Locum (6 Months) - Registrar in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (ST3+)

Job overview

Applications are invited for the position of Locum Registrar (6 months) in the Oral and Maxillofacial Department. They will be expected to play an active role in the provision and delivery of healthcare for patients who need treatment for a wide range conditions in the specialty including head & neck oncology, facial trauma, orthognathic surgery, salivary gland surgery, TMJ replacement surgery and reconstructive surgery for facial skin defects.

The department plays and active role in the established Major Trauma Centre at St George's Hospital and therefore a main emphasis of the post will be the provision of oral and maxillofacial trauma services both within and out of normal working hours.

Main duties of the job

This post would be suitable for any Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery trainee. A dual medical and dental qualification is desirable, whereby a medical qualification is essential.

The successful candidate will be expected to be skilled and confident enough to undertake on calls both in and out of hours.

The successful candidate will also be expected to cover clinical services across St George's Hospital.

Working for our organisation

This is a busy unit that provides outpatient/inpatient Maxillofacial services together with all other hospital dental clinical specialities for the patients of South West London (eg Restorative Dentistry, Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics).

The Maxillofacial Unit has its own self contained Radiology suite (with a dedicated senior maxillofacial dental radiographer). The service incorporates a cephalostat, orthopantomogram, skull table, CBCT and intra oral facilities. All other X-ray facilities are available within the main X-ray department including CT, PETCT and MR imaging.

The Maxillofacial laboratory is housed in a purpose built block attached to the Maxillofacial Unit. As of 2018 the lab has in-house medical grade 3D printers, scanners and Materialise virtual surgical planning software.

The Maxillofacial department provides the full remit of maxillofacial/head and neck surgery including complex reconstructive, craniofacial trauma, paediatric, TMJ replacement and joint skull base surgery. The unit also has national funding for patient specific implants and virtual surgical planning.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Duties include both clinic and theatre sessions, along with involvement in teaching and mentoring more junior staff.

The post-holder will be involved in the management of surgical treatments within the OMFS out-patient clinic and theatre sessions.

The post holder will provide advice to clinicians in hospital and primary care settings, originating either from telephone calls from external practitioners, other departments, associated clinical professionals or ward referrals. Availability to the Emergency Department to see, assess, diagnose and where appropriate treat urgent cases constitutes part of the on-call clinical commitments of this post.

This post will be responsible for undertaking the administrative duties associated with patients under your or others’ care and some aspects of the administration of the OMFS department by agreement

It is desirable that candidates have experience and familiarity with UK hospital systems and practices or equivalent.

Person specification

Qualifications

• • MBBS, MFDS and MRCS

• • Higher Degree

Experience

• • Comprehensive experience in the management of facial trauma, dento-alveolar pathology, oral medicine and generic in-patient management skills

• • Head and neck surgical oncology, facial deformity surgical dermatology.

Skills

• • Good oral and written communication skills
• • Good interpersonal and leadership skills
• • Ability to work within a clinical team

Knowledge

• • Ability to teach junior staff
• • Evidence of audit projects

• • Evidence of research and/or publications