Consultant Orthodontist

Jarrodean Healthcare Recruitment; Taunton; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Flexible working

NHS discounts

Job summary

Jarrodean Healthcare Recruitment in the United Kingdom is seeking a Consultant in Orthodontics to join an experienced dental team within a Trust.

You will provide a full range of orthodontic services, mentor junior staff and plan complex cases, including craniofacial and restorative considerations. The post supports MDT participation, professional development and NHS benefits.

Qualifications

• Dentist with full UK GDC registration including on the specialist register in Orthodontics.
• Successful completion of an SAC-approved 3-year training program in Orthodontics at Consultant level.
• Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Exit Examination in Orthodontics (ISFE), or equivalent; or within six months of expected date of achieving ISFE.

Responsibilities

• Provide a full range of orthodontic services.
• Be able to evidence up-to-date knowledge of orthodontic techniques.
• Manage complex orthodontic problems including care for cleft lip and palate and craniofacial anomalies.
• Plan and supervise treatment carried out by Specialty Dentists and mentor junior Dentists.
• Take part in MDTs for orthognathic and oral surgery patients including a restorative MDT for hypodontia management.
• Share ideas on how Orthodontic services can be complemented with new skills and specialist interests in line with NHSE and the Commissioning Group's framework of services.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GDPs and nurses.

Skills

Orthodontic services

Up-to-date techniques

Mentoring

MDT participation

Communication skills

Education

GDC Orthodontics registration

SAC-approved 3-year training (Consultant level)

ISFE or equivalent

Job description

This location offers beautiful countryside with quick and easy access to Bristol, Bath and Exeter. This is a substantively employed post, to deliver between 4 and 10 PAs per week which are negotiable.

The appointed Consultant will work within an experienced department which covers restorative dentistry, maxillofacial and oral surgery. Working with a team of two other consultants, two specialty Dentists and a trainee Therapist, there will be ample opportunity for mentoring, knowledge sharing and personal professional development.

You will:

• Provide a full range of orthodontic services
• Be able to evidence up to date knowledge of orthodontic techniques
• Be able to manage complex orthodontic problems including providing care for cleft lip and palate, other craniofacial anomalies and restorative problems in conjunction with the Restorative Consultants
• Plan and supervise treatment carried out by Specialty Dentists and mentor junior Dentists
• Take part in various MDTs for orthognathic and oral surgery patients including a restorative MDT for the management of hypodontia.
• Share ideas on how the Orthodontic service can be complemented with new skills and specialist interests in line with NHSE and the Commissioning Group's framework of services.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GDPs and nurses

Person requirements

• Dentist with full UK GDC registration including on the specialist register in Orthodontics
• Successful completion of an SAC-approved 3-year training program in Orthodontics at Consultant level
• Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Exit Examination in Orthodontics (ISFE), or equivalent; or within six months of expected date of achieving ISFE.

In addition to full NHS Employee Benefits, the additional advantages of working for this Trust include:

• A competitive relocation package if applicable
• Flexible working
• Blue light card and NHS discounts