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Job summary

Main area
Orthodontics
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
10 sessions per week (Flexible working patterns will be considered)
Job ref
265-7071374
Employer
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Northampton General Hospital
Town
Northampton
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/05/2025 23:59

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Consultant in Orthodontics

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Job overview

Applications are warmly invited for a substantive consultant as part of the expansion of our University Hospitals of Northamptonshire Orthodontic Service. 

You will join our team of 4 Orthodontic Consultants working across UHL working with our Maxillofacial colleagues and laboratory colleagues, treating patients across hospital sites in Northamptonshire.

As part of the Orthodontic Team you will be supported in all aspects of the role, but you will also support, coach and impart your knowledge and experience to your team.

The department has close teaching and training links to the East Midlands Deanery for DCTs, and has an orthodontic speciality trainees working within the team, as well as therapists and laboratory colleagues at both sites.

 

Interview date - TBC

Main duties of the job

  • Flexibility: The department are delighted to consider candidates who would prefer a less than 10PA contract, and flexible working is supported.
  • Timetable: The timetable will involve a regular commitment to routine secondary care orthodontic clinics, as well as fortnightly joint orthognathic clinics
  • Teaching: Our proximity to London and Birmingham (1hour) means we train a London Orthodontic StR, and regularly host and attend national study meetings

Working for our organisation

Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
 
Our Excellence Values
 
• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courage
 
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.
 
The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.
We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
 
We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job description

    • There is no on call commitment
    • 10PA contract is highly flexible but will involve joint hospital clinical activity

Person Specification:   See chart on the attached JD / Brochure 

 

 

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria
  • BDS or equivalent qualification
  • Entry on GDC Specialist Register for Orthodontics
  • Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or equivalent or within 6 months of completion of post CCST training.
Desirable criteria
  • Masters degree or equivalent in orthodontics

TEACHING

Essential criteria
  • Ability to teach clinical skills
  • Ability to provide small group teaching
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of teaching basic clinical skills
  • Ability to supervise postgraduate research
  • Willingness to participate in training for STR

MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria
  • Ability to advise on efficient & smooth running of the orthodontic service.
  • Experience of audit management.
  • Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities.
  • Ability & willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance frameworks.

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria
  • Clinical training & experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK ISFE in Orthodontics
  • Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems.
  • Ability to take full & independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Desirable criteria
  • Minimum 5 years supervised training in an appropriate StR/post CCST equivalent training programme.

Research Experience

Essential criteria
  • Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
  • Publications in peer-reviewed journals
Desirable criteria
  • Willingness to participate in multicentre trials and supervise M Clin Dent research projects

Other Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work efficiently in a team
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Enquiring, critical approach to work
  • Caring attitude to patients
  • Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GDPs/GPs, nurses & other agencies.
  • Commitment to Continuing Professional Development and the requirements of Clinical Governance & Audit.
Desirable criteria
  • Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels.

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
Sobie Akram
Job title
Consultant Oral Surgeon
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01604 634700
Additional information

Please do contact Miss S Akram  (Consultant Orthodontist) on 01604 523200 

or Miss Arti Hindocha and Ms Sarah Meadows (Consultants in Orthodontics) on 01536 493550 for a conversation or to arrange an informal visit.

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