Job summary
- Main area
- Head and Neck
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Substantive Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 337-MS-1584-OK
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northwick Park Hopsital
- Town
- Harrow
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Substantive Consultant in OMFS (Head and Neck) - London Northwest University Hospital NHS Trust + Hillingdon Hospital
NHS Medical & Dental: Substantive Consultant
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
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Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
The OMFS service is looking to recruit a forward thinking and dynamic Locum consultant Oral & Maxillofacial surgeon based at The London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust with a specialist interest in Head & Neck surgery, to join the existing consultant colleagues.
We have a philosophy of team working across the network, seeking to provide a first class service in a caring and patient orientated environment. Broad based training in all aspects of OMFS is essential. This person will work as a member of the consultant team supporting services across the network and participating in an on call rota.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will assist the network changes adopted to support the development of the service as a Regional Oral & Maxillofacial Unit of national excellence. You will be expected to deliver clinical, educational, managerial Services of the highest professional standard at
Consultant level to the department.
The successful candidate will work with existing consultants and the multi-disciplinary team to provide a high quality well-led service for patients, including the diagnosis, investigations, treatment and management of patients, in accordance with Trust policies and practices with a specialised interest in Head and Neck surgery.
Working for our organisation
The London North West Regional Maxillofacial Unit opened its doors at Northwick Park Hospital in May 2006. This is a Specialist Regional In-Patient Service with dedicated nursing and Critical Care support. In addition there is a prosthodontic and regional orthodontic service.
There is a state of the art maxillofacial and orthodontic laboratory, administrative wing and offices for Oral & Maxillofacial consultants, secretaries and junior doctors.
Outpatients facilities are of the latest designs and have PACs associated oral and facial imaging equipment including X-ray and ultrasound imaging and facilities for nasendoscopy.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
OMFS is encompassed in the Head and Neck Division together with Orthodontics, Ophthalmology, ENT, Audiology, Community Dentistry and Intermediate Minor Oral Surgery.
The clinical team is made up of 10 Consultants who specialise in head and neck cancer, major trauma, skin cancer, orthognathic and TMJ surgery. We have a team of Associate Specialists, Speciality Grade Doctors, Middle Grades and Junior Doctors who support our periphery sites as well as the 1st and 2nd on-call rota.
For more information on this post please refer to the Job Description attached.
Person specification
Qualifications and Registration
Essential criteria
- Full registration with the United Kingdom General Medical Council (GMC) and a Dental Qualification eligible for registration with General Dental Council (GDC)
- n the GMC Specialist Register in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery or within 6 months of eligibility for inclusion
- Fellowship in Dental Surgery or Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery, or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate qualification eg MD PhD
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Experience of post graduate and undergraduate teaching
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate ability to train Speciality Trainees and junior doctors
Training
Essential criteria
- Successful completion of an SAC-approved 5 year minimum training programme in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, or equivalent, or within 6 months of completion
- Current holders of an NHS or honorary NHS consultant contract in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of dedicated time to trauma and skin cancer surgery
- ATLS qualified/tutor
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Aarti Patel
- Job title
- Rota Co-Ordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02088692942
- Additional information
Miss Aarti Patel - Rota Co-ordinator - [email protected]
Mr I Balasundaram - Lead Consultant - [email protected]
Mo Shorafa-Clinical [email protected]
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