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Job overview
A golden opportunity has arisen for a full-time Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery to join the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW NHS Trust). This is a replacement post with opportunity to develop a subspecialty interest, although an interest in Trauma and TMJ Surgery would be an advantage.
This large and dynamic Trust moved to a new PFI site in July 2006 and is now one of the leading teaching hospitals in the UK, as well as an Adult Major Trauma Centre, equipped with state-of-the-art technology and facilities. It is the clinical home of Warwick Medical School, providing wide-ranging opportunities to contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research. UHCW is situated in the heart of the West Midlands with easy access to the rural Warwickshire countryside, Birmingham and London.
We intend to appoint a dynamic team player who will take part in the general adult and paediatric Oral & Maxillofacial services, and who will be encouraged to develop a subspecialty interest that complements the department and meets the needs of the local population.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will form part of a team of consultants providing a comprehensive Oral & maxillofacial Surgery service to the population of Coventry and Warwickshire. In-patient operating and some clinical activity will be at the University Hospital, but the successful candidate’s remaining clinical sessions are likely to include a peripheral site which may be at Warwick Hospital, Rugby St Cross Hospital or the George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton.
The successful applicant will be expected to manage a mixed workload of adult and paediatric patients. On call duties are currently 1 week in 8 based at UHCW NHS Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As part of our commitment to patients and delivery of a world class service for all, we have created the UHCW Improvement (UHCWi) System in partnership with the Virginia Mason Institute in Seattle; this involves a structured approach to removing waste and putting the patient first using a lean management system and methodologies. Our culture and ways of working reflect and embed the practices and methodologies of UHCWi. You are expected, where identified, to attend and complete relevant training and development opportunities to support this. This may include Lean for Leaders, Advanced Lean Training, and the Human Factors Programme, amongst others. Full attendance and completion of identified courses is considered essential for this post.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration with licence to practice.
- Dental degree (BDS or equivalent).
- FRCS (OMFS) or equivalent
Desirable
- GDC registration
- Higher qualification (PhD/MD/Masters).
Teaching & Education
Essential
- Commitment to continuing medical education.
- Ability to organise and participate in and evidence of teaching and training undergraduate and postgraduate students.
- Ability to supervise, appraise, coach and mentor trainee and other doctors.
- Experienced in demonstrating clinical procedures and techniques to other healthcare professionals.
Desirable
- Educational qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in OMFS.
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of both emergency and elective Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
- Competent in basic information technology.
- Ability to organise and manage out-patient priorities, waiting times/lists.
Desirable
- Subspecialty fellowship training.
- Experience of service development.
Audit/ Governance/ Research
Essential
- Experience of delivery of Audit cycles.
- Understanding of the clinical governance process.
- Ability to demonstrate recent evidence of participation in relevant and continued research.
- Published research in peer-reviewed journals.
Desirable
- Experience of audit management.
- Higher degree by research (e.g., MSc/Mphil/MD/PhD).
Communication Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent inter-personal qualities.
- Credible and persuasive presence both amongst clinical and management colleagues.
- Ability to communicate effectively (written, public speaking and presentational).
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This advert is for Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon with University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust in Coventry, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 23 Jul 2026.
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