Job responsibilities
LEEDS
TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS TRUST
Job
Title: Clinical Fellow in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS)
Grade:
DCT3
Specialty/Department:
Oral & Maxillofacial Dept
Site
and Location: Leeds Dental Institute/Leeds General Infirmary
BACKGROUND
The
Oral and maxillofacial department in Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is
seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and appropriately trained colleague to
this post for 12 months in a 1 year fixed term role.
REQUIREMENTS
OF THE POST
General
Training and Qualifications Full registration with the GDC and/or GMC.
Experience:
See
Person Specification.
Applicants
shall have completed at least 2 years full time postgraduate training (or
equivalent gained on a part time or flexible basis) since first obtaining
registration including at least 1 years hospital experience in the field of
OMFS.
Applicants
shall have adequate experience of assessment, diagnosis and treatment in both
the acute and out-patient OMFS setting and within the secondary care system.
It is desirable (but not essential) for applicants to have completed post
graduate exams where possible.
Personal
Attributes:
All
applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate
to enable effective communication about medical/dental topics with patients
and colleagues demonstrated by one of the following:
That applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical/dental training in
English; or
have achieved the following scores in the academic International English
Language Testing System (IELTS) in a single sitting within 24 months at time
of application Overall 7, Speaking 7, Reading 7, and Writing 7. If
applicants believe they have adequate communication skills but do not fit
into one of these examples they must provide supporting evidence.
They
will have an understanding of current NHS management and Trusts and be aware
of the responsibilities that a clinical fellow post brings.
Clinical
Governance:
The
post holder will be required to participate in the clinical audit of
departmental work and may work with members of the team, under Consultant
supervision. It is expected that they will complete audit projects and
complete the audit cycle during the post, and for this to be included in
allocated time in the individuals job plan as a supporting programmed
activity (or part of one). It would be expected that the time allocated for
this would include attendance at the relevant departmental audit meeting(s)
and that such attendance would be recorded (in accordance with the Trusts
clinical audit policy). In the discharge of these responsibilities the
appointee will be expected to maintain and update his/her skills and
knowledge through appropriate continuing medical education.
INFORMATION
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
This
department is currently based across three sites within the Trust.
1. Leeds Dental Institute
2. Wharfedale Hospital
3. Leeds General Infirmary
All
inpatient services are concentrated on the Infirmary site with outpatient and
local anaesthetic services being carried out at the Dental Institute. The
department has access to a dedicated Day Case Unit based at the Dental
Institute. There is an outpatient outreach clinic at Wharfedale Hospital.
The
Department currently provides a service for secondary referrals for the local
population received from dental and medical practitioners. It also provides a
service for tertiary referrals for complex craniofacial trauma, craniofacial
deformity and oncology.
This
job is busy and exciting, and you will see a large volume of trauma,
oncology, adult and paediatric facial deformity, salivary gland, cleft
lip/palate and craniofacial surgery.
All
in-patient care and operating is undertaken at the Leeds General Infirmary
which is directly attached to the Leeds Dental Institute (LDI). Our hospital
is a specialist regional centre for cleft lip and palate, undertakes
Craniofacial and Osseodistraction surgery and is the regional Major Trauma
Centre (MTC), providing exciting experience in the management of the multiply
injured patient. The head and neck ward (L23) is located on G floor in the
Jubilee wing and is a dedicated Maxillofacial/ENT/Neurosurgery ward. The Oral
and Maxillofacial Surgery out-patient department is based at the LDI. Our
unit and department has excellent facilities of multiple consulting rooms,
dedicated minor surgical suites and a day surgery general anaesthetic
theatre, where a large volume of LA, sedation and GA work takes place.
MEDICAL
STAFF IN THE DEPARTMENT
The
Oral and Maxillofacial surgery department comprises of 11 Consultants, 4
Specialty Registrars, 2 senior clinical fellows, and 9 Specialty Dental
Surgeons. You will be part of a close knit team of 8 DCTs, 2-4 LDFTs, 1 FY1, and 1 FY2. We have a
large and dedicated nursing staff together with excellent secretarial
support. Our Unit has a strong team ethos and our aim is to deliver
exceptional care for our patients, and provide quality in our teaching and
training for our junior staff. We have close links with both the Faculty of
Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Leeds.
Maxillofacial
Consultants
All
consultants have a wide scope of practice, although their subspecialty
interests are noted below:
Mr
L.Carter Orofacial Deformity, vascular anomalies
Mr
M.Ho Head and Neck Oncology;
Mr
M Anabtawi -Head and Neck Oncology;
Prof
A.Kanatas Head and Neck Oncology; Implants, Clinical research.
Mr
C.J.Mannnion - Orofacial Deformity, salivary gland disease; Medical Education, Lead Clinician.
Mr
O.Krishnan TMJ/ Craniofacial Surgery.
Miss
S. Milne - Head and Neck Oncology. TPD for DCT
Mr
J.Parmar - Trauma/ Digital reconstruction. Regional TPD for SpRs.
Mr
A Power Trauma/Deformity/ skin cancer
Mr
Y Safdar - Head and Neck Oncology
Mr
J Douglas - Head and Neck Oncology
DUTIES
OF THE POST
The
postholder will be expected to provide first on call out of hours on-call
rota. The on call is full shift and
resident. There are non-resident
registrars as second on call, and consultants out of hours.
Outpatients
clinics
Ward
management of inpatients
Operating
theatre
Minor
oral surgery lists
Discharge
letters
Discussions
with relatives
First
on call management of the acute take
Contribution
to Clinical governance.
Assistance/supervision
of more junior colleagues.
LEVELS
OF RESPONSIBILITY
DCT3
equivalence
Participation
in the first on call rota.
TEACHING
AND RESEARCH/STUDY AND TRAINING
A
weekly formal teaching programme is provided alongside more informal on the
job training. There are opportunities to deliver teaching to both medical and
dental students. We have links with both the dental and medical school, and
the department has an impressive research record, and there are opportunities
to participate/be supported in research.
This
job is suitable for the appropriately qualified candidate to apply for DCT3
equivalence, and we will support you in this. Similarly support in gaining
CST competencies is available.
THE
LEEDS WAY VALUES
Our
values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this
as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our
staff and set out what they see as important to how we work.
Our
five values are:
Patient-centred
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered
All
our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values
Additionally
the following are core values which relate specifically to this post:
The
beliefs and attitudes that underpin effective performance within the job
role. Emphasis should be on the
requirements of the role not the individual when completing this
section. Examples might include:
quality focus, mistakes are used as a continual learning experience, honesty,
integrity etc.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of
Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across
West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible
care for our patients.
By bringing together the wide range of
skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working
differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest
quality care. By working for Leeds
Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that
change.
WYAAT
is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care
Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The
Partnerships ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and
wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that
ambition.
See
JD and PS.
