Barts Health NHS Trust

Locum Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Barts Health is the largest trust in the NHS and one of the leading healthcare providers in the country. The trust's six hospitals deliver high quality compassionate care to the 2.5 million people of east London and beyond. Barts Health NHS Trust: Barts Health's vision is to become a healthcare organisation that offers urgent specialist and community services tailored to meet the needs of local communities. We are committed to recruiting staff that will help us meet our Vision for Changing Lives, and demonstrate behaviours we believe make Barts Health a great place for patients, their families and friends, the public and staff.

Main duties of the job

Our Barts Health Values which align with our behaviours are:

Caring & compassionate with patients, each other and our partners. Actively listening, understanding and responding to patients, staff and our partners. Relentlessly improving and innovating for patient safety. Achieving ambitious results by working together. Valuing every member of staff and their contribution to the care of our patients

We are excited to offer one 10PA (programmed activity) post in Maxillofacial surgery.

The successful candidate will be based in the OMFS and oral surgery department at Barts Health Trust. The applicants should have experience in maxillofacial surgery. The post holder will be expected to participate in professional dental responsibilities and supervision of trainees in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Applicants should possess full registration with the United Kingdom General Dental Council (GDC) and General Medical Council (GMC) including specialist registration in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

About us

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate, and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

Barts Health supports The Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification for the main responsibilities of this role.

Person Specification
Registration
Essential

• Registered with the GMC

Desirable

• Registration with the GDC

Qualifications
Essential

• Dental & Medical Qualification
• MFDS or equivalent
• FRCS OMFS
• ATLS

Desirable

• Post Graduate Qualification in related subject.

Experience
Essential

• CCST in OMFS or within six months of qualification

Desirable

• Previous experience in a locum Consultant OMFS position
• Post CCST experience

Clinical Skills
Essential

• Ability to work unsupervised at consultant level

Desirable

• Willingness to take responsibility
• Flexible and co-operative with colleagues

Teaching
Essential

• Experience of teaching and evidence of incorporating feedback into practice.

Desirable

• Post-graduate teaching qualification e.g. PGCert, MsC, PHD

Audit
Essential

• Evidence of audit of own/department practice.

Desirable

• Evidence of published audits

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