Consultant in Cleft Lip and Palate Surgeon | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £99,532 - £131,964 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 June 2024 |
| Location: | Manchester, M13 6WL |
| Company: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6290406/349-MCH-6290406 |
Summary
A vacancy has arisen for aConsultant Cleft Surgeon within the Network. The appointee will be part of a team of four designatedConsultant Cleft Surgeons – two based in Manchester and two in Liverpool.The appointee will providediagnosis, treatment planning and surgery for children, young people and adults born with cleft lipand/or palate and non-cleft velopharyngeal incompetence. The appointee will also undertake Plastic Surgical sessions or Oral Maxilo Facial Surgery sessions dependent on specialty training . The post is also open to suitably experienced ENT surgeons at 7.5 Cleft PA with potential for subsequent job plan review yto incorporate additional ENT sessions. The post will be based at the RoyalManchesterChildren’sHospital(ManchesterUniversityHospitalsFoundationTrust).
The Consultant cleft Surgeon will provide treatment within the North West of England, Isle of Man andNorthWalesCleftLipandPalateServiceworkinginconjunctionwiththeotherCleftSurgeonsasasingle teamacrossthetwomainsurgicalcentres.Thepostholderwillcontributetothestrategicdevelopmentof the multidisciplinary cleft lip and palate team, participating in the development of Network guidelines,policies and protocols and liaising with other colleagues as required, including nursing, speech andlanguage therapy, clinical psychology and consultant and trainee surgical, anaesthetic, orthodontic andpaediatricdental colleaguesthroughouttheNetwork. The postholder will also provide sessions to the Paediatric Plastic Surgery Service at RMCH and Wythenshawe Hospital or the Oral, Maxillo-Facial service at RMCH and MRI .
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Friday 14 Jun 2024
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