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Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 03 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £93,666 - £126,281 (per annum) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 June 2024 |
| Location: | Bedford, MK42 9DJ |
| Company: | Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6247242/416-CONS205 |
Summary
Applications are invited for a Full Time Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, working across our two sites, Luton & Dunstable Hospital and Bedford Hospital. This appointment will be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of service for the 2003 consultant contract.
A background in Head & Neck Cancer Surgery with reconstruction & be proficient in raising the common types of free flaps as well as in micro-vascular surgery, without supervision, is essential.
Luton & Dunstable Hospital is the hub for an OMFS network covering Bedfordshire, Milton Keynes & North & East Herts. This post is based at Bedford Hospital, with designated sessions at Luton and Dunstable Hospital. Though rare, there may on occasion be a requirement to work on other sites within the Network.
Weekly work commitments will be within EWTD guidance & also be influenced by the British Association of Oral & Maxillofacial recommendations, the Consultant contract & will be specified in the Job Plan.
The appointee will participate in a 1:8 on call commitment based at Luton & Dunstable Hospital and will participate in the 1:4 flap rota.
The Clinical Director will encourage the member to be part of the New Consultant Forum of the British Association of Oral & Maxillofacial surgeons & will also help to choose a mentor within the Trust but outside the department.
The appointee will join a friendly team of 8 Consultant OMF Surgeons within the Beds, Herts & Bucks OMFS network, providing services for Luton & Dunstable Hospital, Bedford Hospital, Lister Hospital, QEII Hospital & Milton Keynes Hospital.
The post-holder will be competent in assessing & carrying out the full range of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. All in-patient services & on-call duties have been centralised to Luton Hospital. Out-patient clinics, day case surgery & local anaesthetic minor oral surgery are undertaken in all of the units.
OMFS at Bedford Hospital has day surgery lists in Tavistock ward. The clinical team is fully supported by a team of highly trained dental nurses & maxillofacial/orthodontic technologists.
We are fully committed to teaching and training both undergraduate medical students and post graduate doctors and have an excellent reputation for junior staff training.
Both hospitals have easy access to central London & the rural Chilterns. Excellent schools are found nearby. London Luton Airport is within fifteen minutes’ drive from Luton and Dunstable Hospital.
Travel between hospital sites may be required. Residence is required within ten miles by road of the hospital.
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.
You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.
We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.
The appointments will be subject to full Occupational Health Clearance and Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check for the successful candidates prior to commencement.
The appointee will have Full UK General Medical and General Dental registration at time of application.
If you have not received correspondence inviting you for interview within 28 days of the closing date, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Please note that all shortlisted candidates will be required to attend a pre-interview assessment process involving the completion of an on-line personality profiling assessment, followed by a 1-1 session, a written exercise and a group assessment via MS Teams. These will be scheduled prior to the interview date; all shortlisted candidates must attend these appointments.
Candidates should note that canvassing any member of the Appointments Committee or Trust Board will disqualify them from appointment. This should however, not deter candidates from approaching any person for further information about this post.
Closing Date: 02/06/2024
Assessment Date: 02/07/2024
Interview Date: 12/07/2024
This advert closes on Sunday 2 Jun 2024