Locum Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon – General: Sponsorship Available

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Job summary

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is looking for a full-time Locum Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery. This post is one focusing on general OMFS with opportunity to expand into sub-specialty of choice. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a team of supportive consultants providing Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Services to the County of Shropshire and a substantial part of the adjacent Welsh County of Powys.

Main duties of the job

Main Clinical duties include:

  • We are looking for consultant Colleague to undertake work in generality of OMFS which covers patient streams from both Telford & Shrewsbury. The post will also include dedicated new 2 week wait pathway clinics.
  • There will be opportunity to expand scope of practice in sup-specialty of interest depending on service needs.
  • You will undertake Outpatient Clinics at both Hospitals with a main inpatient base and dedicated Head and Neck ward at Princess Royal Hospital, Telford.
  • You will undertake both daycase and inpatient operating which is mostly based at the Royal Princess Hospital at Telford. There is the main theatre complex as well as newly built elective hub for day case procedures.
  • There is a 1 in 4 on-call rota to provide cover of daytime on-call activity and elective inpatient operating.
  • To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team.
  • To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.
  • To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MBBS, MBChB or equivalent medical qualification
  • Possession of both a medical degree and Dental degree from UK recognised institutions

Desirable

  • Current ATLS provider certificate
  • ATLS trainer status
  • MFDS or equivalent
  • Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons, or equivalent

Entry Criteria

Essential

  • Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Dental Council (GDC)
  • To be eligible for consideration for a consultant appointment by an Advisory Appointments Committee (AAC), candidates must be fully registered on the UK General Medical Council’s Specialist Register for Intensive Care Medicine and /or Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine or Acute Medicine/Medicine. We welcome applications from candidates who are within six months of achieving Specialist Registration through either the Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or the Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR)
  • Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Exit Examination in Oral Surgery or equivalent
  • Successful completion of an SAC recommended and approved 5 year minimum training programme in Oral Surgery, or within 6 months of completion
  • 5 years of training within the NHS required for the specialty with evidence of validated surgical logbooks

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 3 September 2026

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