Job summary
- Main area
- Oral Medicine
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 001-DSG953
- Employer
- Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Dental Hospital
- Town
- Cardiff
- Salary
- £110,240 - £160,951 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Consultant in Oral Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together
Job overview
Applications are invited for a full time Consultant in Oral Medicine within the University Dental Hospital at the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. This exciting post offers a rare opportunity to shape the strategy for Oral Medicine within the health board area.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is recognised as a teaching centre of excellence in a wide range of clinical services
Applicants must be on the General Dental Council Specialist list in Oral Medicine or within 6 months of completion of specialty training in Oral Medicine.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicants will be expected to contribute to and collaborate with advice to Cardiff University to help provide high quality education to undergraduates in the area of Oral Medicine
The University Hospital of Wales is a regional and national centre for a number of medical specialties and this role will include opportunities to support the development of networks where medicine and dentistry interface.
Working for our organisation
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is “Caring for People, Keeping People Well”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population’s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.
Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification within the supporting documentation.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Full Registration with the General Dental Council
- On Specialist Register for Oral Medicine or be eligible within six months of interview date
- Successful completion of an SAC approved training programme in Oral Medicine or within 6 months of completion
- Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Exit Examination (ISFE) in Oral Medicine, or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
- MFDS/ MJDF
- Full Registration with the General Medical Council if dually qualified
- Other Relevant postgraduate qualifications in Oral Medicine or Medical leadership
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in the multidisciplinary management of Oral Medicine patients including patients on systemic therapies for oromucosal conditions
Clinical Governance
Essential criteria
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving clinical practice.
- Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance management
- Evidence of proactive engagement with appraisal and revalidation
Desirable criteria
- Lead role in delivery of quality improvement initiatives
Research
Essential criteria
- Ability to critically appraise research
- Active Research Interests
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication
- Publications / Presentations
- Research Experience relevant to Oral Medicine
Management
Essential criteria
- Commitment to participating in and understanding of the management process
- Evidence of effective leadership skills
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of management training
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Experience of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training
- Experience in supervising undergraduates, dental core trainees, StRs and postgraduates
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate qualification in education
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Evidence of effective team and multidisciplinary working
- Self-motivated and flexible approach to work
- Values aligned to those of the Health Board
- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues.
- Effective IT (computer) skills
Applicant requirements
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Sandra Goncalves
- Job title
- Honorary Consultant in Oral Medicine
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Professor Vaseekaran Sivarajasingam, Clinical Director, [email protected]
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