Job summary
This post will have principal responsibilities to act as a
Clinical Lecturer in Primary Dental Care at Bristol Dental School. The post
holder would be expected to provide teaching and supervision to undergraduate
dental students and student hygienists/therapists, with potential for
involvement with postgraduate teaching. The role will primarily be based in Clinic
C & D, primarily covering Restorative Dentistry and supporting our patient
assessment clinics. The post is available full-time, or part-time (with up to
1.55 FTE available).
Main duties of the job
Please see the attached job description for a breakdown of
the main duties of this post that goes from standard responsibilities to
additional responsibilities
About us
Bristol Dental School leads multi-disciplinary research in laboratory, clinical and population sciences. The research groups and laboratories are based in Dorothy Hodgkin Building and the Dental School, facilitating close working relationships with clinical researchers and complementary research activity aligned to the Medical School, ensuring a key critical mass and world-leading research quality. We have a successful strategy for developing the next generation of clinical academics through formal Integrated Academic & Clinical Training schemes, with researchers working across world-leading Dental and Medical research teams.
Bristol Dental School was the first UK Dental School to hold the Silver Award, and we are proud to continue to hold a Silver Athena Swan award highlighting its positive approach to equal opportunities. We continue to make improvements to working culture and to foster collaboration and team working within our new Dental School. We are a welcoming and supportive community, and are undertaking further work to increase the inclusivity within our School through design of the new building, and other education-related activities such as our curriculum decolonisation project. Additionally, we are developing a programme of in-house continuing professional development to support our teams to stay at the forefront of modern education and clinical practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for further details including a breakdown of the role responsibilities and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for further details including a breakdown of the role responsibilities and person specification.
Person Specification
Other criteria
Essential
- Willingness to travel to and work in other sites necessitated by the role
- Commitment to Primary Care Dentistry and whole patient care
Desirable
- Ability to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels.
Qualifications
Essential
- BDS or equivalent
- Full registration with the United Kingdom General Dental Council (GDC)
- Membership of appropriate Defence Society
Desirable
- MFDS/MJDF or equivalent
- Other postgraduate qualifications e.g., PG Certificate/ Diploma
- Higher Degree e.g., MSc, DDS, PhD
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy or qualification in Teaching and Learning (e.g., TLHP)
Experience
Essential
- Current clinical practice in a General Dental Practice or PCDS setting
- A working knowledge of clinical governance and to participate in audit and quality improvement projects
- Ability to prioritise, organise time appropriately and work independently
- Ability to work under pressure and cope with setbacks
- Able to maintain contemporaneous, clear and legible clinical notes
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Broad range of IT skills
- Abilities to provide pastoral support to undergraduate and postgraduate students, including signposting to specialist services where appropriate
- Capable of involvement in day-to-day clinical management in the unit
- Knowledge of when to refer patients to specialist services
- Evidence of personal development training and commitment to learning
Desirable
- Current clinical practice
- Significant post qualification experience (ideally 4 years minimum)
- Experience of teaching and training in dentistry
- Ability to organise own learning as demonstrated via professional portfolio
- Publications in peer reviewed journals
- Experience of working with other dental & medical specialties
- Experience in managing patient complaints
- Familiar with current structure of the Health Service including the commissioning of dental services
- Ability to organise efficient and smooth running of a clinical service
- Presented or published the results of audit and quality improvement reports
- Able to demonstrate evidence within presentations and publications
- An interest and/or knowledge of adult education
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients and their relatives/carers, clinical colleagues, support staff and other colleagues
- Capacity to work within a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multi-professional basis with all levels of staff both within and across divisions.
Person Specification
Other criteria
Essential
- Willingness to travel to and work in other sites necessitated by the role
- Commitment to Primary Care Dentistry and whole patient care
Desirable
- Ability to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels.
Qualifications
Essential
- BDS or equivalent
- Full registration with the United Kingdom General Dental Council (GDC)
- Membership of appropriate Defence Society
Desirable
- MFDS/MJDF or equivalent
- Other postgraduate qualifications e.g., PG Certificate/ Diploma
- Higher Degree e.g., MSc, DDS, PhD
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy or qualification in Teaching and Learning (e.g., TLHP)
Experience
Essential
- Current clinical practice in a General Dental Practice or PCDS setting
- A working knowledge of clinical governance and to participate in audit and quality improvement projects
- Ability to prioritise, organise time appropriately and work independently
- Ability to work under pressure and cope with setbacks
- Able to maintain contemporaneous, clear and legible clinical notes
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Broad range of IT skills
- Abilities to provide pastoral support to undergraduate and postgraduate students, including signposting to specialist services where appropriate
- Capable of involvement in day-to-day clinical management in the unit
- Knowledge of when to refer patients to specialist services
- Evidence of personal development training and commitment to learning
Desirable
- Current clinical practice
- Significant post qualification experience (ideally 4 years minimum)
- Experience of teaching and training in dentistry
- Ability to organise own learning as demonstrated via professional portfolio
- Publications in peer reviewed journals
- Experience of working with other dental & medical specialties
- Experience in managing patient complaints
- Familiar with current structure of the Health Service including the commissioning of dental services
- Ability to organise efficient and smooth running of a clinical service
- Presented or published the results of audit and quality improvement reports
- Able to demonstrate evidence within presentations and publications
- An interest and/or knowledge of adult education
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients and their relatives/carers, clinical colleagues, support staff and other colleagues
- Capacity to work within a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multi-professional basis with all levels of staff both within and across divisions.
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).
