Specialist Grade in Oral Surgery

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The appointment is with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is offered as a part-time post (5 programmed activities), on a fixed term basis. The post is that of Specialist in Oral Surgery, based at Liverpool University Dental Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The clinical duties of the Specialist will be:

To participate in daytime emergency cover and provision of acute surgical procedures as required, in conjunction with other senior clinicians.

To participate in the minor oral surgery service under local anaesthesia, and conscious sedation, including daytime emergency cover.

To participate in the training and continuing education of junior hospital staff.

Together with the consultants and specialists, to have continuing responsibility for the care of patients.

To participate in the teaching of undergraduate dental students

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

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Job responsibilities

The postholder will be expected to engage in their own continuing professional development and to provide continuing dental education for other staff.

All clinical staff are accountable and responsible for their own clinical competence and should limit their activity to that which is deemed to be within their competence.

The appointee will be expected to liaise with colleagues in Oral Surgery as well as other specialties at LUDH and the Trust.

To participate in daytime emergency cover and provision of acute surgical procedures as required, in conjunction with other senior clinicians.

To participate in the minor oral surgery service under local anaesthesia, and conscious sedation, including daytime emergency cover.

Person Specification

Registration

• Full registration with the United Kingdom General Dental Council (GDC)
• Inclusion in the GDC Specialist List in Oral Surgery or within 6 months of achieving Completion of Specialist Training (CCST)
• Membership in Oral Surgery or equivalent
• Experience of teaching.

General

• Equality, diversity and inclusion: Demonstrates commitment to an equal, diverse and truly inclusive environment and experience for patients, trainees, students & colleagues
• Satisfactory pre-employment health screening Fully subscribed member of a recognised professional indemnity organisation

Experience and Training

• Possession of a certificate of accreditation for CCST in Oral Surgery or within 6 months of CCST
• Successful completion of a SAC approved 3 year training programme in Oral Surgery
• Experience in delivering care under conscious sedation and general anaesthesia.
• Experience of teaching at undergraduate and post graduate level.

Quality improvement

• Evidence of active participation in clinical audit/service evaluations/quality improvement programmes
• Willingness to play a part in audit programmes
• Leading quality improvement projects

Management Ability

• Commitment to effective departmental management.
• Ability to participate as part of a clinical teaching team.

Personal

• Communication Skills: Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication & capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation. Able to build rapport, listen, persuade & negotiate
• Problem Solving & Decision Making: Capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems/make decisions
• Managing Others & Team Involvement: Capacity to work effectively with others. Able to work in multi-professional teams & supervise junior medical staff
• Empathy & Sensitivity: Capacity to take in others' perspectives and treat others with understanding; sees patients as people
• Organisation & Planning: Capacity to manage/prioritise time and information effectively. Capacity to prioritise own workload. Basic IT skills
• Vigilance & Situational Awareness: Capacity to monitor developing situations and anticipate issues
• Coping with Pressure: Capacity to operate under pressure. Demonstrates initiative & resilience to cope with changing circumstances

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.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£96,990 to £107,155 a yearper annum pro rata