Dental Core Training Year 1 Oral Surgery

Dental Core Training Year 1 Oral Surgery

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The closing date is 03 March 2026

We are recruiting for a suitably experienced dental graduate to fill a DCT 1 post that complements and supports our existing DCT1 post holders.

The post offers exposure to, and training in, many aspects of oral and maxillofacial surgery. Although a locum appointment for service, it is our intention to provide the necessary support to enable the post holder to achieve the expected DCT 2 competencies for DCT 2 equivalence at the end of their post in Worcestershire.

During the period as post-holder you will be part of the oral and maxillofacial surgery on‑call surgical team. Your responsibility will be to take acute referrals of patients with oral and maxillofacial conditions and to look after the OMFS inpatients.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester.

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient‑centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

The concept of a two year dental foundation programme builds on the UK Departments of Health white paper Creating the Future:
Modernising Careers for Salaried Dentists in Primary Care that is broadly comparable to the structured two year General Professional Training (GPT) programme which has been available for a proportion of graduates in the UK. The principal benefits of a dental foundation programme are:

• Improved care for patients with particular emphasis on safety and standards
• Improved training opportunities for the dental workforce in the UK
• Flexible training pathways tailored to meet the needs of the service and personal development needs of dental graduates
• Streamlined training to enable a greater proportion of care to be delivered by trained staff
• Improved recruitment and retention of the dental workforce in the UK

Dental Core Training For the majority of foundation dentists this will involve 6 or 12 month posts in Hospital Dental Services /Salaried Dental Services. Other models may include experience in primary care.

• Eligible for full GDC Registration with a Licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• MB ChB, MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Satisfactory completion of F1 training, or equivalent.
• ALS Certification.
• ATLS Certification.
• Membership examination with the relevant UK Royal College.

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively.
• Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit.

• Ability to work effectively as a multidisciplinary team member, including under periods of pressure.
• Enquiring, critical approach to work with a commitment to continuing Medical Education and Professional Development.
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies.
• Flexible approach to work…