Clinical Lecturer in Oral Surgery

Salary: 45943 - 65056 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 01 December 2025

The role

We are looking for a suitably qualified dentist for the post of Clinical Lecturer in Oral Surgery.

You will be required to become actively involved in the teaching and research programmes of the School of Dental Sciences and potentially across the Faculty of Medical Sciences and University.

In research you will be expected to contribute to existing research activity in translational oral biosciences applied oral health and/or dental education developing towards independence as a researcher.

In teaching you will be expected to contribute to academic and clinical teaching on our undergraduate clinical BDS and BSc courses and our developing portfolio of postgraduate courses.

In addition candidates will have the opportunity to undertake clinical work in the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation trust and potentially other settings across the region. Appropriately qualified candidates will be expected to complete an approved specialty training programme in oral surgery leading to CCST in oral surgery.

The post has approval for specialty training by the Postgraduate Dean and if specialty training is to be undertaken the successful candidate will be expected to fulfill benchmarking requirements via NHS Specialty Training National Recruitment.

Further information about the School of Dental Sciences can be found at

Informal enquires may be made to Prof Chris Vernazza interim Head of School by e-mailing

Key Accountabilities

Design and deliver high quality teaching and assesment on our undergrdaute and postgraduate programmes
Provide a range of timely student support to enhance student experience and achievements including personal tutoring
Take responsibility for a defined administrative role such as course leadership assessment leadership or roles in admissions or student support and progressions
Provide clinical training and supervision for clinical students in the area of oral surgery
Contribute to a programme of high-quality research in translational oral biosciences applied oral health and/or dental education including presenting and publishing findings
Attract new research funding and build networks of collaborators
Supervise student research projects including postgraduate research supervision
Undertake academic scholarly and allocated administrative duties as required by the Head of Schoolin the area of oral surgery potentially as part of specialty training
Where an honorary NTN is awarded undertake specialty training in oral surgery or where this is not approriate deliver oral surgery clinical activity for our partner trusts

The Person (Essential)

Knowledge Skills and Experience

Detailed clinical knowledge in the field of Oral Surgery at a level applicable to teaching on the undergraduate BDS/BSc curriculum
Academic teaching experience and clinical chairside dental teaching experience
Experience of undertaking research in one or more of translational oral biosciences applied oral health and dental education
Evidence of publication within peer reviewed journals
Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about dental topics with patients and colleagues
Demonstrates appropriate technical and clinical competence in oral surgery and provides evidence of the development of diagnostic skills and clinical judgement

Desirable
Experience of teaching leadership including curriculum design and improvement assessment design and delivery quality assurance and/or student support
An awareness of significant developments in oral surgery globally and in the UK.
Supervision of postgraduate students in research
Experience of preparing research proposals for submission to competitive funding organisations/industry
Satisfied in UK National Recruitment specialty training benchmarking or demonstrated eligibility for this

Attributes and Behaviour

Satisfactory pre-employment health screen
Commitment to the Universitys strategy and mission
Commitment to own personal development and understand its importance
Ability to work in teams and across disciplines
Excellent organisational communication and people skills
Ability to meet deadlines and manage conflicting priorities
Is fit to practice dentistry and at the time of appointment will have satisfactory enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) or Disclosure Scotland/ Access NI checks (or equivalent)

Qualifications

BDS Degree
Full registration with the United Kingdom General Dental Council (GDC) (or eligibility for such)
PhD (or equivalent) submitted for examination at time of application in a topic related to dentistry or oral health that aligns to the schools research themes
Eligible for honorary clinical status with the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and NTN (A) (if specialty training is to be undertaken)
Fellowship of HEA or equivalent and/or an academic teaching qualification.
Demonstrates the competencies required at the end of a UK Dental Core Training Programme Year 2 by either: Evidence of completion of DCT 2/3 or National Certificate of Dental Core Equivalence at the time of application

Desirable
Diploma of Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery (MFDS)/Membership of the Joint Faculties (MJDF) or equivalent

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. We value diversity as well as celebrate support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.

At Newcastle University we hold a GoldAthena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Race Equality CharterBronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC. We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.

In addition we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.

Requisition ID: 28812