Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Head and Neck

Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Head and Neck

The closing date is 01 April 2026

This is an exciting opportunity for a Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon to join our department at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We are a busy unit with strong collaborative working relationships with ENT, Oncology and Dermatology. This is a fantastic opportunity to help the delivery of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery service to patients of Gloucestershire and surrounding areas. This advertisement is for a consultant with a sub specialist interest in Head and Neck Cancer.

This is a permanent position to fill a vacancy in the department. It will be based at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. The appointee will maintain the delivery of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery service to patients of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, with a specialist interest in Head & Neck Cancer and reconstruction. Other subspecialist interests would be welcomed.

This is a full time post. Job share applicants are also welcome.

There is an established OMFS H&N service with a significant workload and friendly multidisciplinary team. The service includes:

• Weekly MDT meeting and multidisciplinary clinic
• Microvascular reconstruction working alongside current OMFS surgeon
• Excellent, friendly multidisciplinary team with longstanding good collaborative relationships
• Reliable access to elective critical care beds
• Oral surgery led osteoradionecrosis clinics
• Multidisciplinary pre hab clinics

Main duties of the job

The purpose of this post is to provide Consultant care within the Trust's Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery service. As a senior employee of the Trust, the post holder will work in close co operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust's patients.

Responsibilities

• To ensure the provision of a first class clinical service
• To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
• To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
• To undertake all work in accordance with the Trust's procedures and operating policies
• To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust's and Division's services plans
• To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Surgery Division or the Trust

About us

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and wellbeing hub, access to our two on site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.

Qualifications

• Full registration & a license to practice with the United Kingdom General Medical Council (GMC)
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery via
  • CCT or CESR CP (Combined Programme) (proposed CCT/CESR CP date must be within 6 months of interview)
  • CESR or European Community Rights
• ATLS provider
• ATLS instructor

Experience

• Demonstration of a high level of clinical experience and competency in the field of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
• Demonstration of expertise in the subspeciality of H&N oncology surgery
• Demonstration of ability to work as part of a multi disciplinary team

Additional Skills

• Experience of post graduate and undergraduate teaching
• Effective participation in clinical audit
• Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research
• Publications in refereed journals
• Presentations at national and international level
• Experience and management of quality improvement projects
• Work independently
• Disability and Equality Awareness

Person Specification

• Full registration & a license to practice with the United Kingdom General Medical Council (GMC)
• Demonstration of a high level of clinical experience and competency in the field of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
• Demonstration of ability to work as part of a multi disciplinary team
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) CESR or European Community Rights
• ATLS provider
• ATLS instructor

Teaching & Training

• Experience of post graduate and undergraduate teaching
• Undergraduate and post graduate teaching experience
• Presentational skills
• Teaching qualification (PGCert / PGDip / Teaching the Teachers)

Audit

• Effective participation in clinical audit

Research

• Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research
• Publications in refereed journals
• Presentations at national and international level
• Research relevant to oral & maxillofacial surgery, experience of leading research projects/supervising others including production of proposals and ethical approval

Management

• Experience and management of quality improvement projects
• Attendance on certified management course/s
• Experience of management of clinical service

Personal Attributes

• Work independently
• Good communication skills
• Teamworking
• Disability and Equality Awareness

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Address

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucestershire, UK