Job summary
The Head and Neck Unit at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a full time Locum Oral Maxillo-Facial Head and Neck Consultant with a special interest in Head and Neck Microvascular reconstruction. This post is fixed term for 12 months.
Main duties of the job
Please see attached documentation for full JD and PS.The post holder will be expected to provide specialist Head and Neck services on the Guy's and St Thomas' sites. Experience and a demonstrated ability in research, audit, medical innovation and working within a well-established Head and Neck multidisciplinary team will be a requirement for the post, in addition to a proven commitment to teaching.
Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) is a partner of King's Healthcare Partners as an Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC). Head and neck unit at Guy's provides tertiary head and neck cancer, skull base and salivary service. It operates in association with the Maxillofacial Unit at King's College Hospital. A full outpatient and inpatient head and neck service is provided by 8 consultants to the Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital sites. Cover is also provided to King's College Hospital. The service includes elective work for mainly adults and to support the paediatric otorhinolaryngology team in paediatric head and neck cancer cases. The department has many areas of special interest including minimally invasive salivary therapy, sentinel node and computer aided reconstruction.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
We have around 23,600 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, and neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached documentation for detailed job description and person specification information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached documentation for detailed job description and person specification information.
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a License to Practice.
- Dental degree registrable with GDC
- On GMC Specialist Register or within six months of attaining CCT.
- Evidence of continuing professional/personal development.
Desirable
- Other relevant postgraduate qualifications e.g. MD, PhD, MS, MSc.
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of maxillofacial surgery sufficient to undertake general consultant practice.
- Demonstrable experience of Maxillo Facial and microvascular surgery.
- Experience in the multidisciplinary management of patients with diagnosed with cancer.
Desirable
- Head and neck fellowship.
Clinical Skills
Essential
- A commitment to and evidence of multidisciplinary practice.
- A team approach to care and service management, including appreciation of nursing and therapy roles.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate effectively with colleagues; clinical and non-clinical, patients and their carers/relatives.
Audit Management & IT
Essential
- Understanding of principles of audit.
- Experience of medical audit within the field of ENT/Head and Neck.
Research, Teaching skill & experience
Essential
- A demonstrable aptitude for pursuing research goals.
- A demonstrable commitment to the development of Maxillo-facial and microvascular surgery.
- Proven experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff.
Desirable
- Publications in at least one specialist field in a peer reviewed journal.
- Training the Trainers Course Certification.
Leadership / Management skills
Essential
- Communication; ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
- Accountability; ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
- Interpersonal Skills; Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
- Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff
- Finance; Knowledge of finance and budgets
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a License to Practice.
- Dental degree registrable with GDC
- On GMC Specialist Register or within six months of attaining CCT.
- Evidence of continuing professional/personal development.
Desirable
- Other relevant postgraduate qualifications e.g. MD, PhD, MS, MSc.
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of maxillofacial surgery sufficient to undertake general consultant practice.
- Demonstrable experience of Maxillo Facial and microvascular surgery.
- Experience in the multidisciplinary management of patients with diagnosed with cancer.
Desirable
- Head and neck fellowship.
Clinical Skills
Essential
- A commitment to and evidence of multidisciplinary practice.
- A team approach to care and service management, including appreciation of nursing and therapy roles.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate effectively with colleagues; clinical and non-clinical, patients and their carers/relatives.
Audit Management & IT
Essential
- Understanding of principles of audit.
- Experience of medical audit within the field of ENT/Head and Neck.
Research, Teaching skill & experience
Essential
- A demonstrable aptitude for pursuing research goals.
- A demonstrable commitment to the development of Maxillo-facial and microvascular surgery.
- Proven experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff.
Desirable
- Publications in at least one specialist field in a peer reviewed journal.
- Training the Trainers Course Certification.
Leadership / Management skills
Essential
- Communication; ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
- Accountability; ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
- Interpersonal Skills; Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
- Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff
- Finance; Knowledge of finance and budgets
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
