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The closing date is 10 May 2026
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Job summary

The Department of Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology is seeking a substantive part-time (7 PA) Consultant to join a dynamic and forward-thinking team. The department is involved in a range of service developments and is looking for an individual with the skills to support ongoing clinical and academic excellence.

The post is based at Guy's Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, with a requirement to work at other Trust sites as needed. Clinical duties will primarily include cone beam CT (CBCT) reporting, ultrasound imaging, and radiological interventions.

The successful candidate will provide clinical services for Dental Directorate patients alongside existing consultants. The role includes teaching, training, and mentoring staff, trainees, and students, as well as participation in clinical audit and research.

Applicants should have specialist experience in CBCT reporting, plain radiography, and ultrasound imaging for salivary gland and oral and maxillofacial conditions. Experience managing referrals from a range of dental and medical specialties is required. The role also includes image-guided interventional procedures.

The service receives both local and tertiary referrals from across the South East. The postholder will work closely with dental specialties and the Department of Oral Surgery, contributing to multidisciplinary team clinics and joint interventional and surgical case management.

Main duties of the job

To provide service in Dental Maxillofacial Radiology at GSTFT in accordance with Trust guidelines and strategy of both GSTFT and strategy of KCL Dental Institute.

To participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care.

To take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training.

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Provide High Quality Care to Patients

The post holder must be dentally qualified and maintain GDC specialist registration in Dental Maxillofacial Radiology and are GDC registered.

To develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.

To ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.

To ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.

Research, Teaching and Training

The post holder must be able

Where possible to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trusts translational research portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of Research Governance.

Provide high quality teaching to dental undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by the Clinical Director.

Act as educational supervisor and appraiser, once suitably trained as delegated by the Clinical Director to ensure external accreditation of training post.

Performance Management

The post holder must

Work with dental, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:

Maintain clinical efficiency e.g. LOS reductions, reducing cancelled operations and DNA rates.

Meet quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates.

Participate in financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team.

Help to improve operational efficiency e.g. day-case rates, waiting list activity and demand management.

Staff Management

Work with colleagues to ensure junior doctors hours are compliant in line with EWTD and New Deal.

Ensure that adequate systems and procedures are in place to control and monitor leave for junior clinical staff and to ensure that there is appropriate cover within the clinical areas, including on-call commitments.

Participate in the recruitment of junior staff as and when required.

Participate in team objective setting as part of the annual job planning cycle.

Be responsible for the annual appraisal of all doctors in training, Trust doctors, Clinical Fellows and non-consultant grades as delegated by the Clinical Director/General Manager.

Governance

Review clinical outcomes in designated area using external benchmarking data where appropriate, to identify and advise variances to the Clinical Director.

Participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis and to ensure resulting actions are implemented.

Work closely with the Directorate, Patient and Public Involvement panels in relation to clinical and services developments as delegated by the Clinical Director.

Participate in ensuring NICE requirements are reviewed and implemented and monitored in the speciality areas.

Ensure clinical guidelines and protocols are adhered to by junior clinical staff and updated on a regular basis.

Keep fully informed about best practice in the speciality areas and ensure implications for practice changes are discussed with the Clinical Director.

Role model good practice for infection control to all members of the multidisciplinary team.

Strategy and Business Planning

Participate in the business planning and objective setting process for the directorate and Trust where appropriate.

Represent the Trust at appropriate clinical networks/other external clinical meetings, as delegated by the Clinical Director.

Leadership and Team Working

Demonstrate excellent leadership skills with regard to individual performance, clinical teams, the Trust and when participating in national or local initiatives.

Work collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and Kings Health Partners as required.

Chair regular meetings for the specialties.

Resolve conflict and difficult situations through negotiation and discussion, involving appropriate parties.

Adhere to Trust/departmental guidelines on leave including reporting absence.
 
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
Full GDC registration, Registered specialist in Dental Maxillofacial Radiology, CCST in Dental Maxillofacial Radiology or within 6 months of CCST.
Desirable
Higher academic degree related to Dental Maxillofacial Radiology, such as a MSc, PhD etc, One, or more of the following or equivalent qualifications: FDS RCS MFDS RCS
Clinical Experience and Skills
Essential
oExperience / training such that the applicant has reached at least the standard considered equivalent to that expected after 4 years of specialist training in Dental Maxillofacial Radiology
oExtensive experience of CBCT reporting Ultrasound and interventional radiology
oAbility to independently perform CBCT reporting
oAbility to independently perform ultrasound investigations
Desirable
oExperience of leading a multidisciplinary team
oExperience in training under and post graduates in dental radiology
Worked with specialist in oral surgery and oral medicine in joint clinics managing Head and Neck cancer patients and patients with salivary gland diseases
Audit Managment & IT
Essential
Understanding of clinical governance and risk management in the secondary care setting
Management skills and effective leadership for the NHS environment and specifically clinical service delivery
Effective participation in audit including implementation of outcomes
Good IT skills
Research / Teaching Skill & Experience
Essential
oExperience of organisation and clinical supervision of postgraduate and undergraduate teaching
oExperience of providing and training in the NHS
oAble to appraise the scientific literature critically.
oPresentations at national research meetings
oKnowledge of research ethics
Desirable
Experience in leading UG or PG courses
Evidence of teaching courses and / or teaching qualifications
Experience in UG and PG examining relevant to Dental Maxillofacial Dentistry
Evidence of publications in refereed journals
Research relevant to Dental Maxillofacial Dentistry
Leadership & Management Skills
Essential
Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
Ability to work as part of a team
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.

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
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address
Guy Hospital / St Thomas' Hospital

Great Maze pond

London

SE1 9RT