Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
Specialty Doctor in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (Skin Cancer)
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About The Role
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust is pleased to advertise this 12 month fixed term post aimed at doctors who are passionate about their practice and their career outside traditional models. Our posts will combine education and career development with practical patient-facing care.
This post is not a recognised UK training posts. Nevertheless, MYDoc doctors will have a named supervisor and be supported in undertaking scheduled educational opportunities to consolidate and develop alongside their experiential learning, with certificated outcomes or credentialing to support career progression through other routes.
An Introduction to the Division/Specialty
The OMFS department includes Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthodontics and the Community Dental Service. Our OMFS team is made up of enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals supported by a dedicated specialty-secretariat, with office and networked computer facilities.
The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery service currently has 5 consultants, 4 Specialty Doctors, 2 Specialty Registrars and 11 core trainees. The Orthodontic clinical team includes 3 consultants, 3 specialty registrars and 2 orthodontic therapists.
The Community Dental Services cares for the population of Wakefield and District and work across 5 sites. The team comprises of 2 Consultants in Paediatric Dentistry, 2 Senior Dental Officers and 2 Dental Officers.
We have excellent facilities across all our sites with up to date clinical, operating and teaching equipment. Our acute service and our in-patient services are based in modern and spacious facilities at Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield, and we provide out-patient and day services on our Dewsbury Hospital and Pontefract Hospital sites.
Main duties
The Main Duties Of The Post Will Include
- Provision of care to patients in the Oral & Maxillofacial service
- Referral of patients to other specialities as appropriate
- Out-patient activities/clinics dependent on the needs of patients
- Involvement in relevant multi-disciplinary teams and meetings
- Involvement in relevant administration duties
- Teaching and supervision of junior medical staff and other clinicians as appropriate
- Active involvement in audit and clinical governance including service improvement activities
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Essential Person Specification Requirements
To meet the requirements of this role, applicants must demonstrate the following essential criteria:
- Full GDC Registration with licence to practise
- Dental Degree from recognised dental school
- Eligibility to work in the UK
- Completed at least four years full time hospital service junior or higher grade since first obtaining full or limited registration, including a minimum 2 year experience in Oral Surgery
- Demonstrates intelligent and analytical approach to problem solving
- Good time management
- Possesses good communication skills.
- Flexibility
- Willingness to provide and learn all aspects of hospitals internal systems and processes and adhere to local policies
- Physically able to carry out the duties as specified in the job description and ability to evidence competencies
- Disclosure + Barring Service (DBS) Clearance
For the full Person Specification, including desirable criteria for the role, please refer to the attached document within the job description.
Contact Information
Mr Johnny Reid, Head of Clinical Service & OMFS Consultant on telephone: (01924) 541238
Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
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Our Benefits
- Access to the NHS pension plan
- Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
- Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
- Extensive benefits and support, including:
- Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
- Home electronics scheme
- Cycle to work scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
- Car lease salary sacrifice scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
- Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
- Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
- Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
- Career progression, training and support
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