Specialty Doctor In Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably experienced Specialty Doctor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery to join our team in Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.

This post will be split between our sites in Ormskirk and St Helens with clinical sessions in both hospitals.

The departments operate as spokes of the Regional Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Hub based in Aintree who provide the Service's consultants.

The post holder will be professionally accountable to the clinical lead in Maxillofacial Surgery (Hub Consultant) and will report to the Divisional Director for Surgery.

This post will support the delivery of the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery service by conducting outpatient clinics (including the management of 2ww referrals) and any required treatments within the oral surgery minor operating suite.

Applicants must have a Registerable Dental qualification and Full registration with the General Dental Council. MFDS /MJDFS or equivalent, with significant experience as a LAS or equivalent in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Registration as a Specialist in Oral Surgery with the General Dental Council or a formal qualification in conscious sedation are all desirable but not essential.

Main duties of the job

Duties and Responsibilities

The job plan will be subject to change with the agreement of the post holder, together with the Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon and the Head of Department.

The post holder will supervise, providing support and collaboration with other practitioners, as agreed to be appropriate.

So far as is consistent with the proper discharge of the designated duties of the post holder, he/she should undertake to deputise, from time to time, for absent colleagues.

The post holder undertakes to perform additional duties in unforeseenemergencies/circumstances, being both flexible and available for such irregular commitments, outside normal duties, as are essential for continuity of patient care. This post has no timetabled on-call commitments.

Clinical Responsibilities & Professional Responsibilities

Registration as a Specialist in Oral Surgery with the General Dental Council or a formal qualification in conscious sedation are all desirable but not essential.

There will be by necessity considerable flexibility within the job plan to meet the changing demands of the service.

When sessions coincide with regional audit activity the post holder would beexpected to attend this as part of their supporting professional activity

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Date posted

03 March 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£59,175 to £95,400 a year per annum (Grade MC 75)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

409-6704851

Job locations

St Helens Hospital

Marshalls Cross Road

St Helens

WA9 3DA

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Advertising date: 3rd March 2025

Closing date: 10th March 2025

Shortlisting date: 11th March 2025

Proposed Interview date: 21st March 2025

Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Advertising date: 3rd March 2025

Closing date: 10th March 2025

Shortlisting date: 11th March 2025

Proposed Interview date: 21st March 2025

Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BDS or IQE
Have a full GMC and have a registerable dental qualification or be GDC registered

Desirable

Specialist Register in Oral Surgery
Postgraduate qualification e.g. MFDS, MSurg Dent, MFGDS Diploma in Conscious sedation

Experience

Essential

At least 5 years post graduate experience
Significant LAS Experience

Desirable

Previous experience at Staff Grade Level

Skills

Essential

Able to see and assess patients presenting for dentoavleolar surgery facial pain, common oral medicine problems, maxillofacial trauma, and oral cancer, to arrange appropriate forward referral to the Regional Maxillofacial Unit for more complex conditions
To have an understanding of the management structure within the department, hospital and local clinical networks
High personal clinical standards, to be familiar with and adhere to the professional standards as laid out by published guidance of the GDC and GMC and Royal Colleges
A personal commitment to maintaining CPD/CME requirements

Desirable

Extensive experience in performing Minor Oral surgical procedures under local anesthetic +/- sedation and in the outpatient setting with minimal supervision
Some experience of teaching
To have completed and presented Clinical audits
Previous experience of managerial duties e.g. running on call rota's, BDA representative etc.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BDS or IQE
Have a full GMC and have a registerable dental qualification or be GDC registered

Desirable

Specialist Register in Oral Surgery
Postgraduate qualification e.g. MFDS, MSurg Dent, MFGDS Diploma in Conscious sedation

Experience

Essential

At least 5 years post graduate experience
Significant LAS Experience

Desirable

Previous experience at Staff Grade Level

Skills

Essential

Able to see and assess patients presenting for dentoavleolar surgery facial pain, common oral medicine problems, maxillofacial trauma, and oral cancer, to arrange appropriate forward referral to the Regional Maxillofacial Unit for more complex conditions
To have an understanding of the management structure within the department, hospital and local clinical networks
High personal clinical standards, to be familiar with and adhere to the professional standards as laid out by published guidance of the GDC and GMC and Royal Colleges
A personal commitment to maintaining CPD/CME requirements

Desirable

Extensive experience in performing Minor Oral surgical procedures under local anesthetic +/- sedation and in the outpatient setting with minimal supervision
Some experience of teaching
To have completed and presented Clinical audits
Previous experience of managerial duties e.g. running on call rota's, BDA representative etc.

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).