About this role
Job summary We are seeking an enthusiastic and skilled Consultant in Oral Surgery to join the Oral Surgery team at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust. This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in delivering a comprehensive oral surgery service for the population of West Norfolk and surrounding areas. The successful candidate will work within a supportive multidisciplinary team, providing high-quality patient care across outpatient, day surgery and theatre settings, while contributing to service development, education, clinical governance and research activities. This is a full-time 10 PA consultant post with no on-call commitment.
Main duties of the job
Provide specialist oral surgery services across outpatient and surgical settings.
Undertake oral surgery procedures independently under local anaesthesia, IV sedation and general anaesthesia.
Conduct consultant-led clinics and operating lists.
Work collaboratively with consultants and multidisciplinary colleagues within the Oral Health Department.
Participate in clinical audit, governance and quality improvement activities.
Support the education and training of Dental Core Trainees, Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and medical students.
Contribute to service development and innovation within oral surgery.
Maintain continuing professional development and participate in continuing medical education programmes.
Undertake appraisal and development support for staff where required.
Promote high standards of patient safety, safeguarding, infection prevention and equality and diversity.
About us
There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital due to open in 2031/32 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.
At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.
Job description Job responsibilities
For more information regarding this opportunity, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Primary medical degree (BDS or equivalent) MJDF or equivalent
Entry Criteria Essential
Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Dental Council. Entry on GDC Specialist Register (Trauma & Orthopaedics) via CCT/CESR
Desirable
Extended competences / ISFE - intercollegiate speciality fellowship examination or its equivalent
Skills, abilities and knowledge Essential
Wide experience in oral surgery Ability to provide expert clinical opinion across a wider range of problems within oral surgery and maxillofacial surgery Able to plan and develop a modern service in keeping with current trends Ability to administer intravenous sedation Eligibility to work in the UK
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT
Address The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
Gayton Road
King's Lynn
PE30 4ET
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.qehkl.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)