Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery


Location
Salary
£114,099 - £166,585 per annum
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Consultant
Deadline
01 Nov 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
25 Jun 2026
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Job requirements

Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.

Essential

21 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Research

    Publications in Peer Review Journals

  • Research

    Ability to critically appraise research Research Interests

  • Teaching

    Evidence of teaching medical / dental students and junior doctors / dentists

  • Experience

    Evidence of work in General OMFS work including Head and Neck Oncology

  • Experience

    Evidence of work and management of skin malignancy

  • Experience

    To carry out Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery procedures to a specialist level

  • Management

    Commitment to participating in and understanding of the management process

  • Management

    Good clinical leadership skills and an ability to develop effective clinical teams

  • Personal Qualities

    Evidence of effective team and multidisciplinary working

  • Personal Qualities

    Self-motivated and flexible approach to work

  • Personal Qualities

    Values aligned to those of the Health Board

  • Personal Qualities

    Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues.

  • Personal Qualities

    Effective IT (computer) skills

  • Clinical Governance

    Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving clinical practice.

  • Clinical Governance

    Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance management

  • Clinical Governance

    Evidence of proactive engagement with appraisal and revalidation

  • Qualifications and Training

    Full Registration with the UK GMC

  • Qualifications and Training

    On GMC Specialist list in OMFS or within six months of eligibility for inclusion

  • Qualifications and Training

    ICSFE examination in OMFS or equivalent

  • Qualifications and Training

    Possession of a Certificate of Accreditation or eligibility for a CCST in OMFS

  • Qualifications and Training

    MRCS or equivalent Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons or equivalent

Desirable

12 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Research

    Evidence of active research interests

  • Research

    Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication

  • Research

    PG Research qualification

  • Teaching

    Organisation of (undergraduate and / or postgraduate) teaching programmes

  • Experience

    Experience of supervising and developing staff

  • Management

    Evidence of management training

  • Management

    Experience in Committee work

  • Management

    Presentation skills

  • Qualifications and Training

    Current ATLS provider certificate

  • Qualifications and Training

    ATLS trainer status

  • Qualifications and Training

    GDC Registration

  • Qualifications and Training

    Skin cancer Fellowship

Job overview

Applications are invited for a full-time Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery with a special interest in skin cancer management within Cardiff and Vale University Dental Hospital. The University Hospital of Wales is the first Major Trauma Centre to launch within Wales. The Major Trauma Centre is part of an inclusive and collaborative South West and Mid Wales Trauma Network spanning six Health Board areas.

The Board is seeking forward thinking surgeons who will develop a service, fit to care for the needs not only of the population of Cardiff and the Vale but with the skills and attributes to take the lead in skin cancer managment.

The OMFS posts will be based in the Head and Neck Directorate within the Surgery Clinical Board .

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is recognised as a teaching centre of excellence in a wide range of clinical services.

Applicants should preferably either be on the Specialist Register or be a Specialist Registrar within six months of eligibility for inclusion.

You will be able to take advantage of the excellent Consultant contract for Wales.

A satisfactory disclosure check will be required of the successful candidates for these posts.

Main duties of the job

You will provide with consultant colleagues a service in the speciality to the hospitals so designated, with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness and promotion of health.

The work will be based at both University Hospital of Wales and the University Dental Hospital. You will be responsible for the professional supervision and management of junior medical / dental staff. If appropriate the post holder will be named in the contracts of junior staff as the person responsible for overseeing their training and as an initial source of advice to such doctors regarding their careers. The successful candidate will participate in a 1 in 6 Trauma on call rota .

You will be required to cover for consultant colleagues' periods of leave.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification within the supporting documentation.

Applicant requirements

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.

Welsh language skills are desirable

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This advert is for Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery with Cardiff and Vale University Health Board in Cardiff, Wales. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery role. The advertised salary is £114,099 - £166,585 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 01 Nov 2026.

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