Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Facial Deformity

Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Facial Deformity

The closing date is 01 April 2026

This is an exciting opportunity for a Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon to join our department at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We are a busy unit with strong collaborative working relationships with ENT, Oncology and Dermatology. This is a fantastic opportunity to help the delivery of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery service to patients of Gloucestershire and surrounding areas.

This is a permanent position to fill a vacancy in the department. It will be based at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. The appointee will maintain the delivery of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery service to patients of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, with a specialist interest in Facial Deformity. Other subspecialist interests would be welcomed.

This is a full-time post. Job share applicants are also welcome.

To provide Consultant care within the Trust's Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery service. As a senior employee of the Trust, the post-holder will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust's patients.

• To ensure the provision of a first class clinical service
• To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the speciality
• To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
• To undertake all work in accordance with the Trust's procedures and operating policies
• To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust's and Division's services plans
• To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the speciality, the Surgery Division or the Trust

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well‑being hub, access to our two on‑site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.

• Full registration & a license to practice with the United Kingdom General Medical Council (GMC)
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview), CESR or European Community Rights
• ATLS provider
• ATLS instructor

Consideration will be given to candidates within 2 years of their expected CCT date where a conditional offer could be made pending achievement of the above essential qualifications, where there is a commitment to joining the service.

• High level of clinical experience and competency in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
• Expertise in the subspeciality of H&N oncology surgery
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team

• Experience of postgraduate and undergraduate teaching
• Effective participation in clinical audit
• Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research
• Publications in refereed journals
• Presentations at national and international level
• Experience and management of quality improvement projects
• Work independently
• Disability and Equality Awareness

We are looking for a candidate who demonstrates teaching and training capabilities, audit skills, research output, management experience and personal attributes that align with our values.

• Experience of postgraduate and undergraduate teaching
• Teaching qualification (PGCert/PGDip/Teaching the Teachers)
• Presentational skills

• Effective participation in clinical audit

• Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research
• Publications in refereed journals
• Presentations at national and international level
• Research relevant to oral & maxillofacial surgery, with experience leading projects, supervising others and producing proposals and ethical approval

• Experience and management of quality improvement projects
• Attendance on certified management course/s
• Experience of management of clinical service

• Personal attributes consistent with multidisciplinary teamwork
• Disability and Equality Awareness

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.