Job summary
- Main area
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Grade
- Dental Core Trainee
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term 12 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 269-MD996
- Employer
- Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Salisbury
- Salary
- £54,499 - £67,325 per annum pro rata if part time
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
OMFS Dental Core Trainee
Dental Core Trainee
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Job overview
The department is looking to recruit a full time Trust Grade in Oral and OMF Surgery equivalent to DCT1. The department would consider a job share arrangement. The successful candidate(s) will be fully integrated into the departmental clinics and out-patient treatment lists as well as involvement with theatres, in-patients and on call.
Main duties of the job
Out-patient Department: The role will contain routine attendance of new and follow up clinics for Oral & OMFS 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, including orthognathic, restorative, oral/orthodontic and CBCT.
The successful candidate will perform independent and supervised minor operations under local anaesthesia, and supervised treatments with intravenous sedation. Previous DCTs have completed a SAAD course during their year, although this is not guaranteed. Full range of level 2 and 3 oral surgery is provided.
Theatre and In-patients: Supervised general anaesthetic lists including treatment of impacted and ectopic teeth provides an excellent opportunity to improve surgical skills. Management of inpatients including access to the full range of OMFS surgery.
On Call: On call provision is based in Salisbury Monday to Friday 8am to 9pm on a 1 in 4 basis.
Working for our organisation
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.
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.
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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BDS (or equivalent)
- Full GDC registration with a licence to practice
- Core skills in English Language - PLAB1 / 2 if not first language
Aptitude / Job motivation
Essential criteria
- Evidence of team working
- Good written communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of IT literacy
Experience / Clinical skills
Essential criteria
- Foundation Training or equivalent Management of patients Good, sound, general skills
- Able to recognise serious illness
Desirable criteria
- Understand audit principles
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Annalise McNair
- Job title
- Clinical Lead for Oral and Maxillofacial Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01722 336262
- Additional information
Ext: 3300
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