Job summary
- Main area
- Oral and Maxillofacial Service
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent: 10 Pa's
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 153-M3763
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Poole Hospital
- Town
- Poole
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/11/2025 08:00
Employer heading
Consultant in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (Head and Neck Surgery)
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.
Job overview
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a skilled Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery with a specialist interest in Head and Neck Oncology, including Micro-Vascular Surgery. This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality, patient-focused care across Dorset.
This role supports the Trust’s vision for transforming healthcare through the Dorset Clinical Service Review. The successful candidate will contribute to the integration and reconfiguration of emergency and elective care pathways, enhancing service delivery across multiple sites.
The OMFS department serves the population of Dorset, providing a full range of services, including:
- Head and Neck Oncology: Management of cancers, including sentinel lymph node procedures for melanoma.
- Trauma and Reconstruction: Management of complex facial injuries.
- Orthognathic Surgery: Correction of facial deformities.
- Dentoalveolar Surgery and Oral Medicine: Including the management of chronic facial pain.
- Head and Neck Melanoma Services: Delivered at Dorset County Hospital (DCH) and University Hospitals Dorset (UHD).
The service is fully integrated with multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) and supported by cutting-edge facilities, including 3D software, reconstruction technologies, and a milling machine.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will manage a varied clinical workload, encompassing inpatient and outpatient care, theatre sessions and multidisciplinary meetings, with a focus on head and neck oncology and reconstructive microvascular procedures. They will also participate in the emergency on-call rota ensuring comprehensive care for urgent and emergency OMFS cases, including microvascular and general surgery needs.
In addition to clinical responsibilities, the appointee will actively participate in teaching, training, and research initiatives. Opportunities include mentoring junior staff, teaching medical students, and collaborating with Bournemouth University to further educational and research objectives.
Candidates need to demonstrate broad experience in OMFS including head and neck oncology, the management of adult OMFS patients as well as excellent clinical skills and experience of clinical governance.
We are looking for someone who enhances our multidisciplinary team building effective working relationships amongst all colleagues from all professions, with the desire to continue to build on their organisational and leadership skills. Experience of change management is advantageous.
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
There is a planned move for this service anticipated during November 2025, when this role and base of work will relocate to Bournemouth site. Upon relocation of the role/service, excess mileage allowance / reimbursement will not apply, and any travel between the postholder’s home and work base will be classified as a commute. Any other changes unrelated to this, will be handled in line with Trust/National terms and conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the detailed job description and person specification attached to this advert which can be downloaded.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC and GDC registration
- Entry on to the GMC/GDC Specialist Register via: CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) or CESR
- An appropriate higher Oral & Maxillofacial surgical qualification
Desirable criteria
- Compliant with all Mandatory Training
- Participation in management activity
- SpR Management course
- Publications on head and neck cancer in peer reviewed journals
Experience
Essential criteria
- Broad experience in all aspects of oral & maxillo-facial surgery.
- Proven interest and experience in Head & Neck surgery, including cancer surgery, microvascular surgery and facial deformity
- Experience in surgical dermatology
- Experience of emergency care.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of involvement in research projects
- Appreciation of and evidence training in Human Factors
Skills
Essential criteria
- Competence in diagnosis of facial pain
- Competence in operative surgery and management of trauma.
- Competence in nasendoscopy
- Practical knowledge and proven experience of care of acutely ill patients.
- Experience of / ability to supervise and train junior doctors.
Desirable criteria
- Fellowship in head and neck oncology
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
- Mr. Parkash Ramchandani
- Job title
- Clinical Lead OMFS
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 8555
- Additional information
Visiting Arrangements
Candidates are strongly encouraged to visit UHD to meet the Clinical Director and other key members of the team. To schedule a visit, please contact the Head & Neck Directorate office or OMFS Clinical Lead on the phone numbers and email addresses below.
Head & Neck Directorate Office
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0300 019 6051
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