Part-time Consultant Orthodontist

Job description

Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

The post-holder will be accountable to the Divisional Clinical Director. The post is within the Eastman Dental Hospital Division of the Specialist Hospitals Clinical Board.

Direct Clinical Care Activities

The appointee will be expected to:

• Be a member of the Department of Orthodontics and work in an integrated way with other members of the department;
• Develop services in line with the current needs of the department;
• Forge strong working relationships with colleagues within the department and multi-disciplinary teams
• Share, with other consultants, clinical and administrative work, and the management and supervision of junior staff;
• Manage a workload of outpatient orthodontic treatment;

• Contribute to postgraduate teaching and training;

• Actively participate in departmental meetings and represent the department within the Trust and externally;
• Represent the department on various committees within the Trust as well as taking responsibility for particular delegated areas according to their interests and availability. The Clinical Director is responsible for delegating these responsibilities;
• Ensure cross-cover with consultant colleagues to maximise patient experience and the efficiency of the service.

Clinical Governance, other duties and obligationsClinical governance is assuming an ever greater importance within the NHS, and within the Division and Trust. All consultants are expected to contribute to the development of governance in its widest sense.

The appointee will have an overriding duty of care to patients and is expected to comply fully with best practice standards. He/she has a responsibility to comply with Trust policies for personal and patient safety and for prevention of healthcare-associated infection (HCAI); this includes a requirement for rigorous and consistent compliance with Trust policies for hand hygiene, use of personal protective equipment and safe disposal of sharps. Knowledge, skills and behaviour in the workplace should reflect this. At annual appraisal, the appointee will be asked about application of practice measures known to be effective in reducing HCAI.

The post-holder will comply with the Trusts clinical governance requirements and participate in related initiatives where appropriate. This will include participating in clinical audit and review of outcomes, working towards achievement of national and local performance management targets, complying with risk management policies, and participating in the consultant appraisal process.

The post-holder will also be responsible for maintaining satisfactory patient notes and, when relevant, for entering data on to a computer database in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Data Protection Act.

In line with HSC 2003/11, it is UCLH Trust policy that clinicians who wish to introduce an interventional procedure that the clinician has not performed before, or has only performed outside the NHS, must seek approval from their divisional and medical directors. The intention to introduce the procedure must then be notified to the Quality and Safety committee. The committee will require assurance that the divisional director has reviewed the safety and efficacy of the procedure, if it is not subject to NICE guidance, and that the lead clinician has discussed any equipment or staff training issues associated with it with the relevant general manager(s). If the proposed interventional procedure does not appear on the NICE website, the clinician should register it with the Interventional Procedure Programme on the NICE website. The Clinical Effectiveness Coordinator in the Governance department is available to help and advise clinicians wishing to introduce a new procedure

Research The Orthodontic Department has a strong research programme. The postholder would be expected to contribute to clinical research projects, including the supervision of MClinDent students.

Education and Training

The postholder will be involved in postgraduate teaching and training. He/she would be expected to fully participate in the programmed teaching activities of the Department as required. He/she would also be expected to assist and participate as required in the continuing professional development activities of the Department towards General Dental Practitioners, Specialist Practitioners and other health care professionals.

Clinical Audit

To undertake an active part in the audit activities of the Department, including undertaking personal audit and supervision of audit projects.

Job Plan

The consultants job plan is expected to comprise the following programmed Activities per week on average, to be carried out on UCLH sites, with no on-call commitment.

The new post-holder will be expected to discuss and agree a detailed job plan including personal and professional objectives with the Clinical Lead and Clinical Director within 3 months of his / her start date; and the Consultant may be required to undertake a prospective diary exercise to inform this process.

The majority of the job plan, for Programmed Activities related to direct patient care, follows a team based approach. The part of the job plan related to wider departmental activities, supporting professional activities and personal objectives is more individually tailored.

The Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals opened on Huntley Street in October 2019. The hospital treats conditions affecting theear, nose, throatand mouth includingdental, hearing, speech and balance services.

Bringing the (now closed) Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital and the Eastman Dental Hospital together in a state-of-the-art building means we have created one of the largest specialist centres for the treatment of conditions relating to the head and neck, including dental; ear, nose and throat (ENT) and hearing, speech and balance. The aim is to provide world-leading, evidence-based care in a modern, purpose-built environment.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

Essential

• Eligible for full UK GDC Registration- NB: Non UK trained doctors must be on the GDC register by date of interview.
• Membership in Orthodontics, or equivalent
• On the GDC Specialist List in Orthodontics: NB: Non UK trained doctors must be on the Specialist Register in Orthodontics by date of interview.
• Successful completion of an SAC-approved 2 year minimum training programme in a Fixed Term Training Appointment (FTTA) in Orthodontics or within 6 months of completion of training, or equivalent, which follows on from the pre-CCST training period of 3 years, or equivalent
• Possession of a Certificate of Accreditation or eligibility for a CCST in Orthodontics

Desirable

• Fellowship in Dental Surgery or Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery, or equivalent.
• Attained the ISFE in Orthodontics or equivalent before commencing consultant post

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Clinical training and experience in Orthodontics equivalent to that required of a UK CCST.
• All aspects of orthodontic care with particular emphasis on the management of complex problems and multidisciplinary care, including orthognathic, hypodontia, ortho-paediatric dentistry interfaces.
• Experience with a wide range of orthodontic techniques and materials.
• Experience of innovative treatments.

Clinical Skills

Essential

• Ability to diagnose patients with advanced needs and to coordinate care with other disciplines and other health care providers.
• High quality management of patients with advanced needs in orthodontics with successful outcomes.

Audit Management and IT

Essential

• Effective participation in Audit by demonstration of completed audits and experience of direction and supervision of audits of junior staff and trainees
• Leadership skills to take forward service developments
• Clinical management roles. Evidence of management and administration experience.
• Good organisational and management skills: experience of working with and managing teams and liaising with colleagues.
• Knowledge and understanding of the NHS policies and procedures. Ability to act within the clinical Governance framework of the NHS.
• Computing and IT skills.

Desirable

• Involvement with clinical governance, including representation on administrative and management structures
• Evidence of innovative service developments, care pathways.

Research

Essential

• Ability to appraise scientific literature critically
• Apply evidence based practice to clinical care
• MSc/ MClinDent (or equivalent)

Desirable

• Publications in refereed Journals
• Research relevant to Orthodontics
• Experience of research supervision.

Teaching Skill & Experience

Essential

• Experience of chairside clinical teaching and training of postgraduates and junior staff.
• Experience of lectures, presentations and formal teaching to a variety of clinical groups.
• Commitment to training and CPD

Desirable

• Completion of a teaching or training course

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

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals, UCLH

47-49 Huntley Street

London

WC1E 6DG

Employer's website

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