Consultant Orthodontist

University Hospital of North Midlands; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is inviting applications for a consultant/advanced post in orthodontics to lead complex orthodontic care across two sites. The role includes direct patient care, MDT clinics, and supervision of trainees and staff within the department.

The post holder will contribute to service development, regional audits, and have opportunities to chair the Staffordshire managed clinical network in due course.

Qualifications

• Full GDC registration with licence to practice.
• ISFE in orthodontics or within 6 months of this at the time of interview

Responsibilities

• To provide ongoing orthodontic clinical care for a range of complex orthodontic cases.
• To assess new patients and develop treatment plans for direct and indirect care.
• To supervise StR and therapist treatments ongoing within the department
• To take part in the provision of MDT clinics in orthognathic surgery and restorative dentistry.
• To take part in the management of the department supporting the clinical lead in developing local service provision and supporting treatment in primary care.
• To engage in quality improvement activities including local and regional audit meetings and engagement with the Staffordshire managed clinical network. It would be expected during tenure to take on the role of chair of the managed clinical network at some point.

Skills

Full GDC registration

ISFE in orthodontics

Job description

Site Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital Town Stoke on Trent Salary £113,565 - £150,569 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 24/09/2026 23:59 Interview date 23/11/2026

Job overview

Royal Stoke Hospital has a purpose built 5 chair department shared with two restorative chairs and multiple maxillofacial surgeries. The surgeries are safe for independent working with access to air filtration.

UHNM also includes County Hospital in Stafford which underwent expansion and updating and had five orthodontic surgeries and two max fac consultation/treatment rooms.

The post holder will be expected to undertake the diagnosis and treatment of a range of complex orthodontic clinical cases as well as provision of teaching and training within the department and regionally.

Both departments have in-house radiography teams with access to digital radiography including OPG, Lateral Ceph and CBCT imaging.

The department uses digital technology with intraoral 3D scanning for records and indirect bonding procedures are available.

There is a large on-site laboratory at Stoke serving both sites for fabrication of appliances and there is close team working with the laboratory using digital imaging for indirect bonding, fabricating more complex appliances and for orthognathic planning.

Main duties of the job

• To provide ongoing orthodontic clinical care for a range of complex orthodontic cases.
• To assess new patients and develop treatment plans for direct and indirect care.
• To supervise StR and therapist treatments ongoing within the department
• To take part in the provision of MDT clinics in orthognathic surgery and restorative dentistry.
• To take part in the management of the department supporting the clinical lead in developing local service provision and supporting treatment in primary care.
• To engage in quality improvement activities including local and regional audit meetings and engagement with the Staffordshire managed clinical network. It would be expected during tenure to take on the role of chair of the managed clinical network at some point.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To provide ongoing orthodontic clinical care for a range of complex orthodontic cases.
• To assess new patients and develop treatment plans for direct and indirect care.
• To supervise StR and therapist treatments ongoing within the department
• To take part in the provision of MDT clinics in orthognathic surgery and restorative dentistry.
• To take part in the management of the department supporting the clinical lead in developing local service provision and supporting treatment in primary care.
• To engage in quality improvement activities including local and regional audit meetings and engagement with the Staffordshire managed clinical network. It would be expected during tenure to take on the role of chair of the managed clinical network at some point.

Qualifications

• Full GDC registration with licence to practice.
• Be in possession of the ISFE in orthodontics or within 6 months of this at the time of interview

Experience

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT and post CCT training to consultant level
• Experience in managing complex orthodontic treatments

Important information about your application

• We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
• Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies
• New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check.

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