Overview
The University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay are inviting applications for a full time or part time Speciality doctor in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery to work alongside our team. The Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Unit at the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust offers a wide range of experience in OMFS, including dentoalveolar surgery, oral medicine, orthognathic surgery, trauma surgery and the management of non-melanotic skin cancer.
The post will be based at Royal Lancaster Infirmary but involve travel to different hospital sites to work. We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverstone Community Health Centre.
We will look after you by offering a supportive environment with flexible working schemes and family friendly policies, a focus on work-life balance, and access to a comprehensive occupational health service.
Responsibilities
* Undertake a number of clinical sessions per week dependent upon experience and service needs, divided between new referral clinics and follow-up clinics, treatment under local anaesthetics, intravenous sedation, and general anaesthetic as inpatient or day case under the supervision of consultants.
* Join the OMFS team which consists of 4 consultants (OMFS and Oral Surgery), 1 Specialist in Oral Surgery, 3 Specialty Doctors, 1 Specialty Trainee in Oral Surgery, 2 Dental core trainees.
* Work alongside Orthodontic and Restorative Dentistry services to provide high quality care for the patients of Morecambe Bay.
* The post is full time and supports a 1:5 non-resident evening and weekend 1st on-call rota with support from a consultant/Associate specialist 2nd tier.
* The Department will involve travel to different hospital sites to cover OMFS activities as required.
Location & Hospitals
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments and Critical/Coronary Care units. WGH provides General Hospital services with an Urgent Treatment Centre. All three main hospitals provide planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery, with local outreach services and diagnostics from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Benefits & Employee Support
* If you are starting out in the NHS, annual leave starts at 27 days (plus bank holidays), rising to 34 days plus bank holidays depending on grade and years of service.
* Access to comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
* Funding opportunities for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications, or study time for CPD or rotational placements.
* Salary is not the only financial benefit: access to staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure, and the option to spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases.
* National discount services such as Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
* Salary sacrifice options including access to car lease schemes and OFSTED-rated outstanding grammar schools.
* The NHS Pension scheme and cycle to work scheme.
Application & Onward Next Steps
These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.
This advert closes on Thursday 2 Oct 2025.
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