Locum Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry

Job description

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

The post is for 1 full-time (10 PAs) Locum Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry within the Paediatric Dental Department at Barts Health NHS Trust. This is a post primarily based at the Royal London Dental Hospital with some sessions in main paediatric theatres at the Royal London Hospital and at local outreach clinics. The job would entail meeting the demands on the Paediatric Dental Service, ensuring the quality of service is maintained and supporting training. The service runs specialist multidisciplinary clinics with Orthodontics, Restorative Dentistry and Haematology.

Barts Health NHS Trust provides a secondary and tertiary service receiving referrals from general dental practitioners, medical practitioners and the local community dental service. The department is responsible for education of undergraduate and postgraduate dental students and professionals complimentary to dentistry. It provides dental foundation training, specialist training and postgraduate education.

The Paediatric Dental department provides treatment for children and adolescents referred with genetic dental anomalies, severe dental trauma, and with severe dental anxiety. It also offers a service for children with complex medical problems, including learning difficulty or physical disability. Minor oral surgical procedures on children are also carried out in the day stay unit.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will join an enthusiastic team and undertake new patient consultation clinics, treatment clinics including treatment under inhalation sedation, intravenous sedation or General Anaesthesia. They will be involved in day-to-day management of the department and take on management roles suitable to their level of experience. They will also be expected to take an active role in teaching and training and participate in audit and supervision of postgraduates' research projects. Applicants must either be fully registered with the GDC or eligible for full registration and on the GDC Specialist Register in Paediatric Dentistry (or eligible for) or equivalent. They must be accredited or within six months of such accreditation at interview stage and have completed a SAC approved training programme or equivalent.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Barts Health supports The Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description and the person specification provide an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, outlining the qualification, skills, experience, and knowledge required.

Please view the attachment below.

Please be advised that the vacancy advertisement may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Full registration with the United Kingdom General Dental Council (GDC)
• CCT (or entered on GDC Specialist registration for Paediatric Dentistry) achieved within 6 months of completion
• Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Exit Examination in Paediatric Dentistry or equivalent
• Up to date logbook

Desirable criteria

• Fellowship in Dental Surgery or Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery (of one of the Royals Colleges of Surgeons of the UK or Ireland) or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria

• Completion of a 3-year CCST training in Paediatric Dentistry (or equivalent) plus 2-year post CCST Fixed Term Training (FTTA) or equivalent or within 6 months of completion

Desirable criteria

• Experience of paediatric dental trauma, hypodontia and children with cleft palate

Teaching

Essential criteria

• Experience of post-graduate and undergraduate teaching and training at an appropriate level

Knowledge, Audit and Research

Essential criteria

• Effective participation in audit
• Ability to appraise scientifically
• Management of clinical service

Desirable criteria

• Peer reviewed clinical research publications
• Understanding of the NHS including financial and operational pressures
• Understanding of national waiting time targets (Referral to Treatment and Urgent Suspected Cancer)
• Organisational skills, good time management, forward planning and attention to detail

Skills

Essential criteria

• Change Management and Quality or Service Improvement
• Multi-disciplinary team working
• Interest in research, with evidence of peer reviewed publications
• Teaching and Leadership

Desirable criteria

• People Management

Other

Essential criteria

• Computer proficiency, including all Microsoft Office packages
• Communication skills
• Evidence of team working across multiple disciplines
• Empathy, understanding, active listening skills, patience
• Adaptable to patients of different levels

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Health NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

Employer certification / accreditation badges