Consultant in Oral Medicine

The closing date is 06 August 2026 Consultant in Oral Medicine

Applications are invited to apply for a 5 PA consultant post in Oral Medicine at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust sites: King's College Dental Institute, Denmark Hill, and Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup.

The weekly job plan includes sessions in Oral Medicine outpatients' clinics, facial pain clinics, supervision of specialist doctors, dental core trainees, and provision of specialist advice to other consultant colleagues in various dental disciplines.

Applicants must have a GDC registerable U.K. dental qualification or equivalent and be on the specialist list for oral medicine or be eligible within 6 months of the interview date.

Further information: contact Dr Sayers, Clinical Director & Oral Medicine Clinical Lead, .

Main duties of the job

• Dental Student Teaching
• Facial Pain clinics
• 2ww Clinics
• MDT
• Post-Graduate teaching
• Research and Innovation
• Clinical Governance

About us

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £2.1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 14,000 staff based across five main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus.

Job responsibilities

Provide a high-quality care service to patients, including all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the Care Group.

Provide clinical supervision of junior dental practitioners as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.

Carry out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contribute to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.

Carry out outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Groups management team where part of the service structure.

Contribute to the Care Groups research interests in accordance with the Trust's R&D framework.

Contribute to audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programmes and Learning from Deaths.

Take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Care Groups Business Plan, assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with internal and external agencies.

Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for services.

Exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty, fostering and developing projects focused on these ends and ensuring that the momentum of post qualification professional education and other appropriate training is maintained.

Work in conjunction with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure that the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced, potentially including involvement in the appraisal process for peers and/or junior colleagues.

Undertake Care Group management duties as agreed with the Care Group/Departmental Manager/Clinical Director.

Be aware of and comply with all Trust infection prevention and control policies, including hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.

Prepare for and undertake protective interventions that you are responsible for in a manner consistent with evidence based practice and maintaining patient safety.

King's is committed to providing Consultant led 7 day services and, in the event of future developments, the post holder would be expected to contribute equally with other Consultant colleagues.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Name on Oral Medicine Specialist register or eligible within 6 months of the interview date.

Higher Qualifications

• Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Examination (ISFE) in Oral Medicine or equivalent at the Royal College of Surgeons or equivalent.
• Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MSc, PhD or equivalent Certification in Teaching).

Registration

• Full registration with the United Kingdom General Dental Council (GDC) / General Medical Council.
• Name on Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment.

Training and Experience

• Successful completion of a SAC approved training programme in Oral Medicine, or within six months of completion, or equivalent.

Administration

• Experience in day to day organisation of clinical oral medicine services in a busy Teaching Hospital.
• Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills.
• Familiar with current structure of UK National Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes.

Management and Leadership

• Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi disciplinary teams.
• Management course and/or qualification.

Audit and Quality Improvement

• Thorough understanding of principles of clinical audit.
• Must have undertaken and completed audit projects.
• Experience of clinical research.
• Publication of relevant review articles or case reports.
• Audit publications.
• Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of oral medicine.

Teaching

• Experience of undergraduate and post graduate teaching and exam preparation.
• Teaching skills course / qualification.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) is required to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£113,565 to £150,569 a year, excluding London Zone Allowance.