Job Description

The Spires Cleft Centre comprises a team of multidisciplinary specialities including cleft and plastic surgeons, ENT surgeons, maxillofacial surgeons, speech therapists, geneticists, psychologists, nurses, orthodontists and restorative dentist as well as admin teams located on both hub sites. The service also works in conjunction with teams in the wider hospital and other allied services within the Trusts e.g. audiology, dental laboratory and medical photography.



The successful candidate will join an established multidisciplinary cleft team providing a service for the Spires Cleft Network on a fixed term contract for a period of 12 months. The post will be based at Salisbury Foundation Trust but surgical duties will also be carried out in Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust if patients require PHDU / PICU facilities and also University Hospital Southampton.



The Spires Cleft Centre comprises a team of multidisciplinary specialities including cleft and plastic surgeons, ENT surgeons, maxillofacial surgeons, speech therapists, geneticists, psychologists, nurses, orthodontists and restorative dentist as well as admin teams located on both hub sites. The service also works in conjunction with teams in the wider hospital and other allied services within the Trusts e.g. audiology, dental laboratory and medical photography.



The successful candidate will join an established multidisciplinary cleft team providing a service for the Spires Cleft Network on a fixed term contract for a period of 12 months. The post will be based at Salisbury Foundation Trust but surgical duties will also be carried out in Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust if patients require PHDU / PICU facilities and also University Hospital Southampton. As a senior member of the MDT the post holder would be expected to show motivational and leadership skills and encourage development of individual team members.



The successful candidate may be required to work off site and to attend network meetings and therefore the use of a vehicle or other form of transport will be necessary to meet these requirements.



To find out more about the role and living and working in Salisbury please see our interactive candidate information pack.



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



To find out more about the role and living and working in Salisbury please see our interactive candidate information pack.