Specialty Doctor in Oral Surgery
Posted 3 hours 13 minutes ago by Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Main area Oral Surgery Grade Specialty Doctor Contract Permanent: 2021 Specialty Doctor Contract Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
Site Stoke Mandeville Hospital Town Aylesbury Salary £63,696 - £102,689 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 04/10/:59
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Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
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More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
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Job overviewA substantive permanent Specialty Doctor post in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is available to commence from November 2026 at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.
It is an exciting opportunity forthe successfulapplicant to join the team within Buckinghamshire NHS Trust, supplying Oral and maxillofacial services to Buckinghamshire population.This post offers the opportunity to work within a major Integrated Care System (ICS) called BOB (Buckinghamshire-Oxfordshire-Berkshire). The post holder will be expected to work a total of 6 PA's that will include 5 sessions of DCC and 1 session supporting clinical activity (SPA) currently unscheduled on job plan.
Applicants MUST hold a Full GDC Registration with a Licence to Practice in the UK.
Candidates will share the responsibility of the day to day running of the unit, i.e. operating lists, waiting list and clinics.
This post is based in Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust which comprises of 3 main sites; Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury, Wycombe General Hospital in High Wycombe and Amersham General Hospital in Amersham. The service also runs from some peripheral sites including Marlow Community Hospital. The post holder's duties will be based across the Trust sites at Aylesbury, Amersham and Marlow.
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact (Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesWe are seeking an individual experienced in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, they preferably should have FDSRCS or equivalence and or MFDSRCS.
They should have previous experience in working as a middle grade or higher level in a busy District General Hospital setting in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, including independent operating & clinic sessions.
A GDC full registration with previous oral & maxillofacial surgery experience is required to be considered for this post. In addition to this a GMC registration is desirable.
Candidates will share the responsibility of the day to day running of the unit, i.e. operating lists, waiting lists, clinics and supervision of junior staff. The majority of emergencies are seen and treated by the Staff Grades and the Associate Specialist with full consultant cover.
Principal duties will be at Stoke Mandeville and Amersham Hospitals, but the Speciality Doctor may be required to carry out regular duties at other clinics. The Speciality Doctor duties involve: Outpatient Clinics, Operating Sessions, A&E Duties.
For further details please review the attached JD/PS documents attached to this advert.
Person specification TRUST VALUES- Communicates openly, honestly and professionally, and actively promotes team working and building strong working relationships
- Patients are always first. Drives service improvements. Strong self-awareness with a desire to grow.
- Treats all with compassion and kindness. Ensures everyone feels valued.
- Consults others and listens to their views/opinions. Enables others to take the initiative
- GDC Registered Dental degree BDS or equivalent
- Previous oral and maxillofacial surgery experience
- MFDS
- GMC Registration
- At least 2 formal years of experience at Foundation/Core level in Oral and maxillofacial Surgery within the NHS
- Broad base of clinical experience, further experience in treatment of multidisciplinary case load.
- Experience as SpR or equivalent level
- Sufficient leadership, organisational communication, professional and personal skills
- Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS and the Government's agenda for its modernisation
- Management training, qualification and experience
- Good personal and interpersonal skills
- Good spoken and written English. Communication skills should be highly developed.
- Experience of clinical audit
- Experience of teaching doctors-in-training and allied healthcare professionals
- Published in peer-reviewed journals
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical practice
- Ability to work across multiple sites
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
Employer certification / accreditation badgesYou must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.