Job summary
Internal applications are invited for two part-time Specialty Doctor posts (1 day per week/ 0.2 wte) in Orthodontics to start at the earliest opportunity. The vacancies are available on Tuesdays and Fridays only. The posts are based at the Eastman Dental Hospital (RNENT & Eastman Dental Hospitals) part of the Specialist Hospitals Board of University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Successful applicants will join an established team in providing a wide range of orthodontic services and postgraduate training. Applicants will be expected to be active in specialist practice, have experience in postgraduate teaching and training, and excellent communication skills.
All candidates must be on the Specialist Register for Orthodontics.
Main duties of the job
These positions are to support existing clinical service provision and training needs. The focus of these posts will be Orthodontic clinical supervision, clinical training and teaching of trainee orthodontists.
As well as educating trainees with their knowledge and expertise in the field of orthodontics, they will be responsible for treatment being carried out safely, to a level appropriate of a specialist hospital and complying with clinical protocols.
A key component of these posts will be communication with referring practitioners and close working with the consultant team to help drive the service to achieve the objectives of the department.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
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 work under the direction of the consultants in the orthodontic department and will be directly responsible to the Clinical Lead. The post holder will be expected to undertake the following:
Clinical
- Provide a courteous and efficient service to all users by actioning all enquiries & queries accurately and promptly thus enabling patients, referrers and clinicians needs to be met/exceeded.
- Deliver the clinical protocols for all patients undergoing orthodontic treatment to ensure that processes and procedures in place conform to local and national standards.
Supervise the clinical work of postgraduate students and STs in accordance with the training requirements of the Department.
Undertake clinical teaching and training of postgraduate students and STs.
Undertake patient treatment on occasion as clinical need arises, eg clinical cover, emergency patients.
- Provide high quality specialist care for patients seen and treated.
- Undertake continued professional development and be aware of any new clinical developments in dentistry, and to regularly update his/her skills and clinical practice.
Quality Assurance & Safety
- Maintain high standards of clinical note keeping, ensuring that all notes are written legibly with the details of procedures
- Conform to the incident reporting guidelines
- Deliver the patient output to ensure that 18 week targets are met
- Contribute to clinical audit/clinical governance and undertake clinical audit projects
- Contribute towards developing, monitoring and reviewing the service including preparing reports as required.
- Undertake any training necessary to fulfil duties of the post including mandatory training such as basic life support, hand washing, fire training and data protection.
- Help investigate any complaints in line with Trust policies
- Liaise with production laboratories and monitor the quality of the appliances provided.
Administrative
- Deal with complaints efficiently and effectively in line with Trust guidelines
- Attend all departmental, divisional and hospital meetings
- Ensure all patient related correspondence is sent to patients in a timely manner
- Produce effective communication with all users of the service including referrers
General
- To adhere to the UCLH service commitment "Putting Patients First" and adopt a professional approach to patient care at all times.
- To comply with the Trusts equal opportunities policy and treat staff, patients, colleagues and potential employees with dignity and respect at all times.
- To take personal responsibility for promoting a safe environment and safe patient care by identifying areas of risk and following the Incident, serious incidents and near misses reporting policy and procedure.
- To participate in annual appraisal and job planning. The latter is a separate process to the appraisal.
- To take personal responsibility for ensuring that UCLH resources are used efficiently and with minimum wastage and to comply with the Trust's Standing Financial Instructions (SFIs).
- 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.
- To be aware of and adhere to all trust policies and procedures, the Health and Safety at Work Act and the Data Protection Act.
To maintain confidentiality at all times.
Please note, due toanticipatedhigh volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You areadvised not to delaysubmitting your completed application .
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- In the most recentNHS staff surveyUCLH 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 third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit:Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLHa great placeto work, visit:Why Choose UCLH?
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 work under the direction of the consultants in the orthodontic department and will be directly responsible to the Clinical Lead. The post holder will be expected to undertake the following:
Clinical
- Provide a courteous and efficient service to all users by actioning all enquiries & queries accurately and promptly thus enabling patients, referrers and clinicians needs to be met/exceeded.
- Deliver the clinical protocols for all patients undergoing orthodontic treatment to ensure that processes and procedures in place conform to local and national standards.
Supervise the clinical work of postgraduate students and STs in accordance with the training requirements of the Department.
Undertake clinical teaching and training of postgraduate students and STs.
Undertake patient treatment on occasion as clinical need arises, eg clinical cover, emergency patients.
- Provide high quality specialist care for patients seen and treated.
- Undertake continued professional development and be aware of any new clinical developments in dentistry, and to regularly update his/her skills and clinical practice.
Quality Assurance & Safety
- Maintain high standards of clinical note keeping, ensuring that all notes are written legibly with the details of procedures
- Conform to the incident reporting guidelines
- Deliver the patient output to ensure that 18 week targets are met
- Contribute to clinical audit/clinical governance and undertake clinical audit projects
- Contribute towards developing, monitoring and reviewing the service including preparing reports as required.
- Undertake any training necessary to fulfil duties of the post including mandatory training such as basic life support, hand washing, fire training and data protection.
- Help investigate any complaints in line with Trust policies
- Liaise with production laboratories and monitor the quality of the appliances provided.
Administrative
- Deal with complaints efficiently and effectively in line with Trust guidelines
- Attend all departmental, divisional and hospital meetings
- Ensure all patient related correspondence is sent to patients in a timely manner
- Produce effective communication with all users of the service including referrers
General
- To adhere to the UCLH service commitment "Putting Patients First" and adopt a professional approach to patient care at all times.
- To comply with the Trusts equal opportunities policy and treat staff, patients, colleagues and potential employees with dignity and respect at all times.
- To take personal responsibility for promoting a safe environment and safe patient care by identifying areas of risk and following the Incident, serious incidents and near misses reporting policy and procedure.
- To participate in annual appraisal and job planning. The latter is a separate process to the appraisal.
- To take personal responsibility for ensuring that UCLH resources are used efficiently and with minimum wastage and to comply with the Trust's Standing Financial Instructions (SFIs).
- 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.
- To be aware of and adhere to all trust policies and procedures, the Health and Safety at Work Act and the Data Protection Act.
To maintain confidentiality at all times.
Please note, due toanticipatedhigh volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You areadvised not to delaysubmitting your completed application .
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- In the most recentNHS staff surveyUCLH 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 third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit:Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLHa great placeto work, visit:Why Choose UCLH?
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- BDS or equivalent
- Full registration with the GDC
- 3 years specialty training
- MOrth/CCST
Desirable
- Masters Degree in Orthodontics
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- Minimum of 2 years experience in orthodontic practice
- Experience of clinical teaching
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to demonstrate a working knowledge of the principles of clinical audit and clinical governance
- Use of evidence based practice; can demonstrate thorough knowledge of the relevant literature
- Ability to organise and prioritse own workload
- Able to work on own initiative
Desirable
- Research in related field
- Evidence of publications in peer-reviewed journals
Communication
Essential
- Able to demonstrate good communication skills with patients and others involved in patient care.
Personal and People Development
Desirable
- Leads own career development
Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Essential
- An understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by:
Essential
- Takes personal responsibility for infection prevention and control
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- BDS or equivalent
- Full registration with the GDC
- 3 years specialty training
- MOrth/CCST
Desirable
- Masters Degree in Orthodontics
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- Minimum of 2 years experience in orthodontic practice
- Experience of clinical teaching
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to demonstrate a working knowledge of the principles of clinical audit and clinical governance
- Use of evidence based practice; can demonstrate thorough knowledge of the relevant literature
- Ability to organise and prioritse own workload
- Able to work on own initiative
Desirable
- Research in related field
- Evidence of publications in peer-reviewed journals
Communication
Essential
- Able to demonstrate good communication skills with patients and others involved in patient care.
Personal and People Development
Desirable
- Leads own career development
Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Essential
- An understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by:
Essential
- Takes personal responsibility for infection prevention and control
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).
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
47-49 Huntley Street
London
WC1E 6DG
Employer's website
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
