Consultant Oral Surgeon: Sponsorship Available

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Job summary

Applications are
invited for full time Consultant in Oral Surgery. This is a new post that
will join a well-established maxillofacial surgical team to provide contemporary
management of complex oral surgery patients. Applicants are required to be on the GDC
Specialist Register in Oral Surgery and have their CCT in Oral Surgery (or be
within six months of obtaining it by the interview date). Experience and
familiarity with UK hospital systems and practices or equivalent is essential.

We are presenting the
opportunity to join a team of dedicated professionals who enjoy working
collectively in a supportive, enthusiastic and caring department. The Oral
Maxillofacial Surgery team provide services across Worcestershire at our three hospital sites including Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Alexandra Hospital,
Redditch and Kidderminster Treatment Centre.

Interested candidates are invited to contact Mr K McVeigh to discuss
the opportunity.

AAC Interview date: 15/10/26

*JD is pending college approval

Main duties of the job

We are looking to expand existing colleagues activity with a full time Consultant Oral Surgeon post in recognition of the complimentary benefits this will bring to the service.

Clinical work will include complex oral surgery, surgical support for orthodontic treatment and head and neck oncology patients. There is a long established working relationship with Worcestershire Community Dental Services and this will be further strengthened by this post.

Opportunities will also exist for interested candidates to in areas including clinical management and leadership, governance and postgraduate education and training. The recent opening on a Medical School in the city of Worcester provides exciting opportunities in undergraduate education.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in Oral Surgery.
  • Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty.
  • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
  • Expertise in sub-specialty.
  • Current BLS certification.

Desirable

  • Post graduate sedation qualification.
  • Post graduate teaching qualification.
  • Additional post CCST development over 2 years as recommended by SAC in Oral Surgery.

Management and Administrative Experience

Essential

  • Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively.
  • Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service.
  • Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities.
  • Ability to manage and lead the specialty firm and multi-disciplinary team.
  • Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit.

Desirable

  • Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate.
  • Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making.

Teaching Experience

Essential

  • Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines.
  • Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates.

Desirable

  • Ability to supervise postgraduate research.

Other requirements

Essential

  • An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues.
  • Able to meet the travel requirements of the job and return to the hospital within 30 minutes when on call.

Research Experience

Essential

  • Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.
  • An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiative.

Desirable

  • Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last 5 years.
  • Evidence of having undertaken original research.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GDC Registration with a Licence to practise.
  • Undergraduate Dentistry (BDS or equivalent).
  • Entry on the GDC Specialist Register in Oral Surgery (or expected within 6 months of interview date) via CCST (or mediated entry).
  • Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship exit examination in Oral surgery, MOral Surg or equivalent.

Desirable

  • Fellowship in Dental Surgery or Membership of Faculty of Dental Surgery of equivalent.
  • Higher degree.

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: 27 September 2026

To apply for this job please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk.