MYDoc Trust Doctor Dental Core Trainee equivalent

Job responsibilities

An opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and motivated dentist/doctor to join our department at an exciting time in our Trusts future. The Department offers a supportive and encouraging environment in which to develop as a professional with opportunities to develop in specialist fields.

The vacancy has arisen in the Oral & Maxillofacial department for a Trust Doctor equivalent to DCT to commence September 2025 for a maximum of 12 months.

An Introduction to the Division/Specialty from Mr. Neil Horisk, Speciality Doctor in OMFS (TPD in DCT)

The department of Oral & Facial specialties is based at Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield. The team consists of 4 Consultants in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, 2 outreach OMFS Oncology Consultants, 3 Consultants in Orthodontics, 1 P/T Consultant in Dento-Maxillofacial Radiology, 6 Specialty Doctors in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, 1 Oral Surgery StR, 1 OMFS StR, 2 P/T STRs in Orthodontics, 7 F/T Dental Core Trainees and 4 P/T JDFCTs in Oral & Maxillo-Facial Surgery.

The full-time resident dental staff gain experience in dento-alveolar surgery under local anaesthetic/IV sedation/general anaesthetic, complex maxillofacial trauma, orthognathic surgery, skin cancer and oral oncology along with the full range of general maxillofacial Surgery. A multi-tiered on-call service between Wakefield and Leeds is provided. The appointee is resident on-call for Pinderfields Hospital with a 1:7 full-shift working pattern. Routine and acute duties are at Pinderfields General Hospital but, when on acute on-call, there could be requests to give advice to the Accident and Emergency Departments at Pontefract General Infirmary and Dewsbury District Hospital. Supervised clinics and surgery also takes place at these peripheral hospital sites.

The Service Role

From a clinical perspective these posts will participate in the cross site junior trainee rota. The junior trainee rota is compliant with the 2016 junior doctor contract averaging 48 hours per week.

Duties will be based primarily on our Pinderfields Hospital site although all our medical staff are involved in delivering care to patients on all our sites.

These roles will enable the post holder to take supervised responsibility for patient care and consolidate the skills they have learned at medical/dental school. As the post holder gains experience they will remain under clinical supervision but take on increasing responsibility for patient care. In particular they will begin to make management decisions as part of their progress to independent practice.

During their tenure the post holder will further develop their core generic skills and contribute more to the education and training of the wider healthcare workforce. At the end of their tenure the post holder will have begun to demonstrate clinical effectiveness, leadership and the decision making responsibilities that are essential for the next stage of their careers.

Terms & Conditions and Tenure

Employment will be as a MYDoc Dental Core Trainee on Trust Terms and Conditions of Service.

The post is offered on a fixed term contract for 12 months.

Pay Scale

These roles are equivalent to a doctor on the Core training programme and will be paid on the equivalent pay scale. Salary scale commences at £52,656 per annum.

Appraisal and Revalidation

This post is not recognised for training but brings with it an obligation to engage with the process of revalidation on an annual basis (Medical only).

All our Trust appointed dentists are required to engage positively with appraisal and for doctors, revalidation. The Trust has procedures that comply with national recommendations. As a Trust employed doctor on a fixed term contract successfully appointed applicants will need to have a prescribed connection with Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust via GMC Connect and will therefore have Dr Richard Robinson, the Chief Medical Officer at the Trust as their GMC Responsible Officer.

Continuing Professional Development

The Trust requires all its dentists/doctors to engage with continuing professional development, guided by the relevant professional associations or Royal Colleges. Time and funding is provided according to departmental and Trust policies, subject to approval through the clinical management structures. There is a programme of mandatory training which all relevant staff must complete as required.

Research

Dental/Medical staff are encouraged to develop areas of personal and/or research interest. This can be developed in liaison with the Trusts R&D department and in line with prevailing policies and research frameworks. The Trust is developing an expanding and outward-looking research programme.

Educational & Clinical Supervision

The post holder will have a named educational supervisor and be expected to hold regular meetings with them during their tenure to ensure appropriate development during their appointment.

Teaching

The Trust is keen to maintain its reputation for high quality training and to attract the highest calibre of trainee and career-grade doctors. All senior doctors are involved in training our doctors, students and other professions. There are many opportunities to develop training and education roles and many have taken on educational leadership roles within and beyond the Trust.

Audit and Clinical Governance

There is a rolling half-day clinical governance programme and audit meetings are well attended and lively. The Clinical Audit Department assists with setting and supporting an audit programme for the Service with which all colleagues are encouraged to engage. Clinical Audit is considered within objectives as part of job planning.

Language Skills

Essential

• Applicants must have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English, adequate to enable effective communication about dental topics with patients and colleagues; as demonstrated by one of the following:
• oUndergraduate dental/medical training in English
• oAcademic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) results showing a score of al least 6.5 in each domain with an overall score of at least 7.0 to be achieved in a single sitting

Empathy and sensitivity

Essential

• Capacity and motivation to take in others perspectives and to treat others with understanding
• Demonstrates an understanding of a patient centred approach

Qualifications

Essential

• Applicants must have a BDS/MBBS or equivalent dental/medical qualification

Experience

Essential

• Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge and awareness to full investigation of problems
• Capable of conducting operative procedures
• Experience of clinical governance including clinical audit or significant event analysis
• Understand the principles and relevance of clinic research

Desirable

• Enthusiasm for participation in research

Communication skills

Essential

• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Capacity to adjust behaviour and language as appropriate to needs of differing situations

Eligibility

Essential

• Applicants must be registered with the GDC/GMC
• Please can you state your GDC Number.
• Applicants must have evidence of:
• Current employment in a UK Dental Foundation programme or exemption
• Or
• Certificate of completion of Dental Foundation training
• Or
• Current employment as FY1/FY2 medical rotation
• Applicants must be able to work in the UK
• Applicants must provide evidence of ability to arrange transport to meet the requirements of the post

Career progression

Essential

• Applicants must:
• Be able to provide complete details of their employment history
• Have evidence that their career progression is consistent with their personal circumstances
• Have evidence that their present level of achievement and performance is commensurate with the totality of their period of training
• If already undertaken DCT level training (DCT1 or 2) this appointment can be considered as a LAS. We will consider your previous training and can accommodate this post to be recognized as an official DCT at the appropriate level.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).