Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery-Head and Neck: Sponsorship Available

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Job summary

A golden opportunity has arisen for a full-time Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery to join the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW NHS Trust).

Whilst the posts are designed for an Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon with a subspecialty interest in Head and Neck Surgery and Microvascular Surgery, the successful candidate will form part of a team of consultants providing a comprehensive service to the populations of Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire.

The majority of the successful candidate’s clinical sessions are likely to be at UHCW and its satellite clinics in Rugby, Nuneaton or. The post holder will be expected to work flexibly with colleagues from both Maxillofacial Surgery and ENT Surgery to provide a comprehensive Oral & Maxillofacial and Head and Neck Service between the various trusts. On call duties are currently 1 week in 8 covering UHCW NHS Trust.

Specifically the successful candidate will be expected to support the already established microvascular reconstructive service and in addition will also be an integral team member in the busy head and neck surgical service. In addition there will be opportunities to develop interests which complement the current team

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will form part of a team of consultants providing a comprehensive Oral & maxillofacial Surgery service to the population of Coventry and Warwickshire. In-patient operating and some clinical activity will be at the University Hospital, but the successful candidate’s remaining clinical sessions are likely to include a peripheral site which may be at Warwick Hospital, Rugby St Cross Hospital or the George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton.

The successful applicant will be expected to manage a mixed workload of adult and paediatric patients. On call duties are currently 1 week in 8 based at UHCW NHS Trust.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Meets all Essential

Desirable

  • Meets all Desirable

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • o Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in OMFS. o Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of both emergency and elective Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. o Competent in basic information technology. o Ability to organise and manage out patient priorities, waiting times/lists.

Desirable

  • o Subspecialty fellowship training. o Experience of service development.

Teaching & Education

Essential

  • o Commitment to continuing medical education. o Ability to organise and participate in and evidence of teaching and training undergraduate and postgraduate students. o Ability to supervise, appraise, coach and mentor trainee and other doctors. o Experienced in demonstrating clinical procedures and techniques to other healthcare professionals.

Desirable

  • Educational qualification

Audit/ Governance/ Research

Essential

  • o Experience of delivery of Audit cycles. o Understanding of the clinical governance process. o Ability to demonstrate recent evidence of participation in relevant and continued research. o Published research in peer-reviewed journals.

Desirable

  • o Experience of audit management. o Higher degree by research (e.g., MSc/Mphil/MD/PhD).

Communication Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • o Excellent inter-personal qualities. o Credible and persuasive presence both amongst clinical and management colleagues. o Ability to communicate effectively (written, public speaking and presentational).

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential

  • o Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s values. (As detailed in UHCW’s Values in Action document below).

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: 2 December 2026

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