Specialty Doctor in Oral Medicine

Together with the other members of Oral Medicine Team, to provide a service for all oral medicine patients at King's. This includes all aspects of clinical treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the department.

Responsible for out-patient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed by the clinical lead.

Take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the department's/ Division's Business Plan. This may include assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with internal and external agencies.

Applicants must have a GDC registerable U.K. dental qualification or equivalent and be on the specialist list for oral medicine or be eligible within 6 months of the date of the interview.

Applications are invited to apply for a 10 PA specialty doctor post in Oral Medicine based on our King's College Hospital NHS Foundation sites:
King's College Dental Institute, Denmark Hill.

The weekly job plan includes sessions in Oral Medicine outpatients' clinics, facial pain clinics and supervising, dental core trainees and providing specialist advice to other clinical colleagues in other dental disciplines.

The Oral Medicine department is situated within King's College Dental Institute and celebrated 100 years of being based at Denmark Hill in 2023. The department is situated on the ground floor in the consultants' clinic which consists of 10 consultation rooms and works closely with the adjacent King's College Medical Hospital. The Oral Medicine team is also based at the Gillies Unit situated on the second floor of the main Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup.,

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. In June 2026, we launched our new strategy for 2026-31. Our vision is to transform healthcare, and we have agreed six strategic ambitions to help us improve care for patients, and the working lives of our staff.

Our six strategic ambitions are delivering high-quality patient care; creating a great place to work; leading pioneering research, innovation and education; building strong and successful partnerships; providing timely and efficient care; and ensuring long-term financial sustainability.

We have also agreed four new organisational values - Caring, Collaborative, Inclusive, Innovative - and these underpin everything we do, and how our teams interact with the patients under our care.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.