Specialty Doctor in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

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Location
Salary
£63,696 - £102,689 per annum pro rata
Profession
Dentist
Grade
Senior
Deadline
21 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Fixed term: 12 months (30/7/26 to 29/7/27 (maternity leave cover))
Posted Date
07 Sep 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Essential

8 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Aptitudes

    Good communicator.

  • Aptitudes

    Capable of working in a multi-disciplinary team.

  • Aptitudes

    Enthusiasm for service development and teaching.

  • Experience

    At least 2 years of Dental foundation training or equivalent.

  • Qualifications

    Full GDC registration

  • Qualifications

    BDS or equivalent

  • Communications and Language Skills

    Ability to communicate effectively with clinical colleagues, colleagues in pathology and support staff

  • Communications and Language Skills

    Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and to respond to questions and queries

Desirable

4 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Aptitudes

    Previous responsibility for service improvement.

  • Experience

    Experience in research or published papers in area of special interest

  • Qualifications

    MFDS RCS or equivalent.

  • Communications and Language Skills

    Good presentation skills.

Job overview

Applications are invited for a fixed term contract for Specialty Doctor to cover maternity leave 30.7.26 to 29.7.27.

Job responsibilities Under the supervision of senior clinicians, the post holder will be required to support provision of patient care including following duties:-

  • Assist in the routine care of patients, undertaking examination, diagnosis and treatment planning, both on the ward and in the out-patient department.
  • Participate in ward rounds and then monitor the progress of in-patients
  • Undertake effective hand over of patients to colleagues
  • Maintain appropriate patient records both written and electronic ensuring all written records and legible and dated.
  • Assist or perform in patient operative procedures within scope of practice.
  • Perform minor oral surgical procedures in the out patient setting.
  • Prescribe and administer treatment in line with departmental guidelines and competence.
  • Examination and diagnosis of patients in outpatient clinics including cancer and new patients.
  • Review patients on consultant clinics.

Main duties of the job

The appointment is to the Trust, not to specific hospitals.

All employees, including the appointee, will be expected to be involved in implementing the Trust’s Clinical Governance programme. This includes active participation in clinical audit, quality, clinical guidelines/pathways, professional development, appraisal and risk management.

PATTERN OF WORKING The below will be included within the working week:

  • Clinic
  • MOS
  • Theatre
  • Admin

ON-CALL On-call activity is exclusively at Norfolk and Norwich accepting both local referrals and regional referrals from our allied units in great Yarmouth, Kings Lynn and Ipswich hospital.

The rota is based on an approximately 1:11 non resident out of hours on call, providing week night and weekend cover. Compensatory rest is included following on call and hours are monitored in line with SAS contracts. The on call duties are to provide the first tier on-call cover for the Maxillofacial service with Consultant for senior support.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for the full details of the post and the person specification.

Full GMC with licence to practise required on application.

Please note this advert will close when sufficient applications are received.

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 Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery with Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Norwich, England. It is listed as a Senior Dentist role. The advertised salary is £63,696 - £102,689 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (30/7/26 to 29/7/27 (maternity leave cover)). The application deadline is 21 Sep 2026.

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