Job Description

The department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust delivers specialist elective surgical treatments to patients from the Rotherham area, providing in-patient and day surgery operating, out-patient Minor Oral Surgery, and out-patient clinics at Rotherham General Hospital. In addition, the department provides a specialist OMFS emergency service for patients from the catchment areas of Rotherham, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals. The Maxillofacial Surgery Unit at Rotherham General Hospital treats the full spectrum of OMFS diagnoses. Special interests within the department are head and neck cancer surgery, salivary gland surgery, including the management of salivary gland calculi using sialendoscopy, orthognathic surgery, the surgical management of skin cancers of the head and neck, and implant surgery.



In addition, the department treats a large volume of maxillofacial trauma, and the consultants in the department are experienced in the use of up-to-date techniques such as orbital reconstruction using custom-made orbital implants, and the management of fractures of the mandibular condyle with endoscopically assisted fixation. Approximately 350 emergency cases are operated on in the department each year. The post is based at Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust for on call, with clinical duties both in Rotherham General Hospital and Mexborough Montagu Hospital. There is middle grade support for the Junior Doctors and a strong commitment to teaching from senior staff..



The on call commitment is a 1:8 full shift rota. The OMFS department has a weekly teaching programme, in addition to bimonthly audit / clinical effectiveness meetings. Rotherham Hospital has an excellent postgraduate medical education and clinical skills department. The provision of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery services for Rotherham, Doncaster and Worksop is delivered from the OMFS departments at Rotherham General Hospital and Mexborough Montagu Hospital, Doncaster.



All acute operating and elective major operating takes place at Rotherham General Hospital. Day surgery services, out-patient Minor Oral Surgery operating, and out-patient clinics are delivered on both sites. The Trust Doctor (Core Trainee level) will spend the majority of their time at Rotherham General Hospital, but will also rotate to Mexborough Montagu Hospital, where they will attend out-patient clinics and day surgery theatres, according to a rolling timetable. 1:8/1:10 on call covering nights and weekends.



The DCT on call will take referrals from A&E and other trusts while managing inpatients admitted under the care of OMFS.