Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

Total PA's: 10.25

On-Call: 1:7 Category A at 5%

We are delighted to be able to offer the opportunity for a highly motivated and ambitious Consultant Surgeon with a special interest in Head and Neck Cancer, as well as Skin Cancer to join our team. 

This is a new post created to meet the increasing demands of the Head & Neck cancer service.

We are looking for a Consultant Surgeon with drive and vision to enhance our quality patient centred service.  The post is based at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth, with the possibility of providing a visiting role to St Mary’s Hospital on the Isle of Wight. 

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust has a vision to be recognised as a world-class hospital, leading the field through innovative healthcare solutions, focusing on the best outcomes for our patients, delivered in a safe, caring, and inspiring environment.

Main Duties of the Role

We aim to recruit an outstanding and forward-thinking Maxillofacial Head & Neck Surgeon, who will undertake inpatient surgery as a part of the Head & Neck MDT, and a spectrum of maxillofacial care, and contribute to the 1:7 Maxillofacial general on-call rota.  The postholder will also provide outpatient clinics and surgical sessions under local anaesthetic in support of the wide range of maxillofacial care provided within the department.  There is also the requirement to give on-site support and input as needed in relation to other related PHU specialties, and provide training and support for our junior staff.

Full GMC registration is required (GDC optional), with a licence to practice. 

The Department

Maxillofacial Surgery is based within the Head and Neck Care Group, which comprises the Departments of: ENT and Audio-Vestibular Medicine, Audiology, Maxillo-Facial Surgery, and Ophthalmology. The MFU has a team of specialists providing orthodontics, oral surgery and restorative dentistry as part of dental and surgical MDT care. We have a fully equipped MFU laboratory with highly skilled specialist technicians providing the support for rehabilitation post surgery and complex care.

Queen Alexandra Hospital is a large modern acute medical facility with a state of the art ITU, large theatre complex and an on-site Radiotherapy and Oncology centre.  The ENT Department provides a full range of emergency and elective ENT services. These include: Specialist Otology (including cochlear implantation, bone anchored hearing aids and middle ear prostheses), Specialist Rhinology, Paediatric ENT, Head and Neck Surgery and Skull Base Surgery. The Head and Neck Unit is housed on Ward E10.  This is a dedicated unit for all Head & Neck inpatients with an ambulatory service for emergency care.

The main outpatient department is situated at the QAH site and the consultants and managerial staff share a modern and integrated office facility close to the outpatient department. We run peripheral out patient clinics across South East Hampshire, West Sussex sites and the Isle of Wight. The post holder may be required to undertake such peripheral clinics.

What can we offer you?

You will have the opportunity to develop your interests with the support of consultant colleagues.

Flexible working so you can balance personal interests, family life and work more effectively. We believe that our ability to attract high calibre staff will be enhanced by the fact that we can offer terms and conditions of employment best suited to individual circumstances and priorities.

Encouragement and support will be given so that you can continue your professional development.

Contact us today!

Additional Department Information

Job Description

Job Plan

Essential

• Full GMC registration with a license to practice
• FRCS OMFS
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery or within 6 months of obtaining CCST (or equivalent) in OMFS
• Registerable dental degree

Desirable

• International/National Head and Neck Fellowship

Clinical Experience

• Broad clinical training in the speciality of OFMS
• Experience of free tissue transfer in the head and neck for Oral and Skin reconstruction

Clinical Skills

• Demonstrable skills and experience of Maxillofacial Surgery
• Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy experience would be desirable
• Understanding of clinical risk management

Knowledge

• Able to demonstrate appropriate level of clinical knowledge
• Knowledge and use of evidence-based practice
• IT skills
• Effective, confident presentation ability
• Experience in and outside speciality

Other

• Evidence of participation in audit
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Experience of clinical supervision of OMFS Registrars and Dental Core Trainees
• Teaching
• Publications
• Prizes and honours
• Logical thinking, problem solving and decision making

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.   

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.