Job summary
- Main area
- Oral Surgery
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 317-CON-25-215
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Oral Surgery Local - DH
- Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Oral Surgeon
Consultant
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our team.
Candidates would be joining a well-integrated team with ties to the wider oral and maxillofacial surgery department and academic oral surgery with aim of providing specialist oral surgery management within our busy department. We offer excellent clinical facilities, with appropriate laboratory, nursing and multi-disciplinary team support on-site.
Candidates for the post must be registered dental practitioners. You will be on the GDC’s specialist list in Oral Surgery. Evidence of management/leadership, teaching and research experience would be desirable. In addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit.
Main duties of the job
The primary aim of this whole time, substantive appointment as Consultant in Oral Surgery (10 programmed activities) is to join the existing well-integrated team to provide consultant specialist services in Oral Surgery. The successful applicant will provide a comprehensive diagnostic, treatment and advisory service based at the Dental Hospital. Outpatient local anaesthesia and sedation services are available. General anaesthetic facilities are sited within the Dental Hospital day case unit. The successful applicant will contribute to the oral surgery and dental emergency clinic (DEC) consultant tier on call rota within office hours.
Candidates are required to hold a primary dental qualification and be on the GDC oral surgery specialist list.
Working for our organisation
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical:
· To provide clinical service for patients attending oral surgery services within the Trust
· To deliver service in accordance with the Job Purpose
· Undertake clinical teaching and supervision of Junior Dental Staff including undergraduate students.
· Provide Consultant Cover for Junior Dental Staff at the Dental Hospital as necessary
Managerial:
· Play an active role in the day-to-day organisation and delivery of clinical services as part of the consultant team.
· Participate in the clinical audit, governance activities and continuous development of the oral and maxillofacial surgery department, Dental Hospital and Trust.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential criteria
- Primary Dental Qualification.
- Full GDC Registration.
- Entry onto the GDC Oral Surgery Specialist Register
- MFDS or equivalent
- Possession of a Certificate of Accreditation or eligibility for a CCST in Oral Surgery, or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Membership examination in Oral Surgery
- Intercollegiate Fellowship Examination in Oral Surgery (ISFE)
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of a commitment to the specialty.
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality.
- Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of oral surgery patients
- Management of the clinical service in line with the Trust’s values
Management and Administration Experience
Essential criteria
- Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty.
- An understanding of Clinical Governance.
- Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
- Evidence of leadership / project management.
- Evidence of having implemented change.
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff.
- Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills.
Desirable criteria
- Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills.
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education.
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
Research
Essential criteria
- Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of research relevant to oral surgery and/or critical review of literature.
- Publications in the last five years
- Research qualification
Audit
Essential criteria
- Evidence of participation in audit.
- Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit.
- Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Victoria Cowan
- Job title
- HR Advisor
- Email address
- [email protected]
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