Specialty Doctor in Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery


Location
Salary
£63,696 - £102,689 per annum
Profession
Dentist
Grade
Senior
Deadline
17 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Fixed term: 12 months (Full time)
Posted Date
04 Sep 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

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

Essential

5 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Skills

    Evidenced technical skills as described in the job description

  • Experience

    At least 2 year SHO level experience in OMFS/Oral Surgery

  • Training and qualifications

    Full GDC registration

  • Training and qualifications

    Appropriate postgraduate experience in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

  • Training and qualifications

    Experience consistent with registrar-level (ST3+) practice

Desirable

1 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Experience

    Experience working within an acute hospital setting

Job overview

The opportunity has arisen for an experienced Full-time Specialty Doctor with a responsibility in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The successful applicant will join an existing team of 6 Speciality Doctors to provide high quality Maxillofacial care. The successful candidate would deliver outpatient clinics for general routine maxillofacial patients and perform surgical procedures; including Day Case theatre. The post holder would be expected to work in a team and to participate in departmental meetings.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will be expected to fulfil the following duties with the agreed Job Plan.

The appointee will, together with senior colleagues, be responsible for the provision of a comprehensive Maxillofacial Service. The successful candidate will work flexibly and co-operatively with other members of the team to provide a high quality, comprehensive service within this teaching hospital environment. The main roles and responsibility are the diagnosing, managing and treating of patients referred to the service. This will involve conducting outpatient clinics and undertaking surgical interventions and systemic treatment. The clinical elements will be agreed with the management team prior to commencing in post.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The proposed Job Plan is detailed in this job description.

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.

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Applying for this NHS job

This advert is for Specialty Doctor in Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery with Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust in Nottingham, England. It is listed as a Senior Dentist role. The advertised salary is £63,696 - £102,689 per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Full time). The application deadline is 17 Sep 2026.

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