HEE Yorkshire and the Humber- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Pinderfields General Hospital, Wakefield

 

Description of Training Post

Trainees will join an enthusiastic and supportive department providing all aspects of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery including trauma, head and neck cancer and facial deformity. The Oral and Facial Surgery department is based in Pinderfields hospital but we also have activity at peripheral sites including Dewsbury and Pontefract hospitals. 

The department has five resident consultants in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, three Oral Surgery specialists and four Specialty Dentists in OMFS. The head and neck oncology service is led by two visiting surgeons from Leeds. We work closely alongside our Orthodontic department who provide complex treatment to patients with facial deformity and cleft lip/palate.

As an OMFS DCT you will not directly provide orthodontic care for patients, but you will have opportunities to complete audits/quality improvement projects with our orthodontic colleagues. There are ample opportunities to develop surgical skills and undertake dentoalveolar procedures involving flap raising/bone removal under local anaesthetic, sedation and general anaesthetic. We have a very strong ethos regarding clinical governance and you will have the opportunity to undertake and publish audits/case reports. You will also take part in monthly meetings where there are opportunities to present.

Pattern of Working

• One in seven on-call rota. On-call shifts from 8am-8pm for daytime and 8pm-8am for nights
• 2^nd on-call on site from 8am-5pm and covered by Leeds 2^nd on-call from 5pm-8am.
• No head and neck oncology inpatients
• Regular MOS sessions and weekly theatre sessions with consultants/staff grades.

WK	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Friday	Sat/Sun
1	Nights	Nights	Nights	Nights	OFF	OFF
2	Theatre	MOS/Admin	Clinic	OFF	Nights	Nights
3	OFF	OFF	OFF	MOS/Admin	Clinic/MOS	OFF
4	Day on-call	Day on-call	Day on-call	Day on-call	OFF	OFF
5	Admin	Theatre/MOS	MOS/Clinic	Oncology/OFF	Day on-call	Day on-call
6	OFF	OFF	MOS/Clinic	Theatre	Theatre	OFF
7	Theatre	Clinic	MOS/Clinic	Oncology/MOS	Admin/MOS	OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

Location

Wakefield is located centrally within Yorkshire and is easily commutable from Leeds or any other area of West Yorkshire. The city has excellent rail links and the regional motorways are close by. Travel to Dewsbury hospital/Pontefract hospital will be required. Free hospital shuttle bus available. 

DCT1s appointed to this role will have an Introduction to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Course (ITOMS) on 29th and 30th August 2024.

For further information please contact - neil.horisk@nhs.net

 

 

Testimonial

I have really enjoyed my 2 years at Pinderfields General Hospital working as a dental core trainee. There is a healthy balance of on call commitments, theatre exposure, clinics and of course time for rest and recuperation.

The induction lasts for 2 weeks and covers all areas of how to manage patients within a hospital - including how to take blood, manage facial lacerations and drain intra / extra oral abscesses. I felt very supported and was allowed to develop my surgical skills but also develop in other areas such an excising skin cancer!

The consultants are very approachable and keen to help you progress both clinically and academically – several DCT’s have presented at international conferences and also published in well-known journals, such as the British Dental Journal. I would encourage anyone looking to explore a DCT role in OMFS to apply to Pinderfields.

Dary Jones OMFS DCT2