Consultant in dental and maxillofacial radiology

Consultant in Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Main area Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref 001-DSG961

Site University Dental Hospital Town Cardiff Salary £114,099 - £166,585 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 19/07/2026 23:59

Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together

Job overview

Join one of the UK’s leading dental teaching centres as a Consultant in Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology at the University Dental Hospital, Cardiff and Vale University health Board.

This exciting post offers the rare opportunity to lead and shape a modern, high-volume diagnostic imaging service, working alongside multidisciplinary dental and head and neck teams with supporting cutting‑edge CBCT, ultrasound and salivary gland imaging services

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is recognised as a teaching centre of excellence in a wide range of clinical services

Applicants must be on the General Dental Council Specialist list in Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology or within 6 months of completion of specialty training.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in undergraduate and postgraduate education through Cardiff University’s School of Dentistry. With excellent research opportunities, strong academic links and access to state‑of‑the‑art imaging facilities, this post provides an outstanding platform for professional development and clinical leadership.

The successful applicants will be expected to

• Provide specialist opinion on conventional dental radiographs
• Provide radiological reports on CBCT imaging

Working for our organisation

Cardiff and Vale University Health Boardis one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is“Caring for People, Keeping People Well”,and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population’s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiffand the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification within the supporting documentation.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

• Full Registration with the General Dental Council
• On Specialist Register for Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology (DMFR) / DMFR Specialty Registrar with CCST due within 6 months of interview date
• MFDS/ MJDF or equivalent
• Evidence of training/ postgraduate qualification in education/ dental education
• Completion of a recognised specialist training programme in Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology
• Postgraduate certificate in medical and dental education or equivalent

Experience

• Experience in Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology including conventional radiography, CBCT, Ultrasound, Sialography
• Experience in diagnostic sialography
• Experience in diagnostic ultrasound examination of the head and neck
• Experience in salivary gland interventions.
• Experience in image guided biopsy techniques.
• Experience of carrying out sclerotherapy of vascular malformations
• Experience of CT & MRI scanning

Clinical Governance

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving clinical practice.
• Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance management
• Evidence of proactive engagement with appraisal and revalidation

Research

• Knowledge of the principals involved in research
• Evidence of involvement in research
• Evidence of peer review research papers
• Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication

  Management

  • Commitment to participating in and understanding of the management process
  • Evidence of effective leadership skills
  • Management of clinical services in Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology
  • Evidence of management training
  • An excellent understanding of primary care dentistry and system reform
  • Knowledge of value‑based healthcare

  Teaching

  • Evidence of teaching medical / dental students and resident doctors / dentists
  • Organisation of (undergraduate and / or postgraduate) teaching programmes

  Personal Qualities

  • Evidence of effective team and multidisciplinary working
  • Self‑motivated and flexible approach to work
  • Values aligned to those of the Health Board
  • Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues.

  We are committed to promoting inclusion, where all staff have a sense of belonging

  We welcome applications from everyone and recognise the need for our workforce to represent the diversity of the population we serve. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where diversity is celebrated. We aim to create a working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential no matter their disability, sex, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity or marriage and civil partnership status. We are keen to break down barriers in the UHB, and encourage applications from under‑represented groups.

  Applications are welcomed from Welsh speaking candidates

  Cardiff and Vale UHB is a Smoke Free Health Board

  Smoking is banned across all of the UHB sites. Staff are therefore not able to smoke in the hospital grounds or on any other UHB premises.

  Flexible working and equal opportunities

  Cardiff and Vale UHB is committed to flexible working and equal opportunities across its medical and dental workforce. All medical and dental posts will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

  Professional registration

  You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

  Disclosures

  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.