# Specialty Doctor in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialty-doctor-in-oral-and-maxillofacial-surgery/67ed0ed3-6cb1-4a82-b456-63cb836132ff - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialty-doctor-in-oral-and-maxillofacial-surgery/67ed0ed3-6cb1-4a82-b456-63cb836132ff.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Dentist - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £63,696 - £102,689 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (30/7/26 to 29/7/27 (maternity leave cover)) - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-21T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-07T13:00:58.955Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Norwich/Norfolk_Norwich_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Oral_Maxillofacial_Surgery/Oral_Maxillofacial_Surgery-v8277615 - **Employer website:** https://www.nnuh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Aptitudes **Essential** - Good communicator. - Capable of working in a multi-disciplinary team. - Enthusiasm for service development and teaching. **Desirable** - Previous responsibility for service improvement. ### Experience **Essential** - At least 2 years of Dental foundation training or equivalent. **Desirable** - Experience in research or published papers in area of special interest ### Qualifications **Essential** - Full GDC registration - BDS or equivalent **Desirable** - MFDS RCS or equivalent. ### Communications and Language Skills **Essential** - Ability to communicate effectively with clinical colleagues, colleagues in pathology and support staff - Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and to respond to questions and queries **Desirable** - Good presentation skills. ## Documents - [useful links (pdf, 184.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2809) - [staff benefits (pdf, 674.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=901) - [job description (pdf, 559.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10593750) - [nnuh fraud prevention notice (pdf, 104.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3081) - [our nnuh lgbt+ staff network (pdf, 675.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2367) - [our nnuh women's staff network (pdf, 103.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2473) - [our nnuh together staff network (pdf, 370.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2166) - [our nnuh disability and long term conditions staff network (pdf, 607.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2424) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references.