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Main area
Oral and Maxillofacial
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
391-RFL-7904966
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Barnet Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£109,725 - £145,478 Per annum plus £2162 London weighting
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
23/04/2026 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

The local population served by the Oral & Maxillofacial service approaches 2-million and we currently receive over 10,000 new patient referrals per annum. Elective inpatient operating takes place at Chase Farm Hospital for daycase and short-stay patients. Acute admissions and trauma are managed at Barnet Hospital. Paediatric day-case facilities and extended in-patient stays are managed at Barnet. Royal Free Hospital hosts out-patients clinic activity.
The purpose of this post is to provide, in conjunction with other consultant colleagues, a comprehensive OMFS service. It is a general Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery post with subspecialty interest in skin cancer surgery and trauma surgery. The post involves cross-site working, with opportunities to join the wider team for educational and training purposes.

Main duties of the job

To provide, in conjunction with other consultant colleagues, a comprehensive OMFS service. This is a general Oral and Maxillofacial surgery post with subspecialty interests in TMJ, trauma and skin cancer surgery. The post involves cross-site working, with opportunities to join the wider team for educational and training purposes.
The post includes a 1:5 on-call based at Barnet Hospital. The on-call consultant is supported by first- and second-on call tiers of junior and middle grade surgeons.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

For more information please follow  link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for more information about this role and working at royal free London NHS foundation Trust

Person specification

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Quals

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC and GDC registration
  • On specialist register in Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Hold CCST in Maxillofacial Surgery or equivalent
  • Hold specialty intercollegiate FRCS Or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • A post-graduate medical degree or equivalent

Experience / Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Experience in all aspects of general Oral and Maxillofacial surgery
  • Evidence of interest in Head and Neck Trauma
  • Skin malignancy management Involvement in multidisciplinary team working
  • Experience working in busy clinical settings
  • Experience in devising conducting and participating in audits
  • Strong teaching skills and experience
  • Experience of teaching at postgraduate level to medical staff
  • Experience of training others including non-medical staff
  • Application of current research based medicine to clinical care
Desirable criteria
  • An excellent record of research

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Excellent clinical skills
  • The authority, decision-making skills etc needed to lead a multidisciplinary team in a complex environment
  • Awareness and understanding of health, safety and security issues for self and others
  • Strong teaching skills and experience
  • Interest in and knowledge of advances in medical education and training
  • Ability to supervise the clinical work of doctors in training and other staff

Personal Qualities & attribute

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work as part of a team and willingness to be personally accountable for actions
  • Strong oral and written communications skills in English
  • Ability to build good relationships and work collaboratively with staff at all levels of the organisation
  • Ability to relate to patients from a wide range of backgrounds and to empathise with their needs and concerns
  • Committed to personal development and learning on the job
  • Commitment to high standards of ethics, personal integrity and probity
  • Motivated to do an excellent job to best of ability
  • The flexibility, enthusiasm, resilience, positive and helpful attitude and drive needed to thrive in today’s rapidly changing NHS

Others

Essential criteria
  • Ability to organise and prioritise personal workload
  • Good organisational skills and time management
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of cross speciality and cross organisational working

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Cheka Spencer
Job title
Clinical director Maxillofacial and Orthodontic
Email address
[email protected]
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