Job summary
Wye Valley Trust are looking to appoint a Consultant Oral Surgeon. This is a full time post and we seek a colleague to join our established Consultant Oral Surgeon who can demonstrate their ability to work as part of our efficient and cohesive multidisciplinary team and interact well with consultant colleagues, local GPs and dentists. There is no on-call commitment attached to this job.
The department is based within the Surgical Division, which comprises the Departments of: ENT, Orthopaedics, Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthodontics and Ophthalmology. The Trust has a team providing orthodontics, oralsurgery, restorative and special care dentistry as part of dental and surgical MDT care. Clinical support staff including nursing and administration staff numbers are in place to support this post.
Closing Date: 13th November 2024
Interview Date: 4th December 2024
If you have any enquiries or would like to plan a visit to the department, please contact Liz Williams -General Manager, Head, Neck & Orthopaedics on Liz.Williams@wvt.nhs.uk.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will build and utilise governance links beyond the organization, for example Worcester Acute Maxillo-Facial Dept and OralSurgery at Birmingham Dental Hospital to ensure high quality care is provided to patients and will collaborate with and support the provision of oral surgery in primary care.
The appointee will join the Dental Specialties Team as a Consultant Oral Surgeon, and will be responsible for the care of the oral surgery patients. The successful candidate will be required to undertake managerial dutiesassociated with the care of their patients and the running of the department and will be expected to participate in all facets of departmental activity.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Proposed Job Plan
AM
PAs
Hours
PM
PAs
Hours
Monday
(A alternating)
Ward Round - HCH
Short Stay Surgical Unit
Post-operative Ward Round
0.5
4
LA Clinic - HCH
1
4
Monday
(B alternating)
Consultant Clinic HCH
0.5
4
Tuesday
Consultant Clinic - Community
1
4
Clinic - Community
1
4
Wednesday
Core SPA
1
4
Core SPA
0.5
2
Additional SPA
0.5
2
Thursday
Consultant Clinic - HCH
1
4
LA Clinic - HCH
1
4
Friday
Consultant Clinic - Community
1
4
LA Clinic - Community
1
4
Total PAs
10 PAs
DCC PAs
8 PAs - Times are inclusive of clinical administration time
Core SPA
1.5 PAs
Additional SPA
0.5 PAs Subject to roles and responsibilities agreed within the job planning meeting. If additional SPA cannot be agreed within the meeting it can be converted to DCC activity
Job description
Job responsibilities
Proposed Job Plan
AM
PAs
Hours
PM
PAs
Hours
Monday
(A alternating)
Ward Round - HCH
Short Stay Surgical Unit
Post-operative Ward Round
0.5
4
LA Clinic - HCH
1
4
Monday
(B alternating)
Consultant Clinic HCH
0.5
4
Tuesday
Consultant Clinic - Community
1
4
Clinic - Community
1
4
Wednesday
Core SPA
1
4
Core SPA
0.5
2
Additional SPA
0.5
2
Thursday
Consultant Clinic - HCH
1
4
LA Clinic - HCH
1
4
Friday
Consultant Clinic - Community
1
4
LA Clinic - Community
1
4
Total PAs
10 PAs
DCC PAs
8 PAs - Times are inclusive of clinical administration time
Core SPA
1.5 PAs
Additional SPA
0.5 PAs Subject to roles and responsibilities agreed within the job planning meeting. If additional SPA cannot be agreed within the meeting it can be converted to DCC activity
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Entry on GDC Oral Surgery specialist register via CCT (proposed date must be within 6 months), CESR or European Community Rights
- NHS Performer number or eligible for entry to the NHS performers list
- Full GDC registration with a licence to practise.
Desirable
- FDS (Oral Surgery) or equivalent
- Membership in Oral Surgery (MOralSurg) or equivalent
- Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgeons (MFDS) or equivalent
Clinical Experiance
Essential
- Broad range of experience General and Paediatric Oral Surgery including chronic facial pain
- Training and experience in use of Sedation as part of oral surgery clinical practice.
Desirable
- Experience in diagnostic and practical restorative dentistry
- Demonstrable Sub Specialty interest e.g. management of medically compromised patient, special care, chronic facial pain
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable skills and experience of Oral Surgery at level suitable of consultant level post CCST
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Entry on GDC Oral Surgery specialist register via CCT (proposed date must be within 6 months), CESR or European Community Rights
- NHS Performer number or eligible for entry to the NHS performers list
- Full GDC registration with a licence to practise.
Desirable
- FDS (Oral Surgery) or equivalent
- Membership in Oral Surgery (MOralSurg) or equivalent
- Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgeons (MFDS) or equivalent
Clinical Experiance
Essential
- Broad range of experience General and Paediatric Oral Surgery including chronic facial pain
- Training and experience in use of Sedation as part of oral surgery clinical practice.
Desirable
- Experience in diagnostic and practical restorative dentistry
- Demonstrable Sub Specialty interest e.g. management of medically compromised patient, special care, chronic facial pain
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable skills and experience of Oral Surgery at level suitable of consultant level post CCST
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
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).
