Job summary
The post holder will undertake a 1 in 8 out of hours on-call rota inPrince Charles Hospital. Experience will be gained in facial hard and soft tissuetrauma, oro-facial infection, deformity, pathology of the jaws and oral soft tissues, facial and oral neoplasia and dento-alveolar surgery.Trainees will work in out-patient clinics, in-patient wards, A&Edepartments, Operating Theatres and Minor Surgery units.The surgical team comprises 4 Maxillofacial Consultants, Mr JonathanJones, Mr Jonathan Hulbert, Mr Neil Scott and Mr Sankar Ananth and one Oral Surgery Consultant Mr Keith Smart. In addition, there is second on call support from Associate Specialist and Speciality Doctors.
Main duties of the job
Dental Core Training Post in Oral & maxillofacial Surgery who will work under the direction of the consultants in the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial surgery. There will be daily contact with a multidisciplinary range of staff based on the ward, in the casualty Department, in operating theatres, Outpatients, from pharmacy and administrative staff.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This training and career development post will provide exposure to a broad range of Oral & maxillofacial surgery. There will be Hospital Consultation clinics for new and review patients under the supervision of either a Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial or Oral Surgeon. In addition, there will be expose to minor oral surgery procedures, Day surgery cases and inpatient cases.
There will be study sessions for research, audit and publication activity. Attendance at relevant study days organised for local DF1 and 2 programmes will be encouraged.
Attendance and presentation to the Welsh Hospitals Dental Specialities Meeting is expected. Support for obtaining a postgraduate examination is provided.
The post is subject to regular appraisal by a named supervising Consultant and monitoring of a portfolio of workplace based assessments and logbook of activity.
The DCT 3 post is recognised for M.F.D.S, MJDF & M.R.C.S. One Study Session per week is timetabled. A proportion of these sessions will be dedicated to a programme of formal teaching.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This training and career development post will provide exposure to a broad range of Oral & maxillofacial surgery. There will be Hospital Consultation clinics for new and review patients under the supervision of either a Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial or Oral Surgeon. In addition, there will be expose to minor oral surgery procedures, Day surgery cases and inpatient cases.
There will be study sessions for research, audit and publication activity. Attendance at relevant study days organised for local DF1 and 2 programmes will be encouraged.
Attendance and presentation to the Welsh Hospitals Dental Specialities Meeting is expected. Support for obtaining a postgraduate examination is provided.
The post is subject to regular appraisal by a named supervising Consultant and monitoring of a portfolio of workplace based assessments and logbook of activity.
The DCT 3 post is recognised for M.F.D.S, MJDF & M.R.C.S. One Study Session per week is timetabled. A proportion of these sessions will be dedicated to a programme of formal teaching.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BDS or equivalent recognised qualification
- Have or be eligible for full GDC Registration at the start date
- Be eligible to work in the UK
Desirable
- Working towards or already obtained postgraduate qualifications (MFDS, MJDF or equivalent)
- Portfolio containing evidence of progression and development of clinical skills and professional development
Relevant Experience Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Must provide evidence of completion of UK Dental Foundation training or recognised equivalent or exemption
- Must provide evidence of completion of DCT 2 training by the start date of the post.
- Must not have undertaken 18 months or more Dental Core Training
- Ability to work unsupervised during unsocial hours
- Must have 6 months OMFS rotation with on-call experience
- Must have at least 36 months postgraduate clinical experience by the time of post commencement.
Desirable
- Evidence of teaching experience, exposure to different group/teaching methods.
- Publications
- Undertaken presentations
Clinical Ability
Essential
- Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge and awareness to fully investigate problems
- Capable of conducting operative procedures
- Personal involvement in clinical governance including clinical audit or significant event analysis
- Understand the principles and relevance if clinical research
Desirable
- Evidence of participation in research
Personal Attributes
Essential
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues.
- Capacity to adjust behaviour and language as appropriate to needs of differing situations
- Capacity to think beyond the obvious, with analytical and flexible mind.
- Capacity and motivation to take in others' perspectives and to treat others with understanding
- Demonstrate an understanding of a patient centred approach.
- Demonstrate effective organisational skills, including ability to plan and prioritise own workload to meet deadlines
- Flexible and work effectively in partnership with others as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Evidence of leadership
Audit, Research & Governance
Essential
- Commitment to the Audit process and ability to participate in Audit to practice evidence based Medicine
- Understand the principles and relevance of clinical research
- Is up to date and fit to practice safely and is aware of own training needs.
- Evidence of personal involvement in clinical governance including clinical audit or significant event analysis
Desirable
- Enthusiasm for participation in research
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BDS or equivalent recognised qualification
- Have or be eligible for full GDC Registration at the start date
- Be eligible to work in the UK
Desirable
- Working towards or already obtained postgraduate qualifications (MFDS, MJDF or equivalent)
- Portfolio containing evidence of progression and development of clinical skills and professional development
Relevant Experience Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Must provide evidence of completion of UK Dental Foundation training or recognised equivalent or exemption
- Must provide evidence of completion of DCT 2 training by the start date of the post.
- Must not have undertaken 18 months or more Dental Core Training
- Ability to work unsupervised during unsocial hours
- Must have 6 months OMFS rotation with on-call experience
- Must have at least 36 months postgraduate clinical experience by the time of post commencement.
Desirable
- Evidence of teaching experience, exposure to different group/teaching methods.
- Publications
- Undertaken presentations
Clinical Ability
Essential
- Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge and awareness to fully investigate problems
- Capable of conducting operative procedures
- Personal involvement in clinical governance including clinical audit or significant event analysis
- Understand the principles and relevance if clinical research
Desirable
- Evidence of participation in research
Personal Attributes
Essential
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues.
- Capacity to adjust behaviour and language as appropriate to needs of differing situations
- Capacity to think beyond the obvious, with analytical and flexible mind.
- Capacity and motivation to take in others' perspectives and to treat others with understanding
- Demonstrate an understanding of a patient centred approach.
- Demonstrate effective organisational skills, including ability to plan and prioritise own workload to meet deadlines
- Flexible and work effectively in partnership with others as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Evidence of leadership
Audit, Research & Governance
Essential
- Commitment to the Audit process and ability to participate in Audit to practice evidence based Medicine
- Understand the principles and relevance of clinical research
- Is up to date and fit to practice safely and is aware of own training needs.
- Evidence of personal involvement in clinical governance including clinical audit or significant event analysis
Desirable
- Enthusiasm for participation in research
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).
