Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast paced, challenging and busy specialty to improve understanding and experience in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. These appointments are initially for 6 months and will be based mainly at Northwick Park Hospital. It requires motivated doctors with some Oral & Maxillofacial surgery experience to work with other trainee doctors and consultants to care for the emergency and elective patients within OMFS and Head & Neck. A broad based knowledge in all aspects of OMFS is beneficial but the weekly timetable can be adjusted considering the experience of the successful candidate and the need of the service.
The successful candidate will work as a member of the middle grade team who all are both medically and dentally qualified doctors supporting services across the network and participating in 2nd call rota.
Main duties of the job
OMFS Service The London North West Regional Maxillofacial Unit opened its doors at Northwick Park Hospital in May 2006. This is a Specialist Regional In-Patient Service with dedicated nursing and Critical Care support. In addition there is a prosthodontic and vibrant regional orthodontic service. There is a state of the art maxillofacial and orthodontic laboratory, administrative wing and offices for Oral & Maxillofacial consultants, secretaries and junior doctors. Outpatients facilities are of the latest designs and have PACs associated oral and facial imaging equipment including X-ray and ultrasound imaging and facilities for nasendoscopy.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see read the attached Job description for more details about the post.
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in the Trust The management structure of the Trust encompasses a divisional structure in which OMFS is encompassed in the Head and Neck Division together with Orthodontics, Ophthalmology, ENT and Audiology, Community Dentistry and Oral Surgery The directorates are financially autonomous, span both sites and have their own Clinical Director and Service Manager. The clinical team is made up of 10 Consultants who specialise in H&N cancer, major trauma and skin cancer, as well as orthognathic and TMJ surgery. We have a team of Associate Specialists and Staff Grades and Middle Grades and Junior Doctors who support our periphery sites as well as the 1st and 2nd on-call rota.
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This advert is for Specialty Registrar- Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery with London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust in Harrow, London, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery role. The advertised salary is £45,715 - £69,976 per annum + 1B banding supplement. The contract type is Fixed term: 6 months (With the option to extend). The application deadline is 22 Jun 2026.
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