Specialty Doctor in oral and maxillofacial surgery | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

This post is to work within the Maxillofacial Department at the Leicester Royal Infirmary NHS Trust.

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust is seeking to appoint a motivated and enthusiastic Specialty Doctor to join the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) team at Leicester Royal Infirmary. This is a registrar-level post, suitable for clinicians with experience equivalent to ST3+, offering an appropriate level of independence alongside strong consultant support and broad exposure across the OMFS specialty. The role is ideal for doctors looking to consolidate registrar level experience within a supportive teaching department, including those developing a professional portfolio or working towards CESR. The post is available to commence as soon as possible.

The post holder will contribute to the delivery of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery services across University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, based primarily at Leicester Royal Infirmary, with some outpatient activity in peripheral clinics across Leicestershire.

Clinical duties include:

• Participation in outpatient clinics.
• Independently assessing and managing new and follow-up patients, with consultant support available as required.
• Independent operating under local anaesthetic for dento-alveolar and minor oral surgery.
• General anaesthetic operating with supervising consultant support, appropriate to registrar level.
• Participation in the middle-grade (2nd on-call) rota, with non-resident consultant cover and clear escalation pathways.
• Assessment and management of maxillofacial trauma and emergencies.
• Involvement in inpatient ward care and multidisciplinary team working.

The job plan will be agreed with the successful candidate to balance service delivery with training and professional development.

We are one of the biggest and busiest NHS trusts in the country, incorporating the General, Glenfield and Royal Infirmary hospitals. We have our very own Children’s Hospital and run one of the country’s leading heart centres.

Our team is made up of more than 17,000 staff providing a range of services primarily for the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We work with partners at the University of Leicester and De Montfort University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.

Our purpose is to provide ‘Caring at its best’ and our staff have helped us create a set of values that embody who we are and what we’re here to do. They are:

• We focus on what matters most.
• We treat others how we would like to be treated.
• We are passionate and creative in our work.
• We do what we say we are going to do.
• We are one team and we are best when we work together.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

This is a registrar-level Specialty Doctor (SAS) post with a clearly defined level of independence, matched to experience. Independent practice is supported for local anaesthetic procedures, with supervised general anaesthetic operating and readily available consultant support.

The department delivers undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, and the post holder will be encouraged to contribute to teaching, audit, quality improvement and portfolio development aligned to CESR where appropriate.

Full time post, 12 month fixed term contract, with potential for extension. Based at Leicester Royal Infirmary with some peripheral clinic activity.

Full GDC registration and appropriate postgraduate experience in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is required, with experience consistent with registrar-level (ST3+) practice.

The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department at Leicester Royal Infirmary is a large, well-established unit providing comprehensive OMFS services to a population of approximately one million. Special interests of the department include Head and Neck Oncology, Oral and Facial Reconstruction, Facial deformity, salivary gland disease, Maxillofacial trauma, oral and craniofacial implants.

The department has a strong educational ethos, with regular teaching, and a supportive consultant body experienced in supervising registrar level and SAS doctors. There is a clear emphasis on safe, structured progression of clinical responsibility, making the department well suited to doctors consolidating registrar level experience or developing a CESR-aligned portfolio.