Consultant in OMFS TMJ, Facial Deformity and Trauma

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The closing date is 25 January 2026

The OMFS service is looking to recruit a forward thinking and dynamic substantive Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial surgeon based at The London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust with a specialist interest in TMJ, Facial Deformity and Trauma surgery, to join the existing consultant colleagues.

We have a philosophy of team working across the network, seeking to provide a first class service in a caring and patient orientated environment. Broad based training in all aspects of OMFS is essential. This person will work as a member of the consultant team supporting services across the network and participating in an on call rota.

The post holder will assist the network changes adopted to support the development of the service as a Regional Oral & Maxillofacial Unit of national excellence. You will be expected to deliver clinical, educational, managerial Services of the highest professional standard at Consultant level to the department. The successful candidate will work with existing consultants and the multi-disciplinary team to provide a high quality well-led service for patients, including the diagnosis, investigations, treatment and management of patients, in accordance with Trust policies and practices with a specialised interest in TMJ, Facial Deformity and Trauma surgery.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

OMFS is encompassed in the Head and Neck Division together with Orthodontics, Ophthalmology, ENT, Audiology, Community Dentistry and Intermediate Minor Oral Surgery.

The clinical team is made up of 10 Consultants who specialise in head and neck cancer, major trauma, skin cancer, orthognathic and TMJ surgery. We have a team of Associate Specialists, Speciality Grade Doctors, Middle Grades and Junior Doctors who support our periphery sites as well as the 1st and 2nd on-call rota.

For more information on this post please refer to the Job Description attached.

• Full registration with the United Kingdom General Medical Council (GMC) and a Dental Qualification eligible for registration with General Dental Council (GDC)
• In the GMC Specialist Register in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery or within 6 months of eligibility for inclusion
• Fellowship in Dental Surgery or Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery, or equivalent

• Experience of post graduate and undergraduate teaching
• Demonstrate ability to train Speciality Trainees and junior doctors

• Successful completion of an SAC-approved 5 year minimum training programme in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, or equivalent, or within 6 months of completion
• Current holders of an NHS or honorary NHS consultant contract in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
• Evidence of dedicated time to trauma and skin cancer surgery

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.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Northwick Park Hospital, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department