Consultant in Dental Maxillofacial Radiology

Job responsibilities

• Provide High Quality Care to Patients

  The post holder must be dentally qualified and maintain GDC specialist registration in Dental Maxillofacial Radiology and are GDC registered.

  To develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.

  To ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.

  To ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.

  Research, Teaching and Training

  The post holder must be able

  Where possible to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trusts translational research portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of Research Governance.

  Provide high quality teaching to dental undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by the Clinical Director.

  Act as educational supervisor and appraiser, once suitably trained as delegated by the Clinical Director to ensure external accreditation of training post.

  Performance Management

  The post holder must

  Work with dental, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:

  Maintain clinical efficiency e.g. LOS reductions, reducing cancelled operations and DNA rates.

  Meet quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates.

  Participate in financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team.

  Help to improve operational efficiency e.g. day-case rates, waiting list activity and demand management.

  Staff Management

  Work with colleagues to ensure junior doctors hours are compliant in line with EWTD and New Deal.

  Ensure that adequate systems and procedures are in place to control and monitor leave for junior clinical staff and to ensure that there is appropriate cover within the clinical areas, including on-call commitments.

  Participate in the recruitment of junior staff as and when required.

  Participate in team objective setting as part of the annual job planning cycle.

  Be responsible for the annual appraisal of all doctors in training, Trust doctors, Clinical Fellows and non-consultant grades as delegated by the Clinical Director/General Manager.

  Governance

  Review clinical outcomes in designated area using external benchmarking data where appropriate, to identify and advise variances to the Clinical Director.

  Participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis and to ensure resulting actions are implemented.

  Work closely with the Directorate, Patient and Public Involvement panels in relation to clinical and services developments as delegated by the Clinical Director.

  Participate in ensuring NICE requirements are reviewed and implemented and monitored in the speciality areas.

  Ensure clinical guidelines and protocols are adhered to by junior clinical staff and updated on a regular basis.

  Keep fully informed about best practice in the speciality areas and ensure implications for practice changes are discussed with the Clinical Director.

  Role model good practice for infection control to all members of the multidisciplinary team.

  Strategy and Business Planning

  Participate in the business planning and objective setting process for the directorate and Trust where appropriate.

  Represent the Trust at appropriate clinical networks/other external clinical meetings, as delegated by the Clinical Director.

  Leadership and Team Working

  Demonstrate excellent leadership skills with regard to individual performance, clinical teams, the Trust and when participating in national or local initiatives.

  Work collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and Kings Health Partners as required.

  Chair regular meetings for the specialties.

  Resolve conflict and difficult situations through negotiation and discussion, involving appropriate parties.

  Adhere to Trust/departmental guidelines on leave including reporting absence.

Professional Qualifications

Essential

• Full GDC registration, Registered specialist in Dental Maxillofacial Radiology, CCST in Dental Maxillofacial Radiology or within 6 months of CCST.

Desirable

• Higher academic degree related to Dental Maxillofacial Radiology, such as a MSc, PhD etc, One, or more of the following or equivalent qualifications: FDS RCS MFDS RCS

Clinical Experience and Skills

Essential

• oExperience / training such that the applicant has reached at least the standard considered equivalent to that expected after 4 years of specialist training in Dental Maxillofacial Radiology
• oExtensive experience of CBCT reporting Ultrasound and interventional radiology
• oAbility to independently perform CBCT reporting
• oAbility to independently perform ultrasound investigations

Desirable

• oExperience of leading a multidisciplinary team
• oExperience in training under and post graduates in dental radiology
• Worked with specialist in oral surgery and oral medicine in joint clinics managing Head and Neck cancer patients and patients with salivary gland diseases

Audit Managment & IT

Essential

• Understanding of clinical governance and risk management in the secondary care setting
• Management skills and effective leadership for the NHS environment and specifically clinical service delivery
• Effective participation in audit including implementation of outcomes
• Good IT skills

Research / Teaching Skill & Experience

Essential

• oExperience of organisation and clinical supervision of postgraduate and undergraduate teaching
• oExperience of providing and training in the NHS
• oAble to appraise the scientific literature critically.
• oPresentations at national research meetings
• oKnowledge of research ethics

Desirable

• Experience in leading UG or PG courses
• Evidence of teaching courses and / or teaching qualifications
• Experience in UG and PG examining relevant to Dental Maxillofacial Dentistry
• Evidence of publications in refereed journals
• Research relevant to Dental Maxillofacial Dentistry

Leadership & Management Skills

Essential

• Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
• Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
• Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
• Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
• Ability to work as part of a team

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).