Consultant Orthodontist

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust; Bath; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The post is a substantive full-time appointment for a Consultant Orthodontist, based at the RUH Bath, joining a multidisciplinary team providing orthognathic surgery and complex orthodontic treatment. You will contribute to the general workload, CPD, audits, governance, and administrative duties, with a focus on delivering high-quality orthodontic care and leading service development.

The role requires full GDC registration, specialist status, and active involvement in CPD and appraisal, with

Qualifications

• Full registration with the General Dental Council (GDC)
• Registered on the Orthodontic Specialist Register
• BDS or equivalent and ISFE in Orthodontics or within six months of achieving ISFE at the time of interview
• Registered with the General Dental Council in Orthodontics
• Evidence of SAC approved specialist training in orthodontic to consultant level or equivalent
• Evidence of 2 year Post CSST or equivalent training
• Ability to make decisions at consultant level
• Post Graduate Dental degree (eg: DDS, MSc)
• Other post grad qualifications e.g. FDS, MFDS, MJDF
• Further qualification in teaching or education role
• Educational Supervisor training (if not completed pre interview a formal commitment to completion on commencement of post will be required)
• Ability to develop specialty interest to complement the department.

Responsibilities

• Providing high-quality orthodontic care and contributing to the wider clinical service.
• Participating in clinical audit, governance, departmental and MDT meetings.
• Undertaking appropriate administrative duties associated with patient care and the effective running of the service.
• Maintaining professional knowledge and expertise through continuing professional development (CPD), including attendance at relevant courses and meetings.
• Maintaining appropriate CPD records and participating in annual appraisal.
• The Post Holder Will Work Closely With Managers And Consultant Colleagues To Support The Effective And Efficient Delivery Of Services, Including: contributing to service development and management; supporting effective resource management; contributing to the development of business plans where required; undertaking administrative responsibilities relating to patient care and the clinical areas in which they work.
• The post holder will be expected to work in accordance with all relevant Trust policies, procedures and professional requirements.

Job description

Job Overview

This role is internal only for employees of the BSW group only (RUH Bath, SFT Salisbury, GWH Swindon)
This is an exciting opportunity to join our multi-disciplinary team of Oral and Maxillofacial and Restorative colleagues and other medical related specialities

Job Overview
This role is internal only for employees of the BSW group only (RUH Bath, SFT Salisbury, GWH Swindon)
This is an exciting opportunity to join our multi-disciplinary team of Oral and Maxillofacial and Restorative colleagues and other medical related specialities
This is a substantive full-time appointment on a 10 PA job plan. The post holder will be part of an established multidisciplinary team providing orthodontic care for patients requiring orthognathic surgery, dentoalveolar surgery, orthodontic/restorative treatment and complex orthodontic treatment.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as a Consultant Orthodontist, contributing to the general Orthodontic workload and based at the RUH in Bath.

Key Responsibilities Will Include
Providing high-quality orthodontic care and contributing to the wider clinical service.
Participating in clinical audit, governance, departmental and MDT meetings.
Undertaking appropriate administrative duties associated with patient care and the effective running of the service.
Maintaining professional knowledge and expertise through continuing professional development (CPD), including attendance at relevant courses and meetings.
Maintaining appropriate CPD records and participating in annual appraisal.
Management Duties
The Post Holder Will Work Closely With Managers And Consultant Colleagues To Support The Effective And Efficient Delivery Of Services. This Will Include
Contributing to service development and management.
Supporting effective resource management.
Contributing to the development of business plans where required.
Undertaking administrative responsibilities relating to patient care and the clinical areas in which they work.
General Responsibilities
The post holder will be expected to work in accordance with all relevant Trust policies, procedures and professional requirements, including the Trust’s standing orders, financial instructions and expected standards of conduct.

Working for our organisation
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.
We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.
By working together, we make a real difference for our patients, each other, and our community. Every role matters in delivering the exceptional, person‑centred care we’re proud of.
We’re committed to a compassionate, inclusive culture where kindness is championed, differences are valued, and diversity makes us stronger.
We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential. We prioritise staff wellbeing – and yes, we even have a pool!
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please see the job description for more details.

Person specification

Qualifications And Training
Essential criteria

• Full registration with the General Dental Council (GDC)
• Registered on the Orthodontic Specialist Register
• BDS or equivalent and ISFE in Orthodontics or within six months of achieving ISFE at the time of interview
• Registered with the General Dental Council in Orthodontics
• Evidence of SAC approved specialist training in orthodontic to consultant level or equivalent
• Evidence of 2 year Post CSST or equivalent training
• Ability to make decisions at consultant level

Desirable criteria

• Post Graduate Dental degree (eg: DDS, MRes, MSc)
• Other post grad qualifications e.g. FDS, MFDS, MJDF
• Further qualification in teaching or education role
• Educational Supervisor training (if not completed pre interview a formal commitment to completion on commencement of post will be required)
• Ability to develop specialty interest to complement the department.

Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria

• Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
• Ability to organise and manage out-patient priorities, waiting lists
• Ability to develop multi-professional team
• Experience of audit
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems

Desirable criteria

• Medical Managerial qualification
• Ability to manage and lead specialist unit, surgical directorate and working parties as appropriate

Teaching Experience
Essential criteria

• Ability to teach clinical skills
• Experience of supervising trainee doctors

Desirable criteria

• Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
• Experience of supervising StRs
• Ability to supervise postgraduate research
• Teaching qualification
• GCP training

Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying: Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK

Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 291.8KB)
• Join the RUH (PDF, 1.3MB)

Further details / informal visits contact
Name Farnaz Parvizi Job title Consultant Email address [e-mail]