Job summary
Applications
are invited for the post of Speciality Dentist (SD) in Restorative Dentistry
and Acute Dental Care.
This
post will be split between the two departments with 60% of the proposed
activity being within Restorative and 40% in Acute Dental Care.
We
are seeking a Specialty Dentist to come and join us at the Leeds Dental
Institute.
At
the Leeds Dental Institute, we work collaboratively across seven clinical
services, including strong links with the University of Leeds to ensure our
patients receive the highest quality of care.
We also provide care for our patients in our outreach locations based in
Bradford and Chapel Allerton Hospital.
Our
clinical services have a wealth of experience, and you will be working
alongside our dedicated professionals, including our dental nurses and
administration teams.
Our
strong links with the University of Leeds allows us to provide high quality
training to undergraduates, postgraduates, apprentice dental nurses, dental
technicians and dental hygienists.
We have a fully equipped dental laboratory on the
Leeds Dental Institute site, as well as a 3D digital service.
Main duties of the job
Restorative
Dentistry and Acute Dental Care services to enable local and national waiting
time targets to be met.
To
support the head and neck restorative
oncology service, endodontic care, see urgent patients, clinical
treatment and supervision/tuition of undergraduate students and acute dental
care
See Job description and person specification
About us
Leeds
Dental Institute (LDI)
The
Dental Institute, established on 1 April 1992, integrated the Dental Hospital
at Leeds and the University of Leeds, School of Dentistry.
The
Dental Hospital is situated on the ground floor of the Worsley Medical and
Dental building which also accommodates the Dental School, the Medical School
and the University of Leeds Health Sciences Library. It is situated on the southern side of the
University campus half a mile from the city centre. Since 2003, the LDI has
been undertaking a period of rapid expansion and transformation. Outreach
teaching clinics have been established in Bradford, Leeds and Hull. An ambitious refurbishment of the main LDI
clinical areas was completed in 2012.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of
redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such,
all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to
close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do
experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please
bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if
you have any questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key
objectives of the post:
1. To work within consultant-led
Restorative Dentistry and Acute Dental Care services for patients requiring
treatment at the Leeds Dental Institute and to enable local and national
waiting time targets to be met.
2. To support the head and neck
restorative oncology service and will
include, but is not limited to:
a. Conservative and endodontic management
of compromised teeth in patients with a history of head and neck radiotherapy
or those at risk of medication related osteonecrosis of the jaw, for example
patients having IV infusions of bisphosphonates following breast cancer.
b. Supporting the dental assessment of
patients prior to the management of head and neck cancer.
c. Support for patients requiring acute
endodontic interventions prior to treatment for head and neck cancer and those
having acute problems during chemotherapy for other cancers.
d. Support the endodontic service within
the department. This would involve endodontic
procedures following dental trauma, dental anomalies and other high
priority groups.
e. Assessment and urgent treatment of
patients referred for assessment of possible sepsis of dental origin and
patients awaiting cardiac procedures.
3. To
provide clinical treatment and supervision/tuition of undergraduate students in
assessment and management of acute dental problems and post-treatment
complications
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key
objectives of the post:
1. To work within consultant-led
Restorative Dentistry and Acute Dental Care services for patients requiring
treatment at the Leeds Dental Institute and to enable local and national
waiting time targets to be met.
2. To support the head and neck
restorative oncology service and will
include, but is not limited to:
a. Conservative and endodontic management
of compromised teeth in patients with a history of head and neck radiotherapy
or those at risk of medication related osteonecrosis of the jaw, for example
patients having IV infusions of bisphosphonates following breast cancer.
b. Supporting the dental assessment of
patients prior to the management of head and neck cancer.
c. Support for patients requiring acute
endodontic interventions prior to treatment for head and neck cancer and those
having acute problems during chemotherapy for other cancers.
d. Support the endodontic service within
the department. This would involve endodontic
procedures following dental trauma, dental anomalies and other high
priority groups.
e. Assessment and urgent treatment of
patients referred for assessment of possible sepsis of dental origin and
patients awaiting cardiac procedures.
3. To
provide clinical treatment and supervision/tuition of undergraduate students in
assessment and management of acute dental problems and post-treatment
complications
Person Specification
Additional Requirements
Essential
- ALL sections of application form FULLY completed
- 360 feedback Patient survey feedback and reflections (see notes)
- Effective interpersonal skills.
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Additional degree/diploma in a clinical restorative monospecialty (e.g. M Clin.Dent.MSc in endodontics)
Experience
Essential
- Clinical judgement: experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need.
- The specialty dentist will require knowledge and competences to provide endodontic and prosthodontic clinical care at the appropriate level.
- Diagnosis and management of acute dental problems and post-operative complications.
- Relevant specialty clinical knowledge: capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job
- Practical skills: shows aptitude for practical skills, required in the job.
- Learning and personal development: demonstrates interest in the specialty required for the job. Demonstrates a commitment to maintaining professional skills and knowledge relevant to the job (see note
Desirable
- Prior experience in restorative management of patients with head and neck cancer
- Experience in conscious sedation techniques.
- Extracurricular activities / achievements relevant to the specialty
Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills
Essential
- Team working: demonstrated experience working in a team, values the input of other professionals in the team.
- Equality and diversity: promotes equality and values diversity
- Proven ability to work effectively in different clinical settings required in the job.
- Clinical governance: Capacity to be alert to dangers or problems. Demonstrates awareness of good decision making. Aware of own limitations. Track record of engaging in clinical governance: reporting e
- Audit: evidence of active participation in audit.
- Teaching: evidence of interest and experience in teaching undergraduate students and postgraduate doctors
- Effective communication skills: demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication and capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation.
- Empathy and sensitivity: capacity to listen and take in others perspectives.
- Works in partnership with patients: always considers patients preferences when discussing treatment options.
- Always considers the full impact of clinical decisions on the patients, Practice shared decision making. See PS.
Desirable
- Audit / Research publications
- Training in evidence based dentistry
- Research Skills:, evidence of relevant academic and research achievements
- Teaching: evidence of experience in teaching.
Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills
Essential
- Eligible for full registration with the GDC at time of appointment.
- Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards, see PS
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
- post-graduation experience in core training posts or general dental practice
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues. See PS
- Applicants knowledge is up to date and fit to practice safely
- Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice)
Desirable
- Diploma in Conscious Sedation or equivalent.
Person Specification
Additional Requirements
Essential
- ALL sections of application form FULLY completed
- 360 feedback Patient survey feedback and reflections (see notes)
- Effective interpersonal skills.
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Additional degree/diploma in a clinical restorative monospecialty (e.g. M Clin.Dent.MSc in endodontics)
Experience
Essential
- Clinical judgement: experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need.
- The specialty dentist will require knowledge and competences to provide endodontic and prosthodontic clinical care at the appropriate level.
- Diagnosis and management of acute dental problems and post-operative complications.
- Relevant specialty clinical knowledge: capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job
- Practical skills: shows aptitude for practical skills, required in the job.
- Learning and personal development: demonstrates interest in the specialty required for the job. Demonstrates a commitment to maintaining professional skills and knowledge relevant to the job (see note
Desirable
- Prior experience in restorative management of patients with head and neck cancer
- Experience in conscious sedation techniques.
- Extracurricular activities / achievements relevant to the specialty
Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills
Essential
- Team working: demonstrated experience working in a team, values the input of other professionals in the team.
- Equality and diversity: promotes equality and values diversity
- Proven ability to work effectively in different clinical settings required in the job.
- Clinical governance: Capacity to be alert to dangers or problems. Demonstrates awareness of good decision making. Aware of own limitations. Track record of engaging in clinical governance: reporting e
- Audit: evidence of active participation in audit.
- Teaching: evidence of interest and experience in teaching undergraduate students and postgraduate doctors
- Effective communication skills: demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication and capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation.
- Empathy and sensitivity: capacity to listen and take in others perspectives.
- Works in partnership with patients: always considers patients preferences when discussing treatment options.
- Always considers the full impact of clinical decisions on the patients, Practice shared decision making. See PS.
Desirable
- Audit / Research publications
- Training in evidence based dentistry
- Research Skills:, evidence of relevant academic and research achievements
- Teaching: evidence of experience in teaching.
Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills
Essential
- Eligible for full registration with the GDC at time of appointment.
- Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards, see PS
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
- post-graduation experience in core training posts or general dental practice
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues. See PS
- Applicants knowledge is up to date and fit to practice safely
- Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice)
Desirable
- Diploma in Conscious Sedation or equivalent.
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).
