Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a substantive post as Consultant Orthodontist based at the Queen Victoria Hospital East Grinstead. This is a replacement post, but one that has been updated to meet the demands of the workload and to offer the successful candidate a job that will be challenging, fulfilling and rewarding.
The post is most suitable for a candidate who has successfully completed (or is about to complete) specialist orthodontic training at both the basic postgraduate and the higher, post CCST level.
The post holder will have an active role in teaching as well as treating complex cases and will have the opportunity to be mentored, by experienced colleagues to settle you into your new role and to enable you to truly meet your aspirations. You will work both with maxillofacial surgical and orthodontic colleagues on multidisciplinary clinics.
About the Working Pattern
The post attracts 7.6 PAs - 6.1 DCC and 1.5 SPA - with working days on Monday, Tuesday and Friday. Although the job plan may evolve in future to meet the demands of this expanding service, the successful candidate will have an exciting job that has a good balance of the varying and different aspects of consultant working.
Main duties of the job
The Queen Victoria Hospital has a national and international reputation for clinical quality as well as for being a high-quality training centre. The Orthodontic Department provides a specialist service for an extensive range of patients, including those with severe dental and skeletal malocclusions, cleft lip and palate, complex dentoalveolar anomalies and other facial anomalies, providing around 15,000 outpatient attendances per year.
The department is a major centre for Orthognathic surgery carrying out in excess of 200 Osteotomies per year and the post-holder will be involved in these joint clinics as well as with minor oral surgical clinics too. Orthognathic surgical cases are supported by excellent laboratory facilities including 3D planning.
Multidisciplinary clinics are also held with Restorative Consultants, and this service is evolving to meet the needs of new ways of working. Our team has excellent relations with the Sleep Studies Unit at QVH and we provide active care for patients who benefit from this exciting clinical area of clinical care.
We work with an electronic patient record system, digital imaging, 3D study models as well as Dolphin orthodontic planning software. Dental radiographic facilities are excellent including the usual 2D imaging modalities and we also have a busy 3D CBCT service too. Medical Photography services are also provided on site.
For full details please see NHS jobs or contact Alex Cash (Lead Clinician) alex.cash@nhs.net
About us
Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.
A centre of excellence, with an international reputation for pioneering advanced techniques and treatments. Everything we do is informed by our passion for providing the highest quality care and the best clinical outcomes.
At QVH we are proud of our achievements and our specialist services continue to record excellent clinical outcomes for patients. We regularly receive excellent results from patient satisfaction surveys and on average 98% of inpatients say they would recommend the hospital to their family or friends.
Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide orthodontic services for the population of the surrounding area.
To actively participate as a member of the orthodontic team to promote excellent care for our patients.
To actively contribute to the development of orthodontic services.
To strengthen the provision of orthodontic services and join our enthusiastic team to manage the challenges of maintaining the 18 week Patient Pathway target.
To provide advice to dental and medical practitioners working in the primary care sector.
To provide advice to hospital clinicians including consultants in oral and maxillofacial surgery, special care dentistry, restorative dentistry, paediatric dentistry, paediatrics, plastic surgery, sleep medicine and ENT.
To liaise closely with specialist orthodontic practitioners working within primary care.
To provide second opinions for concerned patients at the request of a dental or medical practitioner or consultant colleagues.
Treatment for patients presenting with malocclusions of severe need and of a complex nature.
Treatment of patients with multi-disciplinary problems including orthognathics cases, hypodontia cases, joint restorative cases, cleft lip and palate and sleep disorders.
Attendance at joint multidisciplinary clinics.
To counsel patients against treatment, when this is unlikely to bring significant health gain.
The education and training for our Specialist Practitioners, Registrars and Orthodontic therapists.
The education and training for all departmental staff.
To participate in audit at local, regional and national level.
To participate in continuing professional development and education.
To provide treatment plans for Dentists and Specialists.
Join all the departmental staff in regular clinical governance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide orthodontic services for the population of the surrounding area.
To actively participate as a member of the orthodontic team to promote excellent care for our patients.
To actively contribute to the development of orthodontic services.
To strengthen the provision of orthodontic services and join our enthusiastic team to manage the challenges of maintaining the 18 week Patient Pathway target.
To provide advice to dental and medical practitioners working in the primary care sector.
To provide advice to hospital clinicians including consultants in oral and maxillofacial surgery, special care dentistry, restorative dentistry, paediatric dentistry, paediatrics, plastic surgery, sleep medicine and ENT.
To liaise closely with specialist orthodontic practitioners working within primary care.
To provide second opinions for concerned patients at the request of a dental or medical practitioner or consultant colleagues.
Treatment for patients presenting with malocclusions of severe need and of a complex nature.
Treatment of patients with multi-disciplinary problems including orthognathics cases, hypodontia cases, joint restorative cases, cleft lip and palate and sleep disorders.
Attendance at joint multidisciplinary clinics.
To counsel patients against treatment, when this is unlikely to bring significant health gain.
The education and training for our Specialist Practitioners, Registrars and Orthodontic therapists.
The education and training for all departmental staff.
To participate in audit at local, regional and national level.
To participate in continuing professional development and education.
To provide treatment plans for Dentists and Specialists.
Join all the departmental staff in regular clinical governance.
Person Specification
Eligibility
Essential
- Eligible for full registration with the General Dental Council at the time of appointment and with a current license to practice
Qualifications
Essential
- BDS or equivalent dental degree at time of application
- Membership in Orthodontics of RCS or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in managing complex orthodontic cases
- Experience in managing or involvement in treating patients presenting with Cleft Lip and Palate deformities, patients requiring Orthognathic surgery and Hypodontia
Person Specification
Eligibility
Essential
- Eligible for full registration with the General Dental Council at the time of appointment and with a current license to practice
Qualifications
Essential
- BDS or equivalent dental degree at time of application
- Membership in Orthodontics of RCS or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in managing complex orthodontic cases
- Experience in managing or involvement in treating patients presenting with Cleft Lip and Palate deformities, patients requiring Orthognathic surgery and Hypodontia
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
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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).
