Consultant in Oral Surgery: Sponsorship Available

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT

Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic and skilled Consultant in Oral Surgery to join the Oral Surgery team at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust. This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in delivering a comprehensive oral surgery service for the population of West Norfolk and surrounding areas. The successful candidate will work within a supportive multidisciplinary team, providing high-quality patient care across outpatient, day surgery and theatre settings, while contributing to service development, education, clinical governance and research activities. This is a full-time 10 PA consultant post with no on-call commitment.

Main duties of the job

Provide specialist oral surgery services across outpatient and surgical settings.

Undertake oral surgery procedures independently under local anaesthesia, IV sedation and general anaesthesia.

Conduct consultant-led clinics and operating lists.

Work collaboratively with consultants and multidisciplinary colleagues within the Oral Health Department.

Participate in clinical audit, governance and quality improvement activities.

Support the education and training of Dental Core Trainees, Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and medical students.

Contribute to service development and innovation within oral surgery.

Maintain continuing professional development and participate in continuing medical education programmes.

Undertake appraisal and development support for staff where required.

Promote high standards of patient safety, safeguarding, infection prevention and equality and diversity.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Primary medical degree (BDS or equivalent)
  • MJDF or equivalent

Entry Criteria

Essential

  • Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Dental Council.
  • Entry on GDC Specialist Register (Trauma & Orthopaedics) via CCT/CESR

Desirable

  • Extended competences / ISFE – intercollegiate speciality fellowship examination or its equivalent

Skills, abilities and knowledge

Essential

  • Wide experience in oral surgery
  • Ability to provide expert clinical opinion across a wider range of problems within oral surgery and maxillofacial surgery
  • Able to plan and develop a modern service in keeping with current trends
  • Ability to administer intravenous sedation
  • Eligibility to work in the UK

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: 6 October 2026

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