Locum Consultant Surgeon - Maxillofacial

The department is based within the Head and Neck Clinical Services Centre, which comprises the Departments of: ENT and Audio-Vestibular Medicine, Audiology, Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Ophthalmology and Dermatology. The MFU has a team of specialists providing orthodontics, oral surgery and restorative dentistry as part of dental and surgical MDT care. We have a fully equipped MFU laboratory with highly skilled specialist technicians providing the support for rehabilitation post-surgery and complex care. Clinical support staff including nursing, technical and administration staff numbers are in place to support this post.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

The appointee will join the Maxillofacial Team as a Consultant Surgeon and will be expected to participate in all aspects of department activity with particular focus on the management of Head and neck cancer patients, reconstruction and skin cancer surgery.

The post will be based at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Maxillofacial Department with a possible visiting role to St, Marys Hospital in the Isle of Wight (clinics and day case surgery only). Full participation in teaching, audit and research will be expected. The Trust runs a mentorship scheme which is accessible to all new consultants.

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Qualifications

Desirable: - International /National Head and neck fellowship

Experience

Essential: - Broad clinical training in the speciality of OFMS; - Experience of free tissue transfer in the head and neck for Oral and Skin reconstruction

Additional criteria