Consultant in Oral Surgery: Sponsorship Available

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

This post is for a part-time (4 PAs) Consultant in Oral Surgery.

The appointment is with the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT). The position is based at Liverpool University Dental Hospital.

This post forms part of a high quality consultant led oral surgery network across Cheshire & Merseyside. The post holder will join the current team within Liverpool University Dental Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is expected to have a high level of knowledge and expertise in the field of Oral Surgery and should have an innovative approach to patient care, teaching and management.

The post holder will be expected to work under the line management of the Care Group Clinical Director and Divisional Medical Director of Liverpool University Dental Hospital.

The post has an important role in teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students. The post holder is responsible to the School to discharge this duty.

The post holder is expected to provide treatment under local anaesthesia, intravenous sedation and general anaesthesia and offering flexibility to satisfy NHS targets.

The post holder will have responsibility for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to postgraduate and continuing medical and dental activity, locally and nationally.

Person Specification

Registration

Essential

  • Full registration with the United Kingdom General Dental Council

Specialist listing

Essential

  • On the Oral Surgery Specialist list with the United Kingdom General Dental Council

Professional Qualifications

Essential

  • Possession of a Certificate of Accreditation or eligibility for a CCST in Oral Surgery, or equivalent
  • Equivalent of 2 years post CCST experience at specialist level in Oral Surgery

Desirable

  • Other Postgraduate qualification in Oral Surgery or Leadership/Management or equivalent
  • Possession of the Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Examination in Oral Surgery or equivalent for other European Economic Area (EEA) Nationals upon taking up post

Clinical

Essential

  • Experience in the multi-disciplinary management of oral surgery patients

Desirable

  • Experience in oral surgery in secondary care and primary settings

Teaching

Essential

  • Experience in undergraduate & postgraduate teaching
  • Experience in DCT & StR teaching

Desirable

  • Teaching qualification

Quality Improvement

Essential

  • Effective participation in clinical audits/service evaluations/quality improvement programmes

Desirable

  • Lead role in delivery of QI initiatives

Research

Essential

  • Ability to appraise scientific literature critically

Desirable

  • Research relevant to Oral Surgery
  • Participation in clinical research
  • Publications in peer reviewed journals

Management/leadership

Essential

  • Experience in the day to day clinical management of an Oral Surgery service
  • Clinical leadership experience

Desirable

  • Experience in leading an oral surgery service

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: 22 November 2026

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