Reconstructive Science
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Reconstructive Science – King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Reconstructive Science – North Bristol NHS Trust
As a consortium, we have students of all three academic years studying with us simultaneously. All students will attend all units over 3 years in an approximate rotation format of 6-weekly periods in the 1st year and longer 12-weekly periods in the 2nd and 3rd years. This means, ideally, there is one student in one unit at each time. This timetable will be provided by your Training Officer. One of these units will be your allocated ‘Host Unit’ (2024 will be Bristol), from which you will receive your fixed term contract, salary and educational training support expenses. The manager at this unit (Amy Davey) will be the Training Officer and main point of contact. The other units will provide an honorary contract to work in each hospital. Mandatory training will be required (and sometimes duplicated) at all hospital trusts.
Reconstructive Science – Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
The cranio-maxillofacial prosthetic service at The QVH is the largest of its type in the UK. The department provides assessment, device treatment and ongoing prosthetic support for patients that require an artificial ear, nose, eye, jaw (obturator) or section of face. In addition to prosthetic restoration, we also treat patients that require head/neck pressure therapy splints for the management of post-burn scarring. Using the latest 3D technologies, the onsite maxillofacial laboratory is able to design and manufacture surgical implants such as titanium skull plates (for cranioplasty) and silicone elastomer body/chest implants (for plastic surgery). Custom made medical devices may be used to treat head and neck patients that have had cancer, burns or other traumatic injury to the skull, eyes, face and jaws. Prostheses are also used to treat those born without an ear, eye or a section of their face/jaws. Safe application of the latest head and neck reconstructive science techniques, an optimal prosthetic outcome and a consistent approach to the ongoing management of patients in our care are the key objectives of our staff. The onsite prosthetic clinic at QVH is open from 8.30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday and the team are happy to answer queries from patients or healthcare colleagues, regarding prostheses, appliances and medical devices for the head and neck. There is also an out of hours, on-call service, for emergency-urgent episodes at evenings and weekends. The service is licensed with the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), and is a National School of Healthcare Science recognised training centre for the speciality of Reconstructive Sciences.
Reconstructive Science – University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
We are offering an exciting training opportunity for an ambitious and dedicated person looking to start their Healthcare Science Career by training in a large teaching hospital: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this. Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to: Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives. UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their ‘whole self’ to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work. University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital. We look forward to welcoming you to our team!
The Department of Maxillofacial Prosthetics is MHRA registered and has a QMS in line with BSI ISO 13485-Currently working toward BSI ISO 13485 Certification We are an accredited training department with the National School of Healthcare Science in conjunction with the MSC/MSc STP Reconstructive Science training programme. The department has its own Virtual Surgical Planning suite hosting Materialise and Freeform Software. There are dedicated 3D printing facilities on site housing an array of 3D printers to deliver point of care to facilitate cutting edge services. The Department provides a specialist service to the following specialities at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. 1. Maxillofacial Surgery ( Including Major Trauma Centre ) 2. Craniofacial Surgery ( Supra Regional Unit ) 3. Cleft Unit ( Regional Unit ) 4. ENT 5. Plastic Surgery and Burns ( Regional Unit ) 6. Neurosurgery ( Regional Unit ) 7. Breast Clinic 8. RCDM 9. Dermatology 10. Paediatric Microtia Service ( Birmingham Children’s Hospital).