations. The ST1/2 equivalent will be responsible for the arrangement of the essential pre-operative investigations and treatment and carrying out the various administrative duties in preparation for the theatre sessions. You would also be required to communicate with general practitioners on the progress and treatment of patients who have been admitted. The majority of patients are clerked in the outpatients with thehelp of a nurse practitioner.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full Registration with GMC or GDC
Desirable
- Higher Additional Qualifications
Experience
Essential
- At least 6 months experience in OMFS surgery, ENT or plastics at ST1/2 or SHO equivalent
- Evidence of continuing medical education
Desirable
- 12 months experience in OMFS at ST1/2 or SHO equivalent
Teaching
Essential
- Ability to organise training and teach junior doctors, therapy staff, nurses and medical students
Desirable
- Qualification in teaching or completion of a 'Teach the Trainers' course
Management
Essential
- Display achievement of defined targets
Desirable
- Experience of managing budgets and staff
- Qualification in management
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.
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 .
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 .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St George's Hospital
Blackshaw Road
Tooting, London
SW17 0QT