Medinet is recruiting consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeons for a four-month post supporting outpatient and minor operation services at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. The work centres on around 24 adult clinic patients a day and 8 to 10 minor operations, mostly excising head and neck skin cancers under local anaesthetic. Shifts cover weekdays and weekends from 7.30am to 6pm and include fast-track oral patients through to result review. Applicants must hold dual medicine and dentistry qualifications and be on the GMC Specialist Register.
What the job involves
- Run outpatient clinics seeing approximately 24 adult patients a day
- Perform minor operations on 8 to 10 patients a day
- Carry out skin procedures under local anaesthetic, mainly for skin cancers and lesions of the head and neck, including the scalp, ears, nose and lips
- Excise basal cell carcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas
- Undertake skin grafts or flap reconstruction where clinically required and within competence
- Review investigation results, prepare result letters and dictate correspondence for benign findings
- Support fast-track oral patients from initial consultant assessment and onward procedures through to result review
What’s required
Qualifications
- Suitably qualified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon (OMFS/MaxFax)
- Dual qualifications in medicine and dentistry
Registration & licences
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register
Experience
- Relevant experience in outpatient clinics and minor operations
- Maxillofacial experience clearly demonstrated in an up-to-date CV
Skills & knowledge
- Competence in appropriate skin procedures under local anaesthetic
Other
- Logbook or summary of skin procedures undertaken, showing those performed competently and any outside scope of practice
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
