SHO in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Locum Apppointment for Service)

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) is seeking to recruit a dynamic and enthusiastic SHO in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.

The successful applicant will be based at Cumberland Infirmary Carlisle (CIC) however, as with all NCIC appointments, will also be required to work at our hospital in Whitehaven or in outlying clinics to provide a service to the whole of North Cumbria.

Main duties of the job

This post will provide the post holder with knowledge, skills and experience in oral and maxillofacial surgery, with the aim of gaining personal and professional career progression. Whilst in post, the post-holder will gain knowledge and experience of oral surgery within a maxillofacial surgery department. This will include minor oral and maxillofacial surgery under local anaesthesia, IV sedation and general anaesthesia. Experience in the management of inpatients for acute and elective surgery will also be provided, including opportunities to learn the techniques of management of maxillofacial trauma.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We're responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time'.

  • Being a clinically led organisation
  • Quality and safety at the heart
  • A positive patient experience every time
  • A great place to work
  • Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. There is an expectation for all staff to support this by familiarising yourself with the Trust's sustainability initiatives such as waste and recycling, going paperless, videoconferencing, sustainable transport and others.

We encourage you to think about what you can do as an individual and within your team to contribute in to embedding carbon reduction into the everyday running of our organisation.

Date posted

30 November 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£43,923 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

262-A-23-5833663

Job locations

Cumberland Infirmary

Carlisle

CA2 7HY


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see ourpolicy for eligible vacancies

  • Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
  • If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Important Information

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:

  • Junk Mail is checked regularly

Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

  • youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
  • the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

Nacro Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: helpline@nacro.org.uk

Unlock Tel: 01634 247350, email advice@unlock.org.uk or complete the online form on the Unlock website

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see ourpolicy for eligible vacancies

  • Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
  • If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Important Information

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:

  • Junk Mail is checked regularly

Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

  • youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
  • the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

Nacro Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: helpline@nacro.org.uk

Unlock Tel: 01634 247350, email advice@unlock.org.uk or complete the online form on the Unlock website

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) or equivalent dental qualification
  • GDC registration and eligible to work in the UK

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Have at least 12 months whole time equivalent (WTE) postgraduate clinical experience to the scope of a dentist and provide complete detail of their employment history
  • Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge and awareness to full investigation of problems.
  • Capable of conducting operative procedures.
  • Experience of clinical governance including clinical audit or significant event analysis.
  • Understand the principles and relevance of clinical research.

Desirable

  • Evidence of participation in research

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential

  • Effective oral and written communication skills. English, adequate to enable effective communication with patients and colleagues as assessed by the General Dental Council.
  • Capacity to adjust behaviour and language as appropriate to needs of differing situations.
  • Capacity to think beyond the obvious, with analytical and flexible mind.
  • Good use of IT systems and packages.
  • Capacity to work effectively in partnership with others as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Evidence of leadership
  • Demonstrate effective organisational skills, including ability to plan and prioritise own workload to meet deadlines.
  • Capacity to know own limitations and be prepared to seek advice
  • Potential to cope with stressful situations and undertake responsibility

Personal Circumstances

Essential

  • Is up to date and fit to practice safely
  • Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Participation in on call and emergency cover
  • Ability to travel to fulfil the requirements of the post
  • Ability to effectively balance loyalty to the service through corporate behaviours

Other requirements

Essential

  • Satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBC) check Meet professional health requirements (in line with GDC standards)
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) or equivalent dental qualification
  • GDC registration and eligible to work in the UK

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Have at least 12 months whole time equivalent (WTE) postgraduate clinical experience to the scope of a dentist and provide complete detail of their employment history
  • Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge and awareness to full investigation of problems.
  • Capable of conducting operative procedures.
  • Experience of clinical governance including clinical audit or significant event analysis.
  • Understand the principles and relevance of clinical research.

Desirable

  • Evidence of participation in research

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential

  • Effective oral and written communication skills. English, adequate to enable effective communication with patients and colleagues as assessed by the General Dental Council.
  • Capacity to adjust behaviour and language as appropriate to needs of differing situations.
  • Capacity to think beyond the obvious, with analytical and flexible mind.
  • Good use of IT systems and packages.
  • Capacity to work effectively in partnership with others as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Evidence of leadership
  • Demonstrate effective organisational skills, including ability to plan and prioritise own workload to meet deadlines.
  • Capacity to know own limitations and be prepared to seek advice
  • Potential to cope with stressful situations and undertake responsibility

Personal Circumstances

Essential

  • Is up to date and fit to practice safely
  • Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Participation in on call and emergency cover
  • Ability to travel to fulfil the requirements of the post
  • Ability to effectively balance loyalty to the service through corporate behaviours

Other requirements

Essential

  • Satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBC) check Meet professional health requirements (in line with GDC standards)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cumberland Infirmary

Carlisle

CA2 7HY


Employer's website

https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cumberland Infirmary

Carlisle

CA2 7HY


Employer's website

https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant Surgeon - Oral & Maxillofacial

Richard Pilkington

richard.pilkington@ncic.nhs.uk

01228814224

Date posted

30 November 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£43,923 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

262-A-23-5833663

Job locations

Cumberland Infirmary

Carlisle

CA2 7HY


Supporting documents

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