Job summary
- Main area
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Grade
- Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Fixed term: 24 months (None)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 269-MD991
- Employer
- Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Salisbury
- Salary
- £113,565 - £150,569 per annum pro rata if part time
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant Oral Surgeon
Locum Consultant
Job overview
The department is looking to recruit a full time Locum Consultant in Oral Surgery with a special interest in paediatrics. The department would consider a job share arrangement. The successful candidate(s) will be fully integrated into the departmental clinics and out-patient treatment lists as well as involvement with theatres. There is no out of hours on call requirement for this post.
Main duties of the job
Out-patient Department:
The role will contain routine attendance of new and follow up clinics for Oral Surgery patient care. There is a wide variety of pathologies treated within the department
(cleft, orthognathic, salivary gland, oral medicine etc.) and the opportunity to be present at multi-disciplinary meetings and clinics.
The successful candidate will perform independent minor operations under local anaesthesia, plus inhalation and intravenous sedation.
Theatre:
General anaesthetic lists may be available to undertake surgical treatment, including treatment of impacted and ectopic teeth, plus Paediatric Oral Surgery lists.
Leadership:
The post holder will have a responsibility for paediatric oral surgery lists.
Within the department there are shared roles amongst the Consultant staff, and it is expected that the post holder will be allocated to undertake one of the following:
• Clinical Governance Lead
• Clinical Lead
• Educational Supervisor for the Registrars
• Educational Supervisor for the DCTs
Working for our organisation
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Person specification
Aptitude and Motivation
Essential criteria
- Excellent written communication
- Interest and commitment to teaching others
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- BDS (or equivalent)
- Full GDC registration with a licence to practice
- Eligible for entry on the Specialist Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Training (CCT) in Oral Surgery at time of interview
- Minimum one year post CCT qualification clinical experience in secondary care setting.
Experience / clinical skills
Essential criteria
- Successful completion of SAC – approved training programme in Oral Surgery or within 3 months of completion, or equivalent
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Desirable criteria
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems
- Experience of MDT working
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Annalise McNair
- Job title
- Clinical Lead for Oral and Maxillofacial Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01722 336262
- Additional information
Extension 3300
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