Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and
enthusiastic Paediatric Consultant to apply their knowledge and skills in our
Community Dental Service. STSFT Community Dental Service has a friendly and
skilled workforce providing dental care to people of all ages, including adults
and children with special needs. Services are provided in both primary and
secondary care settings across Sunderland, South Tyneside and Gateshead
dentist.
Our Community Dental Service, spans a wide range of treatments
offering great opportunities for involvement, including to practice all
clinical facets of paediatric dentistry. Service opportunities involve comprehensive
consultant led general anaesthetic sessions to be provided from Sunderland
Royal Hospital, occurring twice per week on all day sessions, occurring Monday
and Thursday. The service provides
intravenous sedation for young people aged 12 to 16 years of age. With emphasis
on great quality care, with a supportive team and emphasis on your future
professional development, could this be your next opportunity?
Proposed Interview date 02/03/2026
Main duties of the job
This
post is for 0.6 WTE (6Pas) Substantive Consultant in paediatric Dentistry with
the Community Dental Service at Sunderland and South Tyneside NHS foundation
Trust. This post will be based in Clarendon but most clinic session will occur
in paediatric theatres in Sunderland Royal Hospital and in other community
clinics based across the service. The department receives referrals from other
tertiary services, general dental practitioners and medical practitioners with
severe medical complexity, anxiety and trauma.
The
successful candidate will join a supportive, caring team and undertake new
patient consult clinics including treatment under inhalational, intravenous
sedation or general anaesthetic. They must be fully registered with the General
Dental Council (GDC) UK and on the GDC Specialist Register in Paediatric
Dentistry or equivalent. They must be accredited or within 6 months of such
accreditation at interview stage and have completed SAC approved training programme
or equivalent.
About us
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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.
We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for us. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via our Flexible Working Policy.
The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Care Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.If you use AI,
and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual recruitment process, we
may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To contribute to the planning and delivery of Paediatric Dentistry within the Community
Dental Service and lead on key areas in conjunction with the Clinical Lead
To provide clinical leadership in all aspects of Paediatric Dentistry Including General
Anaesthetics
To ensure a high-quality standard of evidence-based clinical care is maintained.
To maintain accurate clinical and statistical records of all activities undertaken on
behalf of the FT.
To carry out clinical supervision of trainees
To take part in staff development and facilitating the training and supervision of other
dental staff and junior colleagues
To take part in local and regional CDS Clinical Audit and Quality Monitoring
programmes.
Foster effective collaborative and teamworking ethos with all departmental staff,
Division, Hospital and all professional services
PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE
Job description
Job responsibilities
To contribute to the planning and delivery of Paediatric Dentistry within the Community
Dental Service and lead on key areas in conjunction with the Clinical Lead
To provide clinical leadership in all aspects of Paediatric Dentistry Including General
Anaesthetics
To ensure a high-quality standard of evidence-based clinical care is maintained.
To maintain accurate clinical and statistical records of all activities undertaken on
behalf of the FT.
To carry out clinical supervision of trainees
To take part in staff development and facilitating the training and supervision of other
dental staff and junior colleagues
To take part in local and regional CDS Clinical Audit and Quality Monitoring
programmes.
Foster effective collaborative and teamworking ethos with all departmental staff,
Division, Hospital and all professional services
PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE
Person Specification
Audit and Research
Essential
- Ability to apply research
- outcomes to clinical practice
- Involvement in quality
- improvement measures
- Ability to undertake multidisciplinary audit / audit in
- specialty area
- Good presentation skills
- Experience of clinical research
- Ability to appraise scientific
- literature critically
Desirable
- Undertaken research with
- published papers in
- referred journals relevant
- to Paediatric Dentistry
Experience
Essential
- Successful completion of an SAC-approved 2-year minimum training programme in a Fixed Term Training Appointment (FTTA) in paediatric Dentistry, or within 6 months of completion of training, or
- equivalent which follows from the pre-CSST training period of 3 years, or equivalent
- All aspects of paediatric dentistry with particular emphasis on the management of severe and complex problems
- Understanding and management of patients with multidisciplinary problems and ability to co-ordinate care with other disciplines and other health care providers
- High Quality management of patients with advanced needs
- Membership of relevant professional organisations relevant toPaediatric
- Dentistry Oct 2025 in Paediatric dentistry demonstrated by successful outcomes
- Understanding of the NHS, Clinical Governance process and resource issues
- Evidence of organisational,
- management and time
- management skills
- Experience of postgraduate
- and undergraduate teaching
- and training at an appropriate
- level.
Desirable
- Membership of relevant
- professional organisations
- relevant to Paediatric
- Dentistry
- Evidence of management
- and administration
- experience and
- understanding
- management goals
- Management course and /
- or certificate
- Qualification in dental
- education / teaching
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust core
- values and behaviours.
- Flexible approach to service
- delivery and committed
- approach to development.
- Committed to share in
- professional, managerial and
- teaching responsibilities
- necessary to fulfil the
- obligations of the Directorate, to
- the Trust and its workforce.
- Ability to communicate
- effectively with patients,
- relatives and healthcare
- workers and other agencies
- Oct 2025
- Good knowledge of, and ability
- to use, spoken and written
- English
- Evidence of understanding of
- and adherence to principles of
- Good Dental Practice as set out
- by the General Dental Council
- Ability to be a flexible team
- member
- Ability to drive and travel to
- venues
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the United Kingdom General Dental Council (GDC)
- On the UK GDC Specialist List in Paediatric Dentistry
- Membership in Paediatric Dentistry, or equivalent
- Possession of a Certificate of Accreditation or eligibility for a
- CSST in Paediatric Dentistry NHS England Performer Number
Desirable
- Intercollegiate Speciality Fellowship Exit Examination in Paediatric dentistry, or equivalent, before commencing consultant post
- Fellowship in Dental Surgery or Membership of the Faculty of Dental
- Surgery, or equivalent
Person Specification
Audit and Research
Essential
- Ability to apply research
- outcomes to clinical practice
- Involvement in quality
- improvement measures
- Ability to undertake multidisciplinary audit / audit in
- specialty area
- Good presentation skills
- Experience of clinical research
- Ability to appraise scientific
- literature critically
Desirable
- Undertaken research with
- published papers in
- referred journals relevant
- to Paediatric Dentistry
Experience
Essential
- Successful completion of an SAC-approved 2-year minimum training programme in a Fixed Term Training Appointment (FTTA) in paediatric Dentistry, or within 6 months of completion of training, or
- equivalent which follows from the pre-CSST training period of 3 years, or equivalent
- All aspects of paediatric dentistry with particular emphasis on the management of severe and complex problems
- Understanding and management of patients with multidisciplinary problems and ability to co-ordinate care with other disciplines and other health care providers
- High Quality management of patients with advanced needs
- Membership of relevant professional organisations relevant toPaediatric
- Dentistry Oct 2025 in Paediatric dentistry demonstrated by successful outcomes
- Understanding of the NHS, Clinical Governance process and resource issues
- Evidence of organisational,
- management and time
- management skills
- Experience of postgraduate
- and undergraduate teaching
- and training at an appropriate
- level.
Desirable
- Membership of relevant
- professional organisations
- relevant to Paediatric
- Dentistry
- Evidence of management
- and administration
- experience and
- understanding
- management goals
- Management course and /
- or certificate
- Qualification in dental
- education / teaching
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust core
- values and behaviours.
- Flexible approach to service
- delivery and committed
- approach to development.
- Committed to share in
- professional, managerial and
- teaching responsibilities
- necessary to fulfil the
- obligations of the Directorate, to
- the Trust and its workforce.
- Ability to communicate
- effectively with patients,
- relatives and healthcare
- workers and other agencies
- Oct 2025
- Good knowledge of, and ability
- to use, spoken and written
- English
- Evidence of understanding of
- and adherence to principles of
- Good Dental Practice as set out
- by the General Dental Council
- Ability to be a flexible team
- member
- Ability to drive and travel to
- venues
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the United Kingdom General Dental Council (GDC)
- On the UK GDC Specialist List in Paediatric Dentistry
- Membership in Paediatric Dentistry, or equivalent
- Possession of a Certificate of Accreditation or eligibility for a
- CSST in Paediatric Dentistry NHS England Performer Number
Desirable
- Intercollegiate Speciality Fellowship Exit Examination in Paediatric dentistry, or equivalent, before commencing consultant post
- Fellowship in Dental Surgery or Membership of the Faculty of Dental
- Surgery, or equivalent
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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