Locum Consultant Orthodontist
The closing date is 29 August 2025
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified person to provide 12 months maternity leave cover and join our existing team of Consultant Orthodontists and therapists based at South Warwickshire Foundation Trust, comprising Warwick and Stratford Hospitals. The service has brand new, modern facilities with five surgeries, radiology and a fully equipped dental lab on the Warwick Hospital site, and links with the Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery service in Coventry.
The service is provided across three sites at Warwick, Stratford upon Avon and Nuneaton. Clinics are predominantly provided at the main site in Warwick but there be occasions where clinics take place at the other sites.
Applicants must be on the General Dental Council specialist list in Orthodontics and expect to hold the Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Examination in Orthodontics (or equivalent) by commencement date. A full person specification is available with the job pack.
For further information about the post or to arrange an informal visit please contact Mr Rognvald Linklater, Consultant Orthodontist, on 01926 495321 (ext 4924/8109) or Katy Brindley, Operational Manager 01926 495321 ext 8046.
Main duties of the job
The main activities of the orthodontic department are diagnosis/planning/treatment of severe and complex malocclusion including patients with clefts of the lip and/or palate, day-case GA and LA operating, and multi-disciplinary management of patients with skeletal deformity and/or complex restorative needs. Additionally, the department is involved in research and audit on an on-going basis.
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below:
https://forms.office.com/e/ahWY3eAGM2
We appreciate you completing the survey.
Details
Date posted
15 August 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Specialty Doctor
Salary
Depending on experience Dependant on experience
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
203-S1861
Job locations
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Warwick
CV34 5AE
Employer details
Employer name
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Warwick
CV34 5AE
Employer's website
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