Substantive Consultant Orthodontist - Chester - Countess of Chester Hospital

Description

Working Part time : 5 sessions per week

Applications are invited for the substantive post of Consultant Orthodontist at The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. This is a part-time post offering 5 Programmed Activities per week.

The Countess of Chester Hospital is delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated team player to join our well established Orthodontic and Oral and Maxillofacial team.

The purpose of this post is to ensure that a comprehensive Orthodontic service is provided to the population served by The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and the successful candidate will be expected to integrate within the existing clinical team.

This opportunity is for a part-time substantive Consultant appointment in Orthodontics and is based on 5 Programmed Activities per week.

This post has arisen due to a partial retirement within the team, and the candidate will be expected to integrate within the team of existing consultants in order to provide a complete Orthodontic service for the patients served by our Trust.

The appointee will be responsible for the provision of orthodontic assessment, advice, planning and care of patients referred to the Trust.

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership.

Its services are provided from three locations:

The Countess of Chester Hospital:
providing 438 general and acute beds

Ellesmere Port Hospital:
providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility

Tarporley War Memorial Hospital:
a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000.

This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kevin O'Grady Job title: Specialty Doctor in OMFS and Clinical Lead Email address: kevin

o' Telephone number:
For further information or an informal discussion please contact Mr S Chadwick, Consultant Orthodontist, on Secretary).