Consultant in Oral Surgery Consultant

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., There will be opportunities within the unit to take part in and lead research, audit and quality improvement projects, which will be developed through discussion with the clinical lead and be monitored through the appraisal process. The post holder will be expected to liaise with colleagues in LUDH, within our Trust and across Cheshire & Merseyside. The post holder will be expected to engage in their own continuing professional development and to provide continuing dental education for other staff. 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 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 Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working. The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. 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• Full registration with the United Kingdom General Dental Council, On the Oral Surgery Specialist list with the United Kingdom General Dental Council, Possession of a Certificate of Accreditation or eligibility for a CCST in Oral Surgery, or equivalent
• Equivalent of 2 years post CCST experience at specialist level in Oral Surgery
Desirable criteria
• Other Postgraduate qualification in Oral Surgery or Leadership/Management or equivalent
• Possession of the Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Examination in Oral Surgery or equivalent for other European Economic Area (EEA) Nationals upon taking up post
ClinicalEssential criteria
• Experience in the multi-disciplinary management of oral surgery patients
Desirable criteria
• Experience in oral surgery in secondary care and primary settings, Experience in undergraduate & postgraduate teaching
• Experience in DCT & StR teaching
Desirable criteria
• Teaching qualification, Effective participation in clinical audits/service evaluations/quality improvement programmes
Desirable criteria
• Lead role in delivery of QI initiatives
ResearchEssential criteria
• Ability to appraise scientific literature critically
Desirable criteria
• Research relevant to Oral Surgery
• Participation in clinical research
• Publications in peer reviewed journals
Management/leadershipEssential criteria
• Experience in the day to day clinical management of an Oral Surgery service
• Clinical leadership experience
Desirable criteria
• Experience in leading an oral surgery service, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  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 Hospital is 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 Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.