Locum Consultant in Restorative Dentistry

Main area Restorative Dentistry Grade NHS Medical & Dental:
Locum Consultant Contract Locum: 12 months (Fixed term 12 months to cover maternity leave) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week (No on-call) Job
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Employer The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Town WOLVERHAMPTON Salary £113,565 - £150,569 Pro-rata Salary period Yearly Closing 02/07/2026 23:59

Maternity Cover
- The post-holder will work within an established Head and Neck MDT alongside colleagues in oral and maxillofacial surgery, ENT, oncology, radiology, healthcare science and prosthetics, with joint clinics enabling coordinated patient assessment and treatment planning.

The Oral and Maxillofacial Consultants provide comprehensive services across 3 NHS Trusts which include New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton, Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley, and Manor Hospital in Walsall. All major inpatient work is carried out at New Cross Hospital The service benefits from close integration with an on-site Maxillofacial prosthetics laboratory, providing experienced scientific and technical support, digital surgical planning and in-house 3D printing.

Outpatient care and treatment clinics are based at New Cross Hospital, with access to dedicated dental treatment rooms and additional clinical spaces, alongside inpatient and complex surgical activity.

We are ideally seeking a locum appointment of 8 Programmed Activities (PAs); to cover maternity leave. There is a requirement for availability on a Monday to support attendance at the weekly multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting, which is a key element of the role, and Tuesday major Head & Neck Theatre sessions.

Restorative Dentistry service supports H&N cancer and Hypodontia patients. The service supports all H&N cancer patients from New Cross, Russells Hall, and Walsall Manor Hospitals. This involves pre-surgical planning, pre-radiotherapy assessments, and both primary and secondary rehabilitation

MDT support for joint clinics with Orthodontics for hypodontia treatment planning.

• Full registration and a licence to practise with the GMC/ GDC
• Possession of a CCST in Restorative Dentistry or within 6 months of attainment
• Experience in MDT management of Restorative patients

• Experience and expertise in the management of patients complex restorative needs including Head and Neck Cancer and Hypodontia
• Experience in the day to day clinical management of a Restorative Dentistry clinic
• On the Restorative Dentistry Specialist List of the UK General Dental Council
• On the Prosthodontics Specialist List of the UK General Dental Council

Flexible Working - As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service.

We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.

Qualifications - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider.

Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants’ qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.