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Job summary

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Restorative Consultant
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
331-L0090324-A
Employer
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Across Bay
Town
Lancaster
Salary
£93,666 - £126,281 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/08/2024 23:59

Employer heading

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust logo

Restorative Consultant Dentist

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.

Overseas candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a CoS for the post by assessing their circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.


Job overview

This is a new and exciting opportunity for a Consultant in Restorative Dentistry to combine NHS clinical activity with a formal commitment to academic clinical teaching and research. The University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMB) invites applications for a full-time Consultant in Restorative Dentistry. This post attracts 10 PA's in total, 6 PAs for NHS activities based at UHMB (Lancaster) with the remaining 4 devoted to an academic role at the School of Dentistry at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). This post gives the opportunity to join the oral and maxillofacial department to provide the restorative consultant input to which a formal university academic component is added.

The post will be based in Lancaster at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary with duties at UCLan in Preston and the potential for work at other NHS sites including serving both Lancashire and South Cumbria patients.

For the successful candidate the job plan will be negotiable.

Interview date 11th September 2024

 

Main duties of the job

The maxillofacial unit also provides teaching for those for University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) students based at the Morecambe Dental Education Centre and has close links with UCLAN. The teams has recently been joined by an Honorary Consultant in Endodontics, based at UCLAN and there is scope for further development in this area.

There are offices, secretarial and computer facilities on all of our sites. We have and electronic EPR and PACs system for radiography and digital photography across the Bay.

There is a fully equipped maxillofacial laboratory based at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary with high quality and skilled technical support.

You should be fully registered with the General Dental Council with a licence to practice and on the specialist list for Restorative Dentistry. You should have successfully completed, or be within 6 months of an SAC approved training in restorative dentistry or equivalent at the time of interview.

 

Working for our organisation

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre. 

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services. 

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses. 

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/  

The Unit provides a comprehensive secondary care service in all aspects of restorative dentistry. The service provides advice and treatment plans to local dentists as well as enjoying multi-disciplinary working alongside colleagues in orthodontics and oral and maxillofacial surgery. The restorative service has developed a managed clinical network in South Cumbria for endodontics which, supports the service. Discussions have started with the local commissioners about an MCN in restorative dentistry and the successful candidate would be able to become involved in developing this further. Links have been developed with Lancashire Teaching Hospital, [the regional centre for Head and Neck cancer treatment] to allow local patients to be treated locally.

Person specification

Education and qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full Registration with United Kingdom General Dental Council GDC
  • On the specialist GDC list in Restorative Dentistry or within 6 months of eligibility for inclusion.
  • Inter-C collegiate Speciality fellowship Exit Examination in Restorative dentisty or equivalent.
  • Possession of certificate of Accredidation or eligibility for a CSST in Restorative Dentistry
Desirable criteria
  • Masters Degree (or equivalent) in a restorative clinical discipline
  • Masters Degree (or equivalent) in a restorative clinical discipline

Experience and Training

Essential criteria
  • Successful completion of SAC approved 5 year training programme in Restorative Dentistry, or within 6 months of completion or equivalent.
  • Current holders of NHS or honorary NHS Consultant contracts in Restorative dentistry are eligible to apply.
  • European or overseas candidates would need to show equivalence to the formal 5 year training pathway in Restorative Dentistry

Research and development

Desirable criteria
  • Higher Degree (MSc or PhD)
  • Higher Degree (MSc or PhD)

Teaching

Essential criteria
  • Commitment to dental education of undergraduate and postgraduates
Desirable criteria
  • Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching experience.

Management

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of the management responsibilities of NHS consultants
Desirable criteria
  • Administrative or management roles during training of primary or secondary care teams.
  • Recognised qualification/certificate course in management

Skills, ability and knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients, relatives and clinical colleagues.
  • Works well within a multidisciplinary environment.
  • Commitment to continuing medical education and involvement in clinical governance and audit.
  • Willing to undertake additional professional responsibilities, local, regional or national

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • • Ability to work independently
  • • Good knowledge of English.
  • • Good team Skills
  • • Disability and Equality awareness.
  • • Ability to travel across sites as required

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
David Fisher, Clinical Lead Maxillofacial
Job title
Clinical lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01524583314
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