Specialty Doctor or Dentist in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery: Sponsorship Available

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

  • 2 Post x Full time (part-time considered)
  • 1 in 6-8 on call (to be confirmed)
  • Based at York with 1 day a week at one of our other sites (Scarborough/Bridlington/Selby)

We are delighted to invite candidates to apply to work with us in this dynamic and expanding Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Department in a beautiful area of North Yorkshire. Here at York & Scarborough NHS Trust we serve the impressive historic city itself but also cover the original seaside resort of Scarborough and the spa town of Harrogate.

We are pleased to offer two full-time posts with a focus on the breadth of the specialty while also ensuring that the candidates own special area of interest is supported. One of these posts sits within the Head & Neck oncology team alongside our 2 H&N Consultants and 1 within the skin cancer and/or complex dentoalveolar services.

We are a cohesive department with an excellent and well-established SAS grade team (7 members). We are also one of the first units to train OMFS Surgical Care Practitioners. The recent recruitment of 3 new Consultants means that in 2027 we will have a team of 5 substantive Consultants, alongside others employed on a fixed-term basis.

We offer excellent opportunities for career development, with sizeable skin, H&N and orthognathic practices, working closely with other hospital teams and MDTs.

If you are interested in working with us, please get in touch as we’d love to meet you and discuss options. Part-time working will be considered.

Main duties of the job

Specific job plans will be discussed with candidates but they will likely include: outpatient clinics and procedures, supporting Consultant theatre lists, running independent day case theatre lists, acute on call work, clinical governance and teaching (DCTs and dental/medical/nursing students). The candidate will join the on call rota on a 1:6-8 (to be confirmed) basis with, at most, one week of daytimes, one weekend and four evenings per six-week cycle.

Our department is part of the Head & Neck and Plastics Directorate (Surgery Care Group). In York, we have a dedicated outpatient setting and reception team, supported by an established managerial, administrative and secretarial team.

The Maxillofacial Surgery team undertakes a high volume of procedures for facial cutaneous malignancy. A well-established weekly Skin MDT is based in York and has close links with the Head & Neck MDT.

Our monthly Orthognathic MDT is run jointly with Orthodontics, supported by 3D planning and excellent laboratory provision. A well-established Joint Orthognathic Clinic is also based in York, with support from our Orthodontic Consultants.

OMFS Head & Neck Cancer is managed jointly with colleagues in Hull & Leeds, with local AHP, Restorative and CNS support. The Maxillofacial Surgery team provides a full ablative and reconstructive service as part of the Head & Neck MDT and works closely with YTHFT oculoplastic surgeons and Restorative & Dental consultants.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum 2 years’ experience in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Is able to work effectively in spite of pressures

Desirable

  • Substantive NHS Experience

Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to demonstrate broad experience and skill in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Knowledge of good medical practice and the GDC/GMC requirements
  • Able to see patients in clinic independently

Mentoring and Teaching

Essential

  • Ability to teach clinical skills
  • Experience of undertaking audits and presenting their findings

Qualifications

Essential

  • Holder of Dental or Medical Qualification
  • Full GDC or GMC registration without restrictions
  • Completion of minimum 4-years’ full-time postgraduate training, or equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis, or other equivalent demonstrable experience and competencies
  • European ALS

Desirable

  • MFDS or MJDFRCS or MRCS

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: 24 November 2026

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