Job summary
- Main area
- Dentistry
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (3 days per week)
- Hours
- Part time
- Job ref
- 200-SNCT-712846-7055606-JT
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St George's Hospital
- Town
- Tooting
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 Pro Rata - Job is for 0.5 WTE
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry (Maternity Cover)
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the regional specialist care provider for south west London, Surrey and beyond. The trust provides a high quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading edge tertiary and trauma care to community services.
With national and regional referrals added to our local 3.5m catchment, we serve a population of around 5m.
Co-located with St George’s, University of London and with both organisations now in a formal strategic alliance with King’s Health Partners, the trust delivers with its partners high quality research and education both of which contribute to the healthcare provision of tomorrow.
Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff.
St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a major acute hospital that offers very specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, cardiac care, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. It has a helipad which opened in spring 2014 and the work of its emergency department can currently be seen on Channel 4’s ‘24 Hours in A&E’ programme. The hospital also provides all the usual care you would expect from a local NHS district general hospital.
We also provide services at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton. These include outpatient rapid diagnostic and treatment facilities, a minor injuries unit, limb fitting services and 70 elderly, intermediate care and rehabilitation beds.
As well as hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist, maternity and community services to children, adults, older people and people with learning disabilities. These services are provided from St John’s Therapy Centre, 11 health centres and clinics, schools, nursing homes and people’s own homes. The trust also manages the healthcare service at HMP Wandsworth.
Job overview
The Department of Paediatric Dentistry at St George’s Hospital is seeking a part time 6 PAs Consultant Paediatric Dentist to cover a maternity leave.
This is a 0.6 WTE post and is subject to the Terms and Conditions of service governing the appointment of Hospital Medical and Dental Staff in England and Wales, or as subsequently varied by agreement.
Applicants must be fully registered with the GDC, on the GDC Specialist Register in Paediatric Dentistry, possess FDS/ MFDS or equivalent. They must be accredited or be within 6 months of such accreditation at interview stage and have completed a SAC approved training programme.
Main duties of the job
The outpatient service runs in tandem with a well established and highly regarded orthodontic department, facilitating multidisciplinary working. The department comprises 2 dedicated surgeries (with piped nitrous oxide sedation) with access to a large 4-chair polyclinic. Assessment and treatment under local anaesthetic and inhalation sedation is provided with access to a dedicated, experienced sedation trained paediatric dental therapist. The service has been involved in the trial of a nitrous oxide destruction unit to reduce nitrous oxide waste emissions as part of the hospital’s zero net strategy. The department has its own portable xray machine and dental microscope. There is a dedicated Xray department on the floor with CBCT scanner which allows for same day CBCT scans to be performed. There is an on site laboratory which can produce removable appliances for patients and well established link with an external laboratory for provision of indirect restorations and bridgework.
Regular oral rehabilitation general anaesthetic (including minor oral surgery) operating lists run in both day surgery and main theatres – the latter for the more medically complex patients. The team has an excellent working relationship with paediatric anaesthetic, surgical and medical colleagues across the trust and beyond, collaborating for joint cases where possible.
Working for our organisation
The Department of Paediatric Dentistry is located on the second floor of the Day Surgery and Maxillofacial Unit on the Perimeter Road at St. George’s Hospital. It provides an excellent specialist service and supports dental core trainees and registrars both within the speciality and from affiliated specialities.
The team works closely with the orthodontic team, restorative dentistry team and the oral & maxillofacial team to provide a high quality efficient service for its patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The main duties of the role can be found attached in the job description and person specification. If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to reach out to the suggested contacts below.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- High level skills and experience in specialist care for patients including under GA, conscious sedation and paediatric dental trauma.
- Experience in the multidisciplinary management of Paediatric patients.
- Experience in Community Dental Service settings.
- Clinical leadership experience in Paediatric Dentistry.
- Ability to critically appraise scientific literature.
Desirable criteria
- Publications in peer reviewed journals.
- Audit and service evaluation relevant to Paediatric Dentistry. Research relevant to Paediatric Dentistry.
- Experience of management in a Paediatric Dentistry service.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full registration with the UK General Dental Council and on the GDC Specialist List in Paediatric Dentistry.
- Possession of a CCST in Paediatric Dentistry (or within 6 months of completion) or equivalent.
- Membership in Paediatric Dentistry or equivalent Possession of the Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Examination in Paediatric Dentistry or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
- Other Postgraduate qualification in Paediatric dentistry, teaching or conscious sedation(e.g. MSc, Diploma, Doctorate}
Personal
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates clarity in all communication with capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation.
- Able to build rapport, listen, persuade & negotiate
- Capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems/make decisions
- Capacity to work effectively with others
- Able to work in multi-professional teams
- Can effectively supervise colleagues and team members
- Capacity to take in wider and individual perspectives
- Adopt and represent Trust values
- Manages and prioritises time, workload and information effectively.
- Capacity to operate under pressure with initiative & resilience accommodating rapidly changing circumstances.
Desirable criteria
- IT skills including Microsoft Office and Dental Patient Admin Systems.
- Capacity to operate under pressure with initiative & resilience accommodating rapidly changing circumstances.
Other
Essential criteria
- Satisfactory preemployment health screening
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Luis Freire
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 725 0024
- Additional information
General enquiries about this post should be directed to Ms Lucy Davenport- Jones, Clinical Lead at St George’s Hospital on 020 8725 1235. Luis Carlos Mondim Freire, Service Manager for Dentistry at St Georges can also be contacted on 0208 725 0024.
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