Job overview

The Oral and Maxillofacial services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital are incorporated within the Head & Neck Service. The post would suit a trainee returning to the specialty after core training or during second degree. This post will have general Maxillofacial activity.

You will work as part of a team led by four Consultants, supported by six Speciality Doctors. You will be involved in a full range of clinical activities related to Maxillofacial Surgery.

You will be part of the 1:6 on-call rota. This covers the activity from the A&E department and inpatient support. In addition to this the appointee will be expected to cover general Maxillofacial emergencies.

Main duties of the job

·         To provide a full range of Oral and Maxillofacial advice and treatment

·         Admission and discharge of inpatients

·         To ensure a high-quality standard of evidence-based clinical care is maintained

·         To maintain accurate clinical and statistical records of all activities undertaken on behalf of the Princess Alexandra NHS Hospital Trust

·         To maintain personal professional competency and appropriate development

·         To carry out the duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with Trust policies

·         Required to comply with all relevant national and local statutory and

mandatory requirements including Health & Safety and Infection Control

Working for our organisation

Our Organisation 

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.