Locum Consultant Paediatric Orthodontist

Job summary

This is a locum 4 PA Consultant post, primarily based at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. The post holder will join the current Consultant Orthodontists and the wider Paediatric Dental and Craniofacial team at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in providing a high-quality hospital Orthodontic service to patients.

Clinical duties include the delivery of outpatient clinics, provision of specialist clinical advice (including triage), and assessment and patients in the Paediatric Dental and Orthodontic department. The post holder will support the combined clinics and other multidisciplinary teams and allied specialties, notably Paediatric Dentistry, Craniofacial, and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. The post holder will assist in the Cranio-Maxillofacial trauma and Craniofacial services.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate professional excellence and the ability to deliver effective care. They will need to agree a job plan with the Clinical Lead and review this on an annual basis in the light of service development and changes in activity levels.

We are looking for an enthusiastic team player, who can help to develop this service and the future strategy.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will share responsibility with existing Consultant staff for:o To be an active member to help deliver the tripartite mission of excellence in clinical care and teachingo Continuing responsibility for providing a specialist service for the patients referred in to the department in line with Trust and DOH targets, including performing all administrative duties associated with patient careo Leadership, development and organization of the services in charge of the post holder in line with the Trust's business plans. Liaison and communication with the Clinical Director, the Service lead and the operational management teamo The post is of a Consultant Orthodontist but may in time become more focused dependent upon the individual and department developmento Corporate and individual responsibility for the professional management and training of junior staff including resident doctorso Contribute to the training of postgraduates, undergraduates and dentists in special training. In addition, to act as a Clinical and/or Educational supervisoro Engaging in quality improvement initiativeso Supporting the development of research interests within the department

Please review the attached JD for a full list of roles and responsibilities

About us

West London Children's Healthcare was formed on 1st April 2022 bringing paediatric services at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHT) and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (CWFT) under a single leadership structure accountable to both Trust Boards for all elements of operational, quality, safety and financial performance. WLCH runs services from Chelsea & Westminster Hospital; Hammersmith Hospital; St Mary's Hospital and West Middlesex Hospital. In addition, two child development services operate from the Cheyne Centre and Woodfield Road.

It is recognised that significant variations in outcomes exist for children and young people in North West London. These variations are driven both by the social economic factors that impact the daily lives of CYP but also as a consequence of variation in systems, processes and access to healthcare.

WLCH has been established to drive the changes needed to reduce these variations and to improve quality, experience and outcomes across all aspects of child health. We value every member of our team and we are absolutely committed to recruiting and retaining a thriving, diverse and inclusive workforce. Every member of our team has a role to play in leading and shaping the transformation required to improve outcomes by optimising joint working, sharing best practice and constantly striving for improvement.