Bank Specialty Doctor Oral Surgery

NHS; Hexham; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a Specialty Doctor to join their Oral Surgery team for a fixed term of 1 year. The role includes performing face to face assessments and conducting various oral surgery procedures under local and general anaesthetic. Candidates should have pertinent qualifications and experience, making this an exciting opportunity to work in a leading NHS organization in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Full registration and a License to Practice with the General Dental Council and/or General Medical Council.
• Minimum of 5 years in a relevant specialty in Specialty Doctor or closed SAS grades.
• Sedation qualification or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Carry out face to face assessments.
• Conduct oral surgery outpatient clinics.
• Perform oral surgery procedures under local and general anaesthetic.

Skills

Face to face assessments

Oral Surgery treatments

Sedation techniques

Collaborative work

Education

MFDS/FDS or MJDF for Dentists

MRCS or FRCS for Medics

Evidence of 7 years post qualification clinical experience

Job description

Overview

Go back Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 05 October 2025

We are looking to appoint a Specialty Doctor to provide ad hoc or routine clinical sessional cover in our Oral Surgery team. This post will be for a fixed term of 1 year. We are a busy Oral Surgery department, covering Northumberland and North Tyneside.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will be expected to carry out face to face assessments, and a range of oral surgery treatments, both under local anaesthetic and general anaesthetic.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn\'t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Job responsibilities

Working with colleagues from other specialities

Oral surgery outpatient clinics

Oral Surgery local anaesthetic procedures

Oral Surgery general anaesthetic procedures

Person Specification

Qualifications

• For Dentists: MFDS/ FDS or MJDF For Medics: MRCS or FRCS
• Full registration and a License to Practice with the General Dental Council (GDC) and/ or General Medical Council
• Evidence of a minimum of 7 years post qualification clinical experience, with a minimum of 5 years in a relevant specialty in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades
• Sedation qualification or equivalent
• Academic excellence e.g. prizes, merits, awards
• Recognised management or leadership course

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£61,542 to £99,216 a year pro rata per annum