Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Overview

In this Consultant role, you will help lead and deliver a comprehensive Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery service within a teaching hospital setting. You will collaborate with colleagues to cover general, trauma, and specialist regional services, including cleft/craniofacial pathways, and contribute to regional service development. The post involves flexible teamwork, maintaining patient care, and contributing to a dynamic, innovation-focused environment. This is an opportunity to shape high-quality OMFS care across South Yorkshire while engaging in teaching, governance, and research.

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive, modern OMFS service in collaboration with consultants
• cover for colleagues during planned/unplanned absences
• manage patients in your care and ensure department functioning
• develop trauma and orthognathic services with regional colleagues
• work within the draft weekly job plan and adjust as needed
• adhere to national consultant contract terms and hospital policies

Key requirements

• Full registration with GDC and GMC with licence to practice
• On the Specialist Register in OMFS (or eligible within 6 months)
• Completed Specialist Training or equivalent
• Registration with GDC and GMC and licence to practice
• UK professional registration current
• CCT date within six months or Specialist Register status

• Good written and spoken communication
• teamwork and collaboration
• ability to teach and mentor trainees
• Clinical experience in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• ATLS training
• experience in trauma and orthognathic service delivery

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