Locum consultant in Paediatric Dentistry

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical duties

Provision of a Paediatric Dentistry consultant service for patients referred from hospital colleagues, general medical and dental practitioners, and the community dental services across the region and Birmingham Dental Hospital.

To develop and expand already established patient pathways across the region.

Provision of a treatment service for the more complex cases that are referred, working in close liaison with medical, surgical, and dental colleagues to provide an integrated service.

Provision of specialist care under inhalation sedation for children with behavioural problems and dental phobias.

To provide support to multidisciplinary teams where paediatric dentistry is already established as an integral component of care.

Provision of dental care under general anaesthesia for children with medical, mental, and physical special needs at Birmingham Childrens Hospital.

To continue to support those clinical services where there are existing relationships and arrangements.

Collaboration with paediatric maxillofacial surgery

Education and training

Provision of clinical supervision, education and training for Dental Nurses, Dental Therapists, post graduate dentists and doctors in training.

Participation in postgraduate training across West and East Midlands under the guidance of training programme director Laura Smart

Participation in undergraduate training in conjunction with The University of Birmingham School of Dentistry for those involved in the dental care of children.

To be involved in formal and informal teaching programmes established in the department supporting all members of the clinical team

Public health role

To work with Consultants in Dental Public Health in determining the needs and demands of the resident population with respect to dental care.

To support and develop strategies to reduce oral health inequalities

To become a member of the Managed Clinical Network in Paediatric Dentistry for the West Midlands

Management

Managerially and financially accountable to the Chief Medical Officer Birmingham Childrens Hospital NHS Trust for the delivery and quality of services.

Co-ordination and development of clinical services within the Trusts Service and Financial Framework, and in line with the Trusts clinical strategy and clinical governance framework.

National based NHS committee structures

Contribution to national and regional NHS based committees, for example - education, research, audit, examinations, and conferences - subject to the availability of appropriate time within the job planning process and by mutual agreement.

Research, innovation and improvements in service, including audit

To be personally involved in research. The consultant will work in national and international collaborative research programmes as opportunities arise.

To lead and/or play an active part in national, regional sub-regional and departmental audit.

To liaise with other providers of paediatric dental care in audit projects and to foster a commitment to evidence-based practice.

Special clinical interests

Encouragement will be given to develop special clinical interests which forward knowledge of the discipline or patient care within current financial constraints.

This list of duties is intended to be an outline only and is subject to review in the light of experience and changing demands in healthcare provision

The post-holder will require considerable flexibility and a wide range of management skills to meet the many challenges of developing and co-ordinating paediatric dental services.

The applicant should have successfully completed an accredited specialist training programme in paediatric dentistry or equivalent and be registered as a Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry with the General Dental Council.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full registration with the United Kingdom General Dental Council (GDC
• On the GDC Specialist Register in Paediatric Dentistry

Desirable

• Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Examination in Paediatric Dentistry or equivalent
• MSc or equivalent

Teaching

Essential

• Experience of post graduate teaching and undergraduate teaching
• Training in teaching

Audit

Essential

• Effective participation in clinical audit

Research

Essential

• Publications in refereed journals

Desirable

• Research relevant to the Paediatric Dentistry specialty

Clinical

Essential

• Successful completion of an SAC-approved training programme in Paediatric Dentistry, or within 6 months of completion, or equivalent
• Experience of working within the Community Dental Service
• Experience of working within a hospital/managing medically

Desirable

• Interest and experience in the broad range of Paediatric Dentistry

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Birmingham Children's Hospital

Steelhouse Lane

Birmingham

B46NH

Employer's website

https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)