Job summary
The Department of Oral Surgery at GSTT is seeking a 7 PA part time Consultants in Oral Surgery
Applicants must be fully registered with the GDC and on the GDC Specialist Register in Oral Surgery, be accredited or within six months of such accreditation at interview stage and have completed a SAC approved training programme or equivalent.
General enquiries for an informal discussion about this post at GSTT should be directed to Mr Chris Sproat, (Consultant in Oral Surgery) chris.sproat@gstt.nhs.uk.
As an organisation, we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This includes asking certain groups of staff to work more flexibly so that we can offer services to patients in the evenings and at weekends. We regard this flexibility as essential if we are to continue to provide first class patient care in the future. As a result, any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to a new more flexible pattern of working in the future if required and in accordance with the provisions of the new Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust consultant contract.
Main duties of the job
- Clinical
- Provide High Care to Patients
- Research, Teaching and Training
- Performance Management
- Dental Staff Management
- Governance
- Strategy and Business Planning
- Leadership and Team Working
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide a consultant-led specialist oral health care service for patients referred to the Oral Surgery department.
- To participate in clinical and other service activities with the objective of ensuring a high standard of patient care including a significant contribution to gathering data to demonstrate outcomes for our patients at Trust, local and national levels.
- To provide dental care for patients on the department of Oral Surgery requiring specialist services under local anaesthetic, sedation and general anaesthesia.
- Have a role supervising specialty dentists in addition to an active role in the clinical supervision, training and education of other junior staff including Dental Core Trainees and Speciality Trainees
- Contribute to the clinical supervision of undergraduates and to assist delivery of courses throughout the BDS programme
- Have a key role in the Quality Improvement activity of the department
- Participate in training and education of postgraduates
- Contribute to the development and management of clinical services
- Ensure that referral to treatment times for patients comply with the requirements of the Department of Health.
Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification for further information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide a consultant-led specialist oral health care service for patients referred to the Oral Surgery department.
- To participate in clinical and other service activities with the objective of ensuring a high standard of patient care including a significant contribution to gathering data to demonstrate outcomes for our patients at Trust, local and national levels.
- To provide dental care for patients on the department of Oral Surgery requiring specialist services under local anaesthetic, sedation and general anaesthesia.
- Have a role supervising specialty dentists in addition to an active role in the clinical supervision, training and education of other junior staff including Dental Core Trainees and Speciality Trainees
- Contribute to the clinical supervision of undergraduates and to assist delivery of courses throughout the BDS programme
- Have a key role in the Quality Improvement activity of the department
- Participate in training and education of postgraduates
- Contribute to the development and management of clinical services
- Ensure that referral to treatment times for patients comply with the requirements of the Department of Health.
Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification for further information.
Person Specification
Specialist Listing
Essential
- On GDC Specialist List in Oral Surgery or within six months of attaining CCST
Desirable
- One, or more of the following or equivalent qualifications: FDS RCS, MFDS RCS MJDF RCS Diploma, MSurg (RCS Ed ) in
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for full UK GDC registration
- Possession of a Certificate of Accreditation or eligibility for a CCST in Oral Surgery
Desirable
- Higher academic degree relevant to Oral Surgery MSc, PhD etc
Clinical Experience and Skills
Essential
- Experience / training such that the applicant has reached a standard considered equivalent to that expected after 3 years of specialist training in Oral Surgery.
- Ability to deliver medical / psychological management of temporomandibular conditions
- Extensive experience in treating temporomandibular joint problems
- Experience of contributing to a multidisciplinary team
- Extensive experience of oral surgical treatment under local anaesthetic, sedation and general anaesthesia
- Ability to independently perform dentoalveolar surgery Under LA/IV/GA
Desirable
- Experience of leading guideline and protocol development for oral surgery patients
Audit Managment & IT
Essential
- Understanding of clinical governance and risk management in the secondary care setting
- Management skills and effective leadership for the NHS environment and specifically clinical service delivery
- Understanding of principles of clinical audit
- Effective participation in audit including implementation of outcomes
- Effective participation in audit including implementation of outcomes
- Good IT skills
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of setting up a service
- Participation in multidisciplinary audit
Research / Teaching Skill & Experience
Essential
- Experience in training undergraduate and postgraduate students and StRs in Oral Surgery
- Experience of undertaking and organising clinical research and ability to appraise the scientific literature critically
- Knowledge of research ethics
Desirable
- Experience in leading UG or PG courses in oral surgery
- Evidence of teaching courses and / or teaching qualifications
- Experience in UG and PG examining relevant to Oral Surgery
- Evidence of publications in refereed journals
- Research relevant to Oral Surgery
- Presentations at national research meetings
- Possession of a focused personal research plan
- Appraisal training
- Teaching qualification.
Leadership & Management Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
- Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
- Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
- Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff.
- Knowledge of finance and budgets.
Person Specification
Specialist Listing
Essential
- On GDC Specialist List in Oral Surgery or within six months of attaining CCST
Desirable
- One, or more of the following or equivalent qualifications: FDS RCS, MFDS RCS MJDF RCS Diploma, MSurg (RCS Ed ) in
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for full UK GDC registration
- Possession of a Certificate of Accreditation or eligibility for a CCST in Oral Surgery
Desirable
- Higher academic degree relevant to Oral Surgery MSc, PhD etc
Clinical Experience and Skills
Essential
- Experience / training such that the applicant has reached a standard considered equivalent to that expected after 3 years of specialist training in Oral Surgery.
- Ability to deliver medical / psychological management of temporomandibular conditions
- Extensive experience in treating temporomandibular joint problems
- Experience of contributing to a multidisciplinary team
- Extensive experience of oral surgical treatment under local anaesthetic, sedation and general anaesthesia
- Ability to independently perform dentoalveolar surgery Under LA/IV/GA
Desirable
- Experience of leading guideline and protocol development for oral surgery patients
Audit Managment & IT
Essential
- Understanding of clinical governance and risk management in the secondary care setting
- Management skills and effective leadership for the NHS environment and specifically clinical service delivery
- Understanding of principles of clinical audit
- Effective participation in audit including implementation of outcomes
- Effective participation in audit including implementation of outcomes
- Good IT skills
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of setting up a service
- Participation in multidisciplinary audit
Research / Teaching Skill & Experience
Essential
- Experience in training undergraduate and postgraduate students and StRs in Oral Surgery
- Experience of undertaking and organising clinical research and ability to appraise the scientific literature critically
- Knowledge of research ethics
Desirable
- Experience in leading UG or PG courses in oral surgery
- Evidence of teaching courses and / or teaching qualifications
- Experience in UG and PG examining relevant to Oral Surgery
- Evidence of publications in refereed journals
- Research relevant to Oral Surgery
- Presentations at national research meetings
- Possession of a focused personal research plan
- Appraisal training
- Teaching qualification.
Leadership & Management Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
- Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
- Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
- Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff.
- Knowledge of finance and budgets.
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 (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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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 (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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
