Job summary
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint enthusiastic individuals on a whole-time basis as LAS Specialty Registrar in Paediatric Dentistry, beginning September 2025 until September 2026. The successful candidate will be based at the Charles Clifford Dental Hospital and at Wheata Place Clinic. The post does not award a National Training Number.
As this post is not recognised as a 'training post', full registration with the GDC with a licence to practise is required.
Main duties of the job
The Department provides the full range of Paediatric Dentistry care as a major secondary and tertiary referral centre. This includes treatment of special needs children, anxious patients, and complex dental care for children and adolescents. Joint Clinics are held with Restorative Dentistry, Orthodontics, Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery and as part of the Cleft Lip and Palate Team. Facilities exist for the provision of treatment under sedation and at the Children's hospital comprehensive dental care under GA and exodontia.
There are close links with all Paediatric Medical and Surgical specialties based at Sheffield Children's Hospitals
About us
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Sheffield, as well as specialist care for patients from further afield, including cancer, spinal cord injuries, renal and cardiothoracic services. In addition to community health services, the Trust comprises five of Yorkshire's best known teaching hospitals.
The Royal Hallamshire Hospital
The Northern General Hospital
Charles Clifford Dental Hospital
Weston Park Cancer Hospital
Jessop Wing Maternity Hospital
The Trust has a history of high quality care, clinical excellence and innovation in medical research. We strive to promote a culture of continuous quality improvement and encourage our staff to innovate and adopt 'best practice' in order to deliver the highest standard of care to our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
There is no on-call associated with this post.
The appointee will participate in the administration of the department as required. For example, this may involve attention to operating lists, organisation of teaching or day to day administration as required by the consultants and the service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
There is no on-call associated with this post.
The appointee will participate in the administration of the department as required. For example, this may involve attention to operating lists, organisation of teaching or day to day administration as required by the consultants and the service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the GDC with a licence to practise
- Basic Medical Degree - BDS
- Completed DFT
- Completed Dental Core Training Year 2-Evidence by time of post commencement of satisfactory RCP outcome or programme completion/certification of UK DCT2/3 post which commenced on or after August 2024 or National Certificate of Dental Core Equivalence (NCDCE) at time of application
- oEvidence that is on an NHS primary care organisation Performance List or able to meet requirements to do so
Desirable
- Other degrees/qualifications
- Prizes and honours
Personal attributes
Essential
- Good written communication skills
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering a dental service for children
- Experience of delivering inhalation sedation with relevant training
Desirable
- General practice and secondary care experience
- Experience of Community Dental Services
- Experience in more than one dental specialty
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Patient/parent management skills
- Experience of diagnosis and treatment planning
- Competent to work with minimal supervision
- Clear, logical thinking showing an analytical/scientific approach
- Good manual dexterity and hand/eye co-ordination
- Basic life support skills
Desirable
- Understanding of clinical risk management
- Experience of managing medically compromised patients
- Experience of dental trauma management
- Surgical patient management
Teaching and training
Essential
- Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students and junior doctors
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Evidence of participation in CME/CPD in the last 12 months
Desirable
- Maintenance of a CPD diary or portfolio
Management and Administration
Essential
- oCapacity to work effectively in a multi- disciplinary team
Personal attributes
Essential
- Demonstrates behaviour consistent with PROUD values
- The applicant must demonstrate skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking the English language that enables effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues as set out in the GMC' good medical practice (2013).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the GDC with a licence to practise
- Basic Medical Degree - BDS
- Completed DFT
- Completed Dental Core Training Year 2-Evidence by time of post commencement of satisfactory RCP outcome or programme completion/certification of UK DCT2/3 post which commenced on or after August 2024 or National Certificate of Dental Core Equivalence (NCDCE) at time of application
- oEvidence that is on an NHS primary care organisation Performance List or able to meet requirements to do so
Desirable
- Other degrees/qualifications
- Prizes and honours
Personal attributes
Essential
- Good written communication skills
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering a dental service for children
- Experience of delivering inhalation sedation with relevant training
Desirable
- General practice and secondary care experience
- Experience of Community Dental Services
- Experience in more than one dental specialty
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Patient/parent management skills
- Experience of diagnosis and treatment planning
- Competent to work with minimal supervision
- Clear, logical thinking showing an analytical/scientific approach
- Good manual dexterity and hand/eye co-ordination
- Basic life support skills
Desirable
- Understanding of clinical risk management
- Experience of managing medically compromised patients
- Experience of dental trauma management
- Surgical patient management
Teaching and training
Essential
- Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students and junior doctors
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Evidence of participation in CME/CPD in the last 12 months
Desirable
- Maintenance of a CPD diary or portfolio
Management and Administration
Essential
- oCapacity to work effectively in a multi- disciplinary team
Personal attributes
Essential
- Demonstrates behaviour consistent with PROUD values
- The applicant must demonstrate skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking the English language that enables effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues as set out in the GMC' good medical practice (2013).
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).
