Consultant in Oral Medicine

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Applications are invited to apply for a 5 PA consultant post in Oral Medicine based on our King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation sites: King’s College Dental Institute, Denmark Hill and Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup.

The weekly job plan includes sessions in Oral Medicine outpatients’ clinics, facial pain clinics and supervising specialist doctors in oral medicine, dental core trainees and providing specialist advice to other consultant colleagues in other dental disciplines.

Applicants must have a GDC registerable U.K. dental qualification or equivalent and be on the specialist list for oral medicine or be eligible within 6 months of the date of the interview.

Main duties of the job

  • Dental Student Teaching
  • Outpatient clinics
  • Facial Pain clinics
  • 2ww Clinics
  • MDT
  • Post-Graduate teaching
  • Research and Innovation
  • Clinical Governance

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registerable UK dental qualification or equivalent
  • Name on Oral Medicine Specialist register or eligible within 6 months of the date of the interview

Desirable

  • Name on Oral Medicine Specialist register or eligible within 6 months of the date of the interview

Higher Qualifications

Essential

  • Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Examination (ISFE) in Oral Medicine or equivalent at the Royal College of Surgeons or equivalent

Desirable

  • Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MSc, PhD or equivalent Certification in Teaching)

Registration

Essential

  • Full registration with the United Kingdom General Dental Council (GDC)/ General Medical Council
  • Name on Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment

Training and Experience

Essential

  • Successful completion of an SAC approved training programme in Oral Medicine, or within six months of completion, or equivalent

Administration

Essential

  • Experience in day-to-day organisation of clinical oral medicine services in a busy Teaching Hospital
  • Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills
  • Familiar with current structure of UK National Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes

Management and Leadership

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams

Desirable

  • Management course and/or qualification

Audit and Quality Improvement

Essential

  • Thorough understanding of principles of clinical audit
  • Must have undertaken and completed audit projects
  • Experience of clinical research
  • Publication of relevant review articles or case reports

Desirable

  • Audit Publications
  • Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of oral medicine

Teaching

Essential

  • Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation

Desirable

  • Teaching skills course/qualification

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 August 2026

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