Consultant in Oral Surgery

We are seeking an enthusiastic and skilled Consultant in Oral Surgery to join the Oral Surgery team at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust. This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in delivering a comprehensive oral surgery service for the population of West Norfolk and surrounding areas. The successful candidate will work within a supportive multidisciplinary team, providing high-quality patient care across outpatient, day surgery and theatre settings, while contributing to service development, education, clinical governance and research activities. This is a full-time 10 PA consultant post with no on-call commitment.

Main duties of the job:

• Provide specialist oral surgery services across outpatient and surgical settings.
• Undertake oral surgery procedures independently under local anaesthesia, IV sedation and general anaesthesia.
• Conduct consultant-led clinics and operating lists.
• Work collaboratively with consultants and multidisciplinary colleagues within the Oral Health Department.
• Participate in clinical audit, governance and quality improvement activities.
• Support the education and training of Dental Core Trainees, Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and medical students.
• Contribute to service development and innovation within oral surgery.
• Maintain continuing professional development and participate in continuing medical education programmes.
• Undertake appraisal and development support for staff where required.
• Promote high standards of patient safety, safeguarding, infection prevention and equality and diversity.

Working for our organisation:

There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital due to open in 2031/32 and we are also carrying out one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken. Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond. At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs. We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships. We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.

Person specification:

• Primary medical degree (BDS or equivalent)
• MJDF or equivalent
• Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Dental Council.
• Entry on GDC Specialist Register (Trauma & Orthopaedics) via CCT/CESR
• Extended competences / ISFE - intercollegiate speciality fellowship examination or its equivalent

Skills, abilities and knowledge:

• Wide experience in oral surgery
• Ability to provide expert clinical opinion across a wider range of problems within oral surgery and maxillofacial surgery
• Able to plan and develop a modern service in keeping with current trends
• Ability to administer intravenous sedation
• Eligibility to work in the UK

Applications are welcome from anyone who meets the criteria specified in the person specification regardless of age, gender, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. Only those applicants who demonstrate in the application form how they meet the criteria in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications and experience, but we also recruit individuals who possess and can demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our core values.

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We offer our staff a wide range of benefits and support including:

• Flexible working opportunities
• Free counselling service
• Access to Stream - an app-based service that provides instant earned wage access
• Support and advice for staff affected by either Perimenopause or Menopause
• Opportunity to join our Staff Networks which include Armed Forces, REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Culture Heritage), Disability and LGBTQ+ networks.

We are committed to being a menopause friendly employer. Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

Certificates of Sponsorship / Visa and Immigration:

Although the salary for Band 3+ posts is expected to meet the applicable UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) salary threshold from December 2026 and may therefore be eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship, applicants are responsible for checking their own eligibility against the relevant immigration requirements. The availability of sponsorship and any visa application remain subject to UKVI rules and approval. If you are not eligible, any offer of employment already made may be withdrawn.

Please note that all Nursing and Healthcare Assistant (HCA) vacancies require a face-to-face interview. If you require sponsorship to work in this role including where you are currently sponsored, and wish to change employer, please review the Skilled Worker visa eligibility criteria before applying.

Further information is available on the Government website: Skilled Worker Visa.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Applications:

We encourage applicants to ensure that applications accurately reflect their own skills, experience, achievements and motivations. While AI and other digital tools can support drafting and proofreading, applications should be written in a way that genuinely represents the individual applicant. During our assessment process, we are looking to understand your personal knowledge, experience and suitability for the role. Applications that rely on AI-generated content may not provide an accurate reflection of your capabilities and could make it more difficult for us to assess your suitability fairly or accurately during the interview process. We encourage candidates to take the time to prepare accurate applications using their own examples and experiences, enabling a fair and transparent recruitment process for all applicants.

Employer certification / accreditation badges:

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.