Speciality Doctor in Oral & Maxillofacial SurgeryNHS

Job summary

Ashford and St Peter's is a large acute Trust in West Surrey and one of the largest in the region. Ashford Hospital lies close to Heathrow Airport. St Peter's Hospital is situated between Chertsey and Woking. The two hospitals serve a diverse population of around 450,000 on the borders of Surrey and Middlesex. This area includes Woking, Chertsey, Walton-on-Thames, Weybridge, Ashford, Staines, Feltham and Spelthorne.

Oral Surgery clinics take place every day at both Ashford Hospital and St Peter's Hospital. Day case surgery takes place in a dedicated theatre at Ashford Hospital. Paediatric lists are undertaken at St Peter's Hospital where we have a dedicated paediatric ward

Main duties of the job

This is a Specialty Doctor post with a weekly commitment of 10 PAs.

The postholder will

• Play an active part in the management of patients under the care of the department in both emergency and elective cases.
• Develop and maintain a high standard of practice

Take an active role in all activities of the department.

Job description

The post holder will support the junior trainees and liaise closely with the nursing staff and consultants.

The job plan will include oral surgery treatment clinics with exposure to a wide range of complex cases.

The role will include clerking patients in a theatre setting.

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

This is an exciting time to join our Trust, as we work on the expansion of our theatres at Ashford Hospital and move towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures; with care delivered by dedicated, specialist teams in a modern and well-equipped environment.

We hope to use this centre to create an environment of learning and to facilitate training of the next generation of our skilled NHS workforce. Our plans are ambitious - why not, come and be a part of our journey.

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.