Locum Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
The closing date is 24 June 2026.
We are presenting the opportunity to join a team of dedicated professionals who enjoy working collectively in a supportive, enthusiastic and caring department.
The Oral Maxillofacial Surgery team provides services across Worcestershire at three hospital sites including Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Alexandra Hospital, Redditch and Kidderminster Treatment Centre.
The Consultant team comprises eight Maxillofacial Consultant Surgeons and five Consultant Orthodontists, supported by four Specialty Doctors, and includes registrars, dental core trainees, foundation trainees and a CCT specialist in Oral Surgery.
The medical and dental staff are assisted by an experienced nursing team comprising RGNs, RDNs and CNS members.
Main duties of the job
We are looking to complement existing colleagues’ activity with a full‑time post with a specialist interest in skin cancer and Mohs surgery to continue to provide a high quality service across the two counties.
Clinical work will include general OMFS conditions and there is scope to develop the role and activities that will complement the forward direction of the department. Opportunities will also exist for interested candidates in clinical management and leadership, governance, postgraduate education and training. The recent opening on a Medical School in the city of Worcester provides exciting opportunities in undergraduate education.
Provisional Assessment of Programmed Activities in Job Plan:
For a full‑time contract Direct Clinical Care: 8.0 PAs on average per week (includes clinical activity, clinically related activity, predictable & unpredictable emergency work). Cross‑site travel and clinical administration time is included in each session of DCC.
Supporting Professional Activities: 2.0 SPAs per week to support your personal CPD and revalidation related activities. Additional PA allocations are provided for leadership roles (clinical lead 1 PA), educational supervision (0.25 PA per trainee), governance roles (0.25 PA for audit, NICE or governance/mortality leads), appraiser role (0.25 PA for trained appraisers) or other pre‑agreed additional activities.
Job responsibilities
- Provide clinical service in the relevant specialty to patients of the Trust and to General Practitioners.
- Attend multi‑disciplinary meetings and provide high‑quality clinical care within multi‑disciplinary teams on three sites.
- Provide support to the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.
- Consult and advise clinical colleagues in the Trust and primary care.
- Attend cross county and cross site meetings.
- Collaborate with colleagues to deliver a high quality, timely service and work towards meeting the Trust’s and departmental objectives.
- Participate in the on‑call rota, ensuring hospital site review of patients when clinically necessary and responding to requests from medical and nursing teams.
- Attend hospital for weekend on‑call duties to undertake patient reviews.
Person Specification
Management and Administrative Experience
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively.
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service.
- Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities.
- Ability to manage and lead the specialty firm and multi‑disciplinary team.
- Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit.
- Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate.
- Ability to use evidence‑based audit to support decision making.
Teaching Experience
- Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines.
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates.
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research.
Experience
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in Mohs surgery.
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty.
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
- Expertise in sub‑specialty.
Research Experience
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.
- Awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiatives.
- Publications in relevant peer‑reviewed journals in the last 5 years.
- Evidence of having undertaken original research.
Personal Attributes
- Ability to work in a team.
- Enquiring, critical approach to work.
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies.
- Commitment to continuing medical education.
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels.
Other Requirements
- Understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues.
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the job and return to the hospital within 30 minutes when on call.
Qualifications
- Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice.
- Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or overseas equivalent.
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Mohs surgery (or expected within 6 months of interview date). Candidate must hold CCT or CESR.
- CESR or European Community Rights.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
