Junior Dental Fellow

This post would suit a clinician/trainee motivated for self-directed learning and interested in taking advantage of the wide range of surgical experience available in this large teaching hospital which cover Dento alveolar surgery, Facial trauma, deformity (including cleft), oncology, TMJ surgery, vascular malformations and joint cases with Neurosurgeons - Consultant clinics, theatre lists & ward work allow trainees to develop knowledge & understanding of Oral & Maxillofacial conditions, as well as the general principles of emergency & in-patient care, medical management & surgical/ward skills.

- Our busy unit will also improve your time-management, communication and teamwork.

- The department provides a comprehensive Oral and Maxillofacial service with most NUH OMFS consultants sharing routine/emergency referrals and trauma management (with inclusion of Lincoln consultants for on-call Rota). However, there is also sub-specialisation in Maxillofacial oncology, congenital and acquired deformity, sleep apnoea & TMJ disorders etc.,

• Assist in the routine care of patients, undertaking examination, diagnosis and treatment planning, both on the ward and in the out-patient department.
• Participate in ward rounds and then monitor the progress of in-patients.
• Undertake effective hand over of patients to colleagues.
• Keep up-to-date patient records using IT where relevant and making sure that all written records are legible and dated.
• Prescribe and administer treatment in line with departmental guidelines, reporting any changes in progress to the senior clinician on duty.
• Assist as required at operative procedures.

Every day, our teams at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) make a difference. We save lives, we improve lives, and we usher in new life. We are proud to play a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of people in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and our surrounding communities.

With more than 20,000 colleagues, we are the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, serving more than 2.5m residents of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and a further four million people across the East Midlands and beyond. Our Trust spans over three sites including Queen's Medical Centre (QMC), Nottingham City Hospital and Ropewalk House.

We provide a range of national and internationally renowned specialist services, and we are at the forefront of new surgical procedures and research programmes. We are home to the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre, the Nottingham Children's Hospital and in partnership with the University of Nottingham we host a Biomedical Research Centre carrying out vital research into hearing, digestive diseases, respiratory, musculoskeletal disease, mental health and imaging.