Specialty Doctor in Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery

The opportunity has arisen for an experienced Full-time Specialty Doctor with a responsibility in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. The successful applicant will join an existing team of 6 Speciality Doctors to provide high quality Maxillofacial care. The successful candidate would deliver outpatient clinics for general routine maxillofacial patients and perform surgical procedures; including Day Case theatre. The post holder would be expected to work in a team and to participate in departmental meetings.

The appointee will be expected to fulfil the following duties with the agreed Job Plan. The appointee will, together with senior colleagues, be responsible for the provision of a comprehensive Maxillofacial Service. The successful candidate will work flexibly and co-operatively with other members of the team to provide a high quality, comprehensive service within this teaching hospital environment. The main roles and responsibility are the diagnosing, managing and treating of patients referred to the service. This will involve conducting outpatient clinics and undertaking surgical interventions and systemic treatment. The clinical elements will be agreed with the management team prior to commencing in post.

Every day, our teams at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) make a difference. We save lives, we improve lives, and we usher in new life. We are proud to play a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of people in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and our surrounding communities. With more than 20,000 colleagues, we are the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, serving more than 2.5m residents of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and a further four million people across the East Midlands and beyond. Our Trust spans over three sites including Queen's Medical Centre (QMC), Nottingham City Hospital and Ropewalk House. We provide a range of national and internationally renowned specialist services, and we are at the forefront of new surgical procedures and research programmes. We are home to the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre, the Nottingham Children's Hospital and in partnership with the University of Nottingham we host a Biomedical Research Centre carrying out vital research into hearing, digestive diseases, respiratory, musculoskeletal disease, mental health and imaging. As a teaching hospital, we are instrumental in the education and training of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. We are proud of our strong relationships with universities across the East Midlands, including the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and Loughborough University.