Consultant in Oral Surgery

The post holder is expected to have a high level of knowledge and expertise in the field of Oral Surgery and should have an innovative approach to patient care, teaching and management.

The post holder will be expected to work under the line management of the Care Group Clinical Director and Divisional Medical Director of Liverpool University Dental Hospital.

The post has an important role in teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students. The post holder is responsible to the School to discharge this duty.

The post holder is expected to provide treatment under local anaesthesia, intravenous sedation and general anaesthesia and offering flexibility to satisfy NHS targets.

The post holder will have responsibility for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to postgraduate and continuing medical and dental activity, locally and nationally.

The appointment is with the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT). The position is based at Liverpool University Dental Hospital.

This post forms part of a high quality consultant led oral surgery network across Cheshire & Merseyside. The post holder will join the current team within Liverpool University Dental Hospital., Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.