NR255400 – Specialty Doctor – Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Job Description
Applications are invited for a fixed term, one year position of Specialty Doctor in OMFS, based at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and University of Aberdeen Medical Institutions. The position is for 40 hours per week. The successful candidate will join an established team including four Consultants and five other Specialty Doctors.
The department is also supported by a Specialty Registrar, FY2 / CT Doctors and Dental Trainees. The department undertakes a wide range of adult and paediatric procedures for patients from across the NHS Grampian region as well as those from Orkney and Shetland. These include a Head and Neck cancer service. The department also plays an active role in undergraduate and postgraduate education and the postholder will be expected to contribute to this.
NHS Grampian provides the perfect solution to all interests and lifestyles. Aberdeen offers all the attractions of any major city. Aberdeenshire boasts many picturesque towns and villages within easy commuting distance and provides access to an enormous range of outdoor pursuits, ranging from fishing to skiing. Excellent transport links ensure that Edinburgh and Glasgow are less than 2 hours by train and the ever expanding Aberdeen airport has multiple flights daily to London (1 hour) and many other destinations across the UK and Europe.
Full registration with a licence to practise with the GMC is required. (licence to practise must be in place prior to starting in post). For more information visit
Informal enquiries should be made to Mr M Burrell, Service Clinical Director, OMFS Dept., Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Tel. (secretary).
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.
As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.
