Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS healthcare trust seeks a qualified Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry to join their team at the Royal London Dental Hospital. This full-time role offers the chance to manage outpatient services, perform anaesthetic treatments, and oversee theatre cases. The ideal candidate will have a GDC registration, relevant teaching experience, and the ability to lead a multidisciplinary team while ensuring high-quality patient care. We emphasize a commitment to patient safety and continuous service improvement.

Qualifications

• Effective participation in audit.
• Ability to appraise scientifically.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Outpatient management and anaesthetic treatment lists.
• Management of theatre cases including post-operative care.
• Support service colleagues in managing clinical governance.

Skills

Change Management and Quality or Service Improvement

Multi-disciplinary team working

Interest in research

Teaching and Leadership

People Management

Education

Full registration with the United Kingdom General Dental Council (GDC)

CCT in Paediatric Dentistry

Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Exit Examination in Paediatric Dentistry

Fellowship in Dental Surgery or Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Barts Health NHS TrustConsultant in Paediatric DentistryThe Royal London Hospital10 PA Post

We are seeking applications from enthusiastic individuals to our Paediatric Dentistry team as a 10 programmed activity (PA) substantive full time Consultant. The Paediatric Dentistry team forms part of the Dental Networked Services at Barts Health. This is an ideal career opportunity for anyone who is looking for a challenging opportunity to develop their existing skills, and to provide a first-class service to patients.

Main duties of the job

The Paediatric Dentistry team forms part of the Dental Networked Services at Barts Health. This is an ideal career opportunity for anyone who is looking for a challenging opportunity to develop their existing skills, and to provide a first-class service to patients.

The role is very busy and will include outpatient management, local and general anaesthetic treatment lists, management of theatre cases (including relevant ward, discharge and post-operative management), supporting service colleagues with management of 18-week RTT, managing clinical governance processes as required within the Paediatric Dentistry department, delivery of service improvements and planning with operational and nursing colleagues and working closely with senior colleagues and clinicians to deliver exemplary care for our patients.

The role will be based across the Royal London Dental Hospital.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

The Paediatric Dentistry team forms part of the Dental Networked Services at Barts Health. This is an ideal career opportunity for anyone who is looking for a challenging opportunity to develop their existing skills, and to provide a first-class service to patients.

The role is very busy and will include outpatient management, local and general anaesthetic treatment lists, management of theatre cases (including relevant ward, discharge and post-operative management), supporting service colleagues with management of 18-week RTT, managing clinical governance processes as required within the Paediatric Dentistry department, delivery of service improvements and planning with operational and nursing colleagues and working closely with senior colleagues and clinicians to deliver exemplary care for our patients.

The role will be based across the Royal London Dental Hospital.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full registration with the United Kingdom General Dental Council (GDC).
• CCT (or entered on GDC Specialist registration for Paediatric Dentistry) achieved within 6 months of completion
• Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Exit Examination in Paediatric Dentistry or equivalent.
• Fellowship in Dental Surgery or Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery (of one of the Royals Colleges of Surgeons of the UK or Ireland) or equivalent.

Experience

• Completion of a 3-year CCST training in Paediatric Dentistry (or equivalent) plus 2-year post CCST Fixed Term Training or equivalent or within 6 months of completion.
• Experience working in and leading an MDT clinic.
• Experience of paediatric dental trauma, hypodontia and children with cleft palate.

Teaching

• Experience of post-graduate and undergraduate teaching and training at an appropriate level.

Knowledge, Audit and Research

• Effective participation in audit.
• Ability to appraise scientifically.
• Management of clinical service.
• Peer reviewed clinical research
• Publications
• Understanding of the NHS including financial and operational pressures
• Understanding of national waiting time targets (Referral to Treatment and Urgent Suspected Cancer).
• Organisational skills, good time management, forward planning and attention to detail.

Skills

• Change Management and Quality or Service Improvement.
• Multi-disciplinary team working
• Interest in research, with evidence of peer reviewed publications.
• Teaching and Leadership.
• People Management.

Other

• Computer proficiency, including all Microsoft Office packages.
• Evidence of team working across multiple disciplines.
• Communications Skills
• Empathy, understanding, active listening skills, patience.
• Adaptable to patients of different levels.

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.

Co-Clinical Lead for Paediatric Dentistry