Junior Clinical Fellow OMFS - ST1/ST2

Job overview

This is a 12 month fixed term post to appoint to a vacant DCT/2/3 level posts in OMFS and have some staff grade or specialty doctor experience in Oral surgery/OMFS.

Pre-requisites - Please only apply if you are dentally qualified and have a permanent registration with the GDC.

Previous applicants need not apply.

These posts are Trust positions but there is good scope for obtaining surgical experience and further training within a supportive environment.

There is a strong team of consultants who provide the full breadth of OMF surgery and this is complemented by a Consultant in Restorative dentistry providing rehabilitation and advanced restorative management of the surgical patients. There is also an active cohort of Consultant Orthodontists and there is collaborative multidisciplinary working across all the specialties. The post holder will be an integral part of this team and be able to gain experience within the full scope of departmental work. Additionally, the department has an active research profile & the successful applicants will be encouraged to partake in research, audit and teaching.

Main duties of the job

• The post-holder will be part of a team of OMFS team who will be tasked with delivering the OMFS service to Bradford and the surrounding areas, and will have responsibility for diagnosis and treatment of patients at the hospitals and clinics at which you have duties
• The post-holder will be responsible for the continuing treatment of patients under their care
• The post-holder will be expected to be responsible for personal performance of duties as agreed in the formal job plan
• The post-holder will be expected to demonstrate commitment to the Trust’s clinical governance and risk strategy, and adhere to all Trust Policies and Procedures
• The post-holder will be expected to uphold standards and ensure these are developed through methods such as audit, evidence-based research and appraisal
• The post-holder will be expected to work flexibly with colleagues to achieve the agreed planned activity for the service
• The post-holder should ensure that new techniques (outside ethically approved research projects) are only introduced after appropriate training, with approval of the relevant clinical directorates and with arrangements for evaluation and an audit trail.
• Any other duties necessary for the successful performance of the role, commensurate with the grade.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post provides further experience of working at a DCT2/DCT3 level in the acute setting in OMFS. The post also aims to maintain contact of trainees undertaking their second degree with the specialty.

The post has a good scope for obtaining surgical experience and further training. 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, Cutaneous Malignancy and Dento-alveolar work load. Currently Bradford has 7 Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, 1 Consultant Oral Surgeon and is well known for its support to 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 first tier on call rota on a 1:6 basis but no night on-call. The opportunity may also arise for independent sessions to be undertaken in outpatient clinics, local anaesthetic treatment clinics for candidates with appropriate experience. 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.