Job summary
- Main area
- Oral and Maxilliofacial
- Grade
- Clinical Fellow - Fixed Term
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 389-24-6472299
- Employer
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- BTHFT
- Town
- Bradford
- Salary
- £37,068 - £57,570 PA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Fellow in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Clinical Fellow - Fixed Term
Job overview
Applications are invited for the post of Clinical Fellows providing 2nd tier on call cover in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The post is aimed at individuals pursuing a career in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. This is a fixed term post for a period of 12 months.
The posts aims to provide further experience of working at a middle grade/registrar level in OMFS. Thus experience at DCT2 level or above in OMFS is needed.
The posts offers a good scope for obtaining surgical experience and further training. The unit’s practice covers Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, including Head and Neck Cancer, Facial Deformity, Trauma, Salivary Gland Disease and Cutaneous Malignancy.
The post holder will be an integral part of the team and will be able to gain experience of departmental acute work, and will form part of the middle tier on call rota.
Main duties of the job
The post provides further experience of working at a middle grade/registrar level in the acute setting in OMFS.
The unit’s practice covers the majority of the scope of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, including Head and Neck Cancer, Facial Deformity, Trauma, Salivary Gland Disease and Cutaneous Malignancy. Currently Bradford has 7 Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, 1 Consultant Oral Surgeon and is well known for being a unit that is supportive of its trainees. The team is complemented by a Consultant in Restorative Dentistry providing rehabilitation and advanced restorative management of surgical patients and 4 Consultant Orthodontists with whom we also work closely as part of a multidisciplinary team. There are good working relationships with our closely related surgical specialities of ENT and Plastic surgery.
The post holder will be an integral part of this team and be able to gain experience of a large amount of the scope of departmental acute work, forming part of the middle tier on call rota on a 1:12 basis. The opportunity may also arise for additional sessions to be undertaken in outpatient clinics, local anaesthetic treatment clinics and our operating theatres, which would remunerated appropriately. The department has an active research profile and a strong teaching record & the successful applicants will be encouraged to partake in research, QIP/audit and teaching.
Working for our organisation
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
- We value people
- We are one team
- We care
We’re keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description attached to the advert, for more details on the role and an outline of the mail responsibilities for Clinical Fellow in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Clinical governance / audit experience; Candidates may be expected to provide evidence of personal audit
- Out of hours experience relevant to job.
- Experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk independently
- Minimum of three years (FTE or equivalent) postgraduate training in the UK (or equivalent EEA training), of which at least 1 years training must be in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
- Applicant knowledge is up to date and is fit to practice safely
- Commitment for managing professional development
Skills
Essential criteria
- Practical skills in relation to the specialty
- Proven ability to work in different clinical settings
- Clear communication skills
- Organisation and planning
- Empathy and sensitivity
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues demonstrated by one of the following: - that applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English; or - have achieved the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in a single sitting within 24 months at time of application – Overall 7, Speaking 7, Listening 7, Reading 7, Writing 7. IELTS certificate to be presented at interview. If applicants believe they have adequate communication skills but do not fit into one of these examples they must provide supporting evidence
Desirable criteria
- Interest in teaching and audit
- Multilingual
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Acute care safe
- Relevant specialty clinical knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Possession of up to date ALS/ILS
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BDS / BChD or equivalent Dental qualification
- Eligible for full registration with GDC at time of appointment
Desirable criteria
- MFDS / MJDF diploma or equivalent
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
- Bashir Ahmed
- Job title
- General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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