OMFS Specialty Dentist - fixed term locum

Applications are invited for a Speciality Dentist in the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. This is a full time post - 10 sessions a week; however, the Trust would consider consider a job share arrangement., Out-patient Department: The role will contain routine attendance of new and follow up clinics for Oral and OMF Surgery patient care. There is a wide variety of pathologies treated within the department (cleft, orthognathic, salivary gland, oral medicine etc.) and the opportunity to be present at multi-disciplinary meetings and clinics.

The successful candidate will assess and perform independent minor operations under local anaesthesia for adults or children and undertake teaching and supervision of exodontia and minor oral surgery to postgraduate training grades.

Theatre: Assisting consultants on Main and Day Surgery theatre lists. General anaesthetic lists may be available to undertake surgical treatment, including treatment of impacted and ectopic teeth.

The successful candidate(s) will be fully integrated into the departmental clinics and out-patient treatment lists as well as involvement with theatres. There is no on call requirement for this post. We are looking for a dynamic, keen clinician to assess and treat adult and paediatric patients referred to our department under the care of both Oral and OMFS Consultants. The post holder will work with an extended team to support the Oral and Maxillofacial and Orthodontic Consultants deliver a comprehensive elective and emergency oral and maxillofacial service, supporting the DCTs managing in-patients and emergencies.

Candidates must have 3 years full-time relevant experience post-graduation, or equivalent and be fully registered with the General Dental Council.

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff., Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.