Locum Consultant in Oral Surgery

Applications are invited for a part time (0.4 WTE) Locum Consultant Oral Surgeon,with the potential to transition to a permanent role (subject to the successful interview), to replace a leaving colleague. This post is based in the Dental & Maxillofacial Department at East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, Surrey.

The Oral Surgery department at East Surrey Hospital (built in 2019) has dedicated facilities for the diagnosis and treatment of adult and paediatric patients requiring dental alveolar surgery. The oral surgery service is a consultant led service providing treatment under LA, IV & GA at East Surrey Hospital and Crawly Hospital.

The successful applicant will be joining a supportive team of a part-time Consultant Oral Surgeon, 2 Oral Surgery specialist trainees and 2 Speciality Dentist in Oral Surgery. The appointee will provide a comprehensive oral surgery service for the local population, working alongside other consultant and senior clinicians in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Paediatric Dentistry, Special Care Dentistry, and Orthodontics to provide advice and treatment for complex multidisciplinary cases within the department.

Applicants must be fully registered and be on the oral surgery specialist register (or be eligible within six months of the interview date) with the General Dental Council and hold Membership in Oral Surgery (MOralSurg) or equivalent.

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.

National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.

We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum (pro-rata) (depending on experience)