Locum Consultant - Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Locum Consultant - Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to recruit a dynamic and enthusiastic Consultant in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.

The successful applicant will be based at Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford; however, as with all MSE appointments, consultants will be required to work at any of our spoke sites or in outlying clinics to provide a service to over 1.6 million people.

Applications are invited from accredited specialists in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery who are on the GMC Specialist Register or within six months of attaining the CCT or equivalent at interview stage.

Applicants must be registered with the General Medical Council and hold an appropriate higher surgical qualification and preferably should also be fully registered with the General Dental Council.

Main duties of the job

The OMFS service provides a 3 tier out of hours service with the consultant off-site out of hours as 3rd on-call. The service is supported by middle-grade & junior doctor (DCT) tiers.

In addition to the 1:5 on-call requirement, the successful candidate will take on a variety of outpatient clinics & elective operating lists.

Teamwork & leadership is expected when working with our team of middle grade & junior colleagues.

About us

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people. We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description for more detail on main duties, including an example illustration of a job plan and information about the Service & the hospital sites.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• Full registration with the United Kingdom General Medical Council (including a Licence to Practice) with specialist listing in the GMC oral & maxillofacial surgery register
• BDS or equivalent
• Full Registration (with United Kingdom General Dental Council)
• FRCS (OMFS)

Experience

• Completion of an accredited training scheme leading to the award of a CCT or be within six months of CCT date
• Comprehensive knowledge in the specialty and ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems
• Ability to communicate effectively with clinical colleagues, other specialties and support staff

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Salary: £105,504 to £139,882 a year (Pro Rata for Part Time)