Job responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The clinical duties of the post include the following:

• The appointees will share responsibility for the delivery of high quality care to the patients presenting to the department
• The appointees will support the clinical decision making of junior medical and dental staff
• The appointees will take part in a 1:6 on-call rota weekdays and weekends. The rota will be shared between 3/4 Specialty Doctors and 2/3 Specialist Registrars. They will be non-resident on-call overnight and will have days off after the night/weekend in-call.
• The appointees will supervise A/E clinics undertaken by DCTs when they are daytime on-call

Education and training:

The appointees will assist and participate in the development of postgraduate training for DCTs, SpRs, and other staff as appropriate

Audit

The appointee will promote evidence based practice, respond appropriately to NICE guidance and change their own and others clinical practice in response to new clinical developments

The post holder will undertake and supervise relevant clinical audit topics

They will be involved in risk management and quality assurance

The appointee should remain up to date and engaged in CME/CPD as per GDC guidelines

They should respond appropriately to complaints and critical incidents

The post holder will be expected to take part in Trust Clinical Governance meetings.

Learning and Development:

The post holder will be expected to attend mandatory training updates as required.

The post holder will undertake training as necessary in line with the development of the post and as agreed with the line manager as part of the personal development process.

They will achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and professional development within agreed timescales.

The post holder will be expected to identify their own learning needs and jointly plan their training requirements with their line manager

They will participate in the Trusts appraisal process to discuss how their role will help deliver the best possible care to our patients and help to deliver any changes in service.

The post holder accepts that they will also perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the appropriate consultant, in consultation, where practicable, with their colleagues, both senior and junior. While it has been agreed between the professions that they will perform such duties, the Secretary of State stresses that additional commitments arising under this sub-section are exceptions and you should not be required to undertake work of this kind for prolonged periods or on a regular basis.

Experience/Qualifications

Essential

• oBasic medical degree
• oDental or Medical degree or appropriate specialist qualification
• oFull GMC or GDC Registration with a licence to practice
• oAdvanced Life Support Certificate from the Resuscitation Council UK or equivalent

Desirable

• oHigher Degree

Clinical Skills and Experience

Essential

• oExperience in the management of dental pathology, oral pathology and facial pain
• oExperienced in undertaking dental extractions, including surgical extractions, and intra-oral biopsies

Desirable

• oExperience in the management of head and neck skin cancer
• oExperience in undertaking temporal artery biopsies

Knowledge

Desirable

• oBreadth of experience in and outside specialty

Organisation and Planning

Essential

• oExperience and ability to work in multi-professional teams
• oUnderstanding of: NHS / Clinical governance / Resource constraints

Desirable

• oEvidence of managerial skills: Achievements / Course attended

Teaching Skills

Essential

• oEvidence of an interest and commitment to teaching

Desirable

• oRecognised teaching qualification

Academic and Research

Essential

• oEvidence of participation in audit

Desirable

• oResearch experience
• oPublications
• oPrizes and honours

Career Progression

Essential

• oAppropriate progression of career to date

Personal Attributes

Essential

• oEvidence of:- Good communication skills both oral and written

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).