Locum Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Head and Neck

This is an exciting opportunity for a Locum Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon to join our department at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We are a busy unit with strong collaborative working relationships with ENT, Oncology and Dermatology. This is a fantastic opportunity to help the delivery of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery service to patients of Gloucestershire and surrounding areas. This advertisement is for a consultant with an sub-specialist interest in Head and Neck Cancer., The purpose of this post is to provide Consultant care within the Trust's Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery service. As a senior employee of the Trust, the post-holder will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust's patients. Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:-

• To ensure the provision of a first class clinical service
• To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
• To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
• To undertake all work in accordance with the Trust's procedures and operating policies
• To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust's and Division's services plans
• To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Surgery Division or the Trust
  
  Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.
  
  This is a 12 month fixed term position to fill a temporary vacancy in the department. It will be based at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. The appointee will maintain the delivery of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery service to patients of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, with a specialist interest in Head & Neck Cancer and reconstruction. Other subspecialist interests would be welcomed.
This is a full-time post. Job share applicants are also welcome. There is an established OMFS H&N service with a significant workload and friendly multidisciplinary team. The service includes:
• Weekly MDT meeting and multidisciplinary clinic
• Microvascular reconstruction working alongside current OMFS surgeon
• Excellent, friendly multidisciplinary team with longstanding good collaborative relationships
• Reliable access to elective critical care beds
• On site Restorative Dental Consultant
• Oral surgery led osteoradionecrosis clinics
• Multidisciplinary prehab clinics