Job summary
The post holder will undertake a 1 in 7 out of hours on-call rota in Prince Charles Hospital which is a busy District General Hospital. Experience will be gained in facial hard and soft tissue trauma, oro-facial infection, deformity, pathology of the jaws and oral soft tissues, facial and oral neoplasia and dento-alveolar surgery.Trainees will work in out-patient clinics, in-patient wards, A&E departments, Operating Theatres and Minor Surgery units.The surgical team comprises 4 Maxillofacial Consultants, Mr Jonathan Hulbert, Mr Neil Scott , Mr Sankar Ananth and Mr Jonathan Jones and 2 Oral Surgery Consultants, Mr Keith Smart and Professor Nick Moran.In addition, there is second on call support from Associate Specialists and Speciality Doctors.
English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply
Main duties of the job
Dental Core Training Post in Oral & maxillofacial Surgery who will work under the direction of the consultants in the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial surgery. There will be daily contact with a multidisciplinary range of staff based on the ward, in the casualty Department, in operating theatres, Outpatients, from pharmacy and administrative staff.
This training and career development post will provide exposure to a broad range of Oral & maxillofacial surgery. There will be Hospital Consultation clinics for new and review patients under the supervision of either a Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial or Oral Surgeon. In addition, there will be expose to minor oral surgery procedures, Day surgery cases and inpatient cases.
There will be study sessions for research, audit and publication activity. Attendance at relevant study days organised for local DF1 and 2 programmes will be encouraged.
Attendance and presentation to the Welsh Hospitals Dental Specialities Meeting is expected. Support for obtaining a postgraduate examination is provided.
The post is subject to regular appraisal by a named supervising Consultantand monitoring of a portfolio of workplace based assessments and logbook of activity.
The DCT2 post is recognised for M.F.D.S, MJDF & M.R.C.S. One Study Session per week is timetabled. A proportion of these sessions will be dedicated to a programme of formal teaching.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job description
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Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oBDS or equivalent dental qualification
Eligibility
Essential
- Applicants must be registered with the GDC by time of post commencement
- Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK
- Applicants must have evidence of completion of a UK Dental Core Training Year 1 programme or equivalent by the time of post commencement
- Applicants must have at least 24 months whole time equivalent (WTE) postgraduate experience to the scope of a dentist by time of post commencement
- For posts based wholly or partly in Primary care applicants must be eligible to join the Dental Performers List for England, NI Dental List (Northern Ireland), NHS Scotland Health Boards Dental List or the Dental Performers List (Wales)
- Applicants must provide evidence of ability to arrange transport to meet the requirements of the post
Fitness to Practise
Essential
- Is up to date and fit to practise safely
- Satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check in England & Wales / Disclosure Scotland (PVG) in Scotland / Access NI in Northern Ireland or equivalent
Language
Essential
- Applicants must have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English, adequate to enable effective communication about dental/medical topics with patients and colleagues as assessed by the General Dental Council
Health
Essential
- Applicants must: Meet professional health requirements (in line with GDC Standards)
Career Progression
Essential
- Be able to provide complete details of their employment history
- Have evidence that their career progression is consistent with their personal circumstances
- Have evidence that their present level of achievement and performance is commensurate with the totality of their period of training
- Not have spent more than 6 months whole time equivalent (WTE) in a UK Dental Core Training Year 2 programme by time of post commencement
Clinical Skills - Clinical Knowledge & Expertise
Essential
- Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge and awareness to full investigation of problems
- Capable of conducting operative procedures
- Personal involvement in clinical governance including clinical audit or significant event analysis
- Understand the principles and relevance of clinical research
Desirable
- Evidence of participation in research
Personal Skills
Essential
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Capacity to adjust behaviour and language as appropriate to needs of differing situations
- Capacity to think beyond the obvious, with analytical and flexible mind
- Capacity and motivation to take in others' perspectives and to treat others with understanding
- Demonstrates an understanding of a patient centred approach
- Capacity to work effectively in partnership with others as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Evidence of leadership
- Demonstrates effective organisational skills, including ability to plan and prioritise own workload to meet deadlines
- Good use of IT systems and packages
- Capacity to know limitations and be prepared to seek advice
- Potential to cope with stressful situations and undertake responsibility
- Understands, respects, and demonstrates the following values: everyone counts; improving lives; commitment to quality of care; respect and dignity; working together for patients; compassion
Professional Integrity
Essential
- oCapacity to take responsibility for own actions
- oDemonstrates respect for all
- oAble to demonstrate professional attitude
Commitment to Learning & Personal Development
Essential
- Commitment to prospective training post and demonstrates insight into the structure and benefits of Dental Core Training
- Capacity and motivation to learn from experience and constantly update skills/knowledge
- Evidence of teaching experience
Desirable
- Working towards or already obtained postgraduate qualifications (MFDS, MJDF or equivalent)
- Portfolio containing evidence of progression and development of clinical skills and professional development
- Publications
- Enthusiasm for teaching; exposure to different group/teaching methods
- Presentation
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oBDS or equivalent dental qualification
Eligibility
Essential
- Applicants must be registered with the GDC by time of post commencement
- Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK
- Applicants must have evidence of completion of a UK Dental Core Training Year 1 programme or equivalent by the time of post commencement
- Applicants must have at least 24 months whole time equivalent (WTE) postgraduate experience to the scope of a dentist by time of post commencement
- For posts based wholly or partly in Primary care applicants must be eligible to join the Dental Performers List for England, NI Dental List (Northern Ireland), NHS Scotland Health Boards Dental List or the Dental Performers List (Wales)
- Applicants must provide evidence of ability to arrange transport to meet the requirements of the post
Fitness to Practise
Essential
- Is up to date and fit to practise safely
- Satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check in England & Wales / Disclosure Scotland (PVG) in Scotland / Access NI in Northern Ireland or equivalent
Language
Essential
- Applicants must have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English, adequate to enable effective communication about dental/medical topics with patients and colleagues as assessed by the General Dental Council
Health
Essential
- Applicants must: Meet professional health requirements (in line with GDC Standards)
Career Progression
Essential
- Be able to provide complete details of their employment history
- Have evidence that their career progression is consistent with their personal circumstances
- Have evidence that their present level of achievement and performance is commensurate with the totality of their period of training
- Not have spent more than 6 months whole time equivalent (WTE) in a UK Dental Core Training Year 2 programme by time of post commencement
Clinical Skills - Clinical Knowledge & Expertise
Essential
- Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge and awareness to full investigation of problems
- Capable of conducting operative procedures
- Personal involvement in clinical governance including clinical audit or significant event analysis
- Understand the principles and relevance of clinical research
Desirable
- Evidence of participation in research
Personal Skills
Essential
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Capacity to adjust behaviour and language as appropriate to needs of differing situations
- Capacity to think beyond the obvious, with analytical and flexible mind
- Capacity and motivation to take in others' perspectives and to treat others with understanding
- Demonstrates an understanding of a patient centred approach
- Capacity to work effectively in partnership with others as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Evidence of leadership
- Demonstrates effective organisational skills, including ability to plan and prioritise own workload to meet deadlines
- Good use of IT systems and packages
- Capacity to know limitations and be prepared to seek advice
- Potential to cope with stressful situations and undertake responsibility
- Understands, respects, and demonstrates the following values: everyone counts; improving lives; commitment to quality of care; respect and dignity; working together for patients; compassion
Professional Integrity
Essential
- oCapacity to take responsibility for own actions
- oDemonstrates respect for all
- oAble to demonstrate professional attitude
Commitment to Learning & Personal Development
Essential
- Commitment to prospective training post and demonstrates insight into the structure and benefits of Dental Core Training
- Capacity and motivation to learn from experience and constantly update skills/knowledge
- Evidence of teaching experience
Desirable
- Working towards or already obtained postgraduate qualifications (MFDS, MJDF or equivalent)
- Portfolio containing evidence of progression and development of clinical skills and professional development
- Publications
- Enthusiasm for teaching; exposure to different group/teaching methods
- Presentation
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.
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.
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).
