Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Locum Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

The closing date is 02 March 2026

Job summary

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Consultant colleague to the department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery based at St Luke's Hospital Bradford. The post is for a fixed 1 year period and the post holder will be expected to have a broad experience of the specialty including trauma.

Experience of teaching both under graduates and post graduates would be an advantage.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will work closely with the staff with the unit as well as the multi-disciplinary team.

The appointee is expected to participate in the current 1:7 on-call rota with internal cover. Out-patient clinics are held at St Lukes Hospital. All in-patients are admitted to ward 18 at BRI site. The ward is shared with Urology, ENT and ophthalmology.

The post holder will have 2 sessions weekly at another peripheral unit. The post-holder is managerially accountable to The Divisional Clinical Director of surgery CBU. The candidate is professionally accountable to the Medical Director at BTHFT.

The appointee will be expected to participate in the monthly clinical governance and business meetings and will be encouraged to take on trainees as an AES, for which additional PA's can be made available.

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

  • We value people
  • We are one team
  • We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Details

Date posted

16 February 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per Annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

389-26-7714701

Job locations

BRI, SLH and Airedale Hospital

Smith Lane

Bradford

BD9 6DA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Applicants must be fully registered with the GMC, fit to practice and able to demonstrate that they have the required broad-based training, experience and knowledge for the post.

Please see attached the job description and person specification for full details.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Applicants must be fully registered with the GMC, fit to practice and able to demonstrate that they have the required broad-based training, experience and knowledge for the post.

Please see attached the job description and person specification for full details.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Successful completion of an SAC-approved 5 year minimum training
  • programme in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery or equivalent, or within 6
  • months of completion (Or Equivalent).
  • Experience of post graduate and undergraduate teaching and
  • training at an appropriate level.
  • Effective participation in audit
  • Full registration with the United Kingdom General Medical Council
  • (GMC)
  • Possession of a Certificate of Accreditation or eligibility for a CCST
  • in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of completing a period of approved training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Successful completion of an SAC-approved 5 year minimum training
  • programme in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery or equivalent, or within 6
  • months of completion (Or Equivalent).
  • Experience of post graduate and undergraduate teaching and
  • training at an appropriate level.
  • Effective participation in audit
  • Full registration with the United Kingdom General Medical Council
  • (GMC)
  • Possession of a Certificate of Accreditation or eligibility for a CCST
  • in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of completing a period of approved training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

BRI, SLH and Airedale Hospital

Smith Lane

Bradford

BD9 6DA


Employer's website

https://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

BRI, SLH and Airedale Hospital

Smith Lane

Bradford

BD9 6DA


Employer's website

https://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

General Manager

Bashir Ahmed

bashir.ahmed@bthft.nhs.uk

01274273373

Details

Date posted

16 February 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per Annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

389-26-7714701

Job locations

BRI, SLH and Airedale Hospital

Smith Lane

Bradford

BD9 6DA


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