DCT in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery with on-call

Job summary

Do you share our Health Board values; Caring for each other; Working together; Always improving? If so, we would love for you to come and work for Swansea Bay University HB.

We are looking to recruit to two DCT 2 posts in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery to commence 3rd September 2025 to 1st September 2026 only.

The successful candidate(s) will have the opportunity to attend outpatient clinics and treatment sessions. Experience will be gained working closely with medical and surgical colleagues in all clinical areas of OMFS. The candidate(s) will attend theatre sessions and encouraged to develop their surgical skills appropriate for their level.

Main duties of the job

The candidate(s)will be part of 7 1st tier trainees that includes a core surgical trainee. The working pattern is a 7-week cycle (1:7) rotating through operating theatres, outpatient activities including treatment sessions, day case theatre, ward and on call duties. The post includes resident out of hours on call duties based at Morriston Hospital.The trainee on-call commitment will be a split between weekdays and weekend covering days or nights in a rolling rota.

The candidate (s) will have the opportunity to attend outpatient clinics and treatment sessions. Experience will be gained working closely with medical and surgical colleagues in all clinical areas of OMFS. The trainee will attend theatre sessions and encouraged to develop their surgical skills appropriate for their level. The trainee will be encouraged to participate in a quality improvement project / clinical audit and there are opportunities to pursue research

The successful candidate (s) will be required to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary Clinical Team to promote the safety and well-being of the patients, under the supervision of an OMFS middle grade and Consultant

The service works closely with our partner organisations, both statutory and voluntary, and has established links with local General Practitioners

About us

Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people. We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.

The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University. Aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of South West Wales.

Swansea is Wales' second-largest city, and sits on the five-mile sweep of Swansea Bay. An ideal base for exploring South-West Wales, there is also much on offer for visitors in Swansea itself. Swansea has a range of shops, cozy cafes, great restaurants, art galleries as well as being able to offer good outdoor lifestyle with its beautiful coastline and beaches on the Gower Peninsula. Swansea also has excellent sporting facilities including the Wales National pool and liberty stadium home to the Ospreys and Swansea City football club.