Speciality Doctor Oral Surgery

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Speciality Doctor in Oral Surgery to work within Northumbria Healthcare. This is a permanent contract based in Northumbria Healthcare, to work in sites across Northumbria, North Tyneside.

The successful candidate will be working with the other Oral Surgeons in Northumbria Healthcare, and Maxillofacial colleagues from Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals who provide clinical activity into the service in Northumbria. The post holder will need to be able to work flexibly to address the priorities of the service, to support RTT performance targets with the benefit of having a largely predictable schedule.

Please note we reserve the right to close a vacancy early if a suitable number of applications are received.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will be employed by Northumbria Healthcare which boasts excellent purpose built facilities in at Hexham General Hospital in a unit shared with Colleagues in Community Dental.

The main duties include:

To provide oral surgery services to the population of Northumbria and North Tyneside. The job plan will be made up of outpatient and telephone clinics, Local anaesthetic and General anaesthetic sessions, MDT, training, education and service development.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Job responsibilities

The Job Plan will typically include an average of up to 4 Programmed Activities for Direct Clinical Care duties and 2 Programmed Activities for Supporting Professional Activities.

Please see the attached job description for more information on the role and key responsibilities.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BDS equivalent qualification
• MFDS/ FDS or MJDF
• Full registration and a License to Practice with the General Dental Council (GDC)

Desirable

• Relevant Higher degree
• Academic excellence e.g. prizes, merits, awards
• Sedation qualification or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of a minimum of 7 years post qualification clinical experience, with a minimum of 5 years in a relevant specialty in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades

Desirable

• Recognised management or leadership course
• Experience as a clinical and/ or educational supervisor for trainees