Specialty Dentist in Oral Surgery


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£63,696 to £102,689 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Birmingham, B5 7EG
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	29 Sept 2026
Closing date:	12 Oct 2026

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Summary

Clinical duties within the Oral Surgery and Urgent Care Department involve outpatient and day- case care of patients at the Birmingham Dental Hospital. The post holder is clinically and managerially responsible to the Head of Service in Oral Surgery. These duties involve all aspects of outpatient oral surgery, including consultation clinics and demand driven sessions. The timetable includes commitments to surgical activity utilising local anaesthesia, sedation and general anaesthetic techniques. The successful applicant must be prepared to work in all areas within Oral Surgery and Urgent Care. It is expected that the post holder will give advice and assistance to members of the junior dental staff in training within the Department as the need arises and to participate in the clinical teaching of undergraduate and junior staff in training. Discharge of clinical duties will be in accordance with Trust Policies and Procedures. So far as is consistent with proper discharge of the above duties the post holder undertakes to deputise for absent colleagues as directed by the Head of Service. Exceptionally, the post holder is expected to perform additional duties during occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances. Exceptionally, the post holder needs to be available for such irregular commitments outside normally rostered duties as are essential to ensure continuity of patient care. Departmental administration and routine correspondence with referring Practitioners is required, for which secretarial support is available. As a teaching unit, the Birmingham Dental Hospital and School of Dentistry undertake a wide range of research activities for which excellent facilities are available. The duties of this post are primarily of a service nature and as such, no specific requirement to pursue research is included. Full participation in hospital/departmental Quality Assurance, Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance programmes is a requirement of the post. To undertake other duties commensurate with this grade of post in agreement with the Head of Service for Oral Surgery.

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