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Job Description

The Department

The Oral Surgery department has a total of 13 fully equipped dental units within 5 separate areas occupying floor 2 west wing. Additionally the General Anaesthetic suite has facilities for treating children on an outpatient basis under both short and Day Stay Anaesthesia together with anaesthetist led Propofol sedation. The Oral surgery team consists of Mr M Murphy, Consultant Oral Surgeon and Head of Service, Mr P G J Rout, Consultant in Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology, Mrs Harriet Anstey, Consultant Oral Surgeon and Professor T Dietrich, Professor in Oral Surgery supported by Associate Specialists, Specialty Dentists, 2 SpR’s, an ACF and an ACL. Full Oral and Maxillofacial technical support is available.

Oral Medicine is a busy clinical area, located on Floor 2 East clinic. The Consultants responsible are Mr J Hamburger (Senior Lecturer/ Consultant) and Mrs A Richards (Consultant) supported by an Associate Specialist, 3 SpR’s , including an ACF and an ACL, DCT’s, and 2 recently appointed part-time Specialty Dentists.

Clinical Attachments

The clinical duties of the SHO in Oral Surgery will involve outpatient care of patients at the Birmingham Dental Hospital involving all aspects of Oral Surgery. This will include attendance at new patient clinics and also treating patients on their own dedicated minor oral surgery sessions. Consultation clinics may also be held at the Boots Outreach Centre in Birmingham City Centre. In Oral Medicine you will work closely with senior staff members on those clinics. Experience will be gained in carrying out a full range of diagnostic tests including biopsies. A liaison psychiatrist is attached to the clinic twice a month, managing patients with oral dysaesthesias. Certain clinics are involved in undergraduate teaching and there will also be opportunities to gain experience on these clinics.

Education

Postgraduate education is actively encouraged and the SHO will have the opportunity of attending the regional study programme, specialist study sessions and participate in the departmental audit programme. The departments have a strong research interest and opportunities are available for involvement in a variety of projects.

Attachment Objectives

The aim of this post is to broaden knowledge and gain experience in the management and treatment of patients requiring primary and secondary oral surgery procedures and to acquire skills in oral surgery beyond those attained as an undergraduate. To provide you with an understanding of the range of diseases and conditions which affect the oral mucosa and associated tissues and the biological bases for these conditions. To gain experience in the management of these patients and treat those with complex medical problems. The units encourage a multidisciplinary team approach and your time in the post should provide you with opportunities to develop diagnostic and clinical skills and allow greater understanding and experience of managing patients in hospital based specialist services.

Key Relationships

To establish effective working relation with the following:

Performance Management

All employees have a responsibility to participate in regular appraisal with their manager and to identify performance standards of the post. As part of the appraisal process every employee is responsible for participating in identifying their own training and development need to meet their KSF outline.

Health & Safety At Work

Attention is drawn to the responsibility of all employees to take reasonable care for the health & safety of themselves and other people who may be affected by their actions at work.

Equal Opportunities

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from people irrespective of age, gender, race and disability.

Safeguarding

It is the responsibility of every member of staff to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults from abuse. All staff are expected to undertake mandatory training relevant to the role. All staff should familiarise themselves with the Trust Policy on “Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults” which is available on the Trust’s intranet.

The Trust is committed to the safeguarding of children and young people and has signed up to the Birmingham Safeguarding Children Board Policy and Procedures with which the post holder must be familiar with and adhere to. It is the post holder’s responsibility to attend mandatory training with regard to child protection as per the Trust’s Policy and Guidance.

Smoking

The Trust operates a No Smoking policy.

Mobility

Whilst the post holder will be based at the Birmingham Dental Hospital this is a Trust wide appointment and travel around the Trust may be required. Flexibility with regard to timetabling will be expected of the successful candidate.

Confidentiality

Your attention is drawn to the confidential nature of information collected within the National Health Service. The unauthorised use or disclosures of patient or other personal information is regarded as gross misconduct and will be subject to the Trust’s Disciplinary Procedure and, in the case of both computerised and paper-based information, could result in a prosecution for an offence or action for civil damages under the Data Protection Act 1998.

Job Description

This job description will be subject to discussion and reviewed on an annual basis within the appraisal process.

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