Locum Consultant Orthodontist
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Consultant Orthodontist to join an established team of three consultants. You will provide consultant-led orthodontic assessment and treatment, work across Cumberland Infirmary and West Cumberland Hospital, and participate in multidisciplinary clinics including orthognathic and cleft services.
The post offers opportunities for teaching and supervision of trainees, involvement in governance, and development of services with advanced
Qualifications
- BDS or equivalent GDC registration and entry on the GDC specialist list in Orthodontics.
- MOrth or equivalent with CCT within six months of completion.
- Commitment to teaching, governance and multidisciplinary working.
Responsibilities
- Provide consultant-led specialist orthodontic advisory and treatment service.
- Deliver high-quality patient care within a multidisciplinary setting.
- Supervise trainees and contribute to education and quality improvement.
- Participate in governance, audit and research activities.
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Job description
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic Consultant Orthodontist to join our established team of three consultants. This is an exciting opportunity to deliver high-quality specialist orthodontic care within a supportive multidisciplinary service serving North Cumbria's urban and rural communities.
- Provide consultant-led orthodontic assessment and treatment services.
- Work across Cumberland Infirmary and West Cumberland Hospital.
- Participate in multidisciplinary clinics including orthognathic, restorative and cleft services.
- Support clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and service development.
- Contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training.
- Act as an Educational and/or Clinical Supervisor for trainees.
- Comprehensive orthodontic service including orthognathic, dentoalveolar and cleft care.
- Excellent multidisciplinary links with Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Restorative Dentistry.
- Advanced digital facilities including CBCT, 3Shape scanning and 3D imaging.
- Dedicated dental nursing team and on-site laboratory support.
- BDS (or equivalent) and full GDC registration.
- Entry on the GDC Specialist List in Orthodontics.
- MOrth (or equivalent).
- CCT in Orthodontics or within six months of completion.
- Commitment to teaching, clinical governance and multidisciplinary working.
The successful applicant will:
- Provide a consultant-led specialist orthodontic advisory and treatment service.
- Deliver high-quality patient care within a multidisciplinary setting.
- Participate in clinical governance, audit, risk management and service improvement activities.
- Contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate education.
- Supervise Specialty Registrars and other trainees as an Educational and/or Clinical Supervisor.
- Support research, teaching and quality improvement initiatives.
- Work collaboratively with clinical and managerial colleagues to develop services across North Cumbria.
NCIC has an excellent reputation for education and training, with strong links to:
- Newcastle University
- University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)
- Health Education England North East
The successful candidate will play a key role in:
- Training Specialty Registrars and Post-CCST Trainees
- Teaching undergraduate dental students
- Supporting multidisciplinary education programmes
- Contributing to academic teaching delivered through UCLan Dental School
Our CEO, Trudie Davies, and Executive Medical Director, Adrian Clements, would love to hear from you to discuss your future career in North Cumbria. To arrange an informal chat, please contact Sally Rushton on Sally.Rushton1@ncic.nhs.uk for Trudie and Julia McClune on Julia.mcclune@ncic.nhs.uk for Adrian.
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
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.
The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
- Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.
- Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.
- 27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
- Flexible working Scheme
- NHS Discounts*
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
- Excellent opportunities for development*
- Competitive NHS Pension scheme
- Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
*Subject to eligibility
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
- BDS or equivalent GDC registerable qualification.
- Current full registration with the General Dental Council.
- Entry on the GDC specialist list in Orthodontics.
- CCT and Completion of a recognised accreditation programme in Orthodontics at Post CCST or equivalent level of training or within 6 months of completion
- MOrth or equivalent
- FDS in Orthodontics or equivalent
- Postgraduate qualification.
- Level 2b certification in CBCT requesting and reporting. Interest in digital orthodontics
- High level of clinical experience and competence in orthodontics
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
- Experience of specialist multidisciplinary team working such as in orthognathic surgery and restorative dentistry and cleft care
- Participation in managed clinical network or equivalent
- Ability to organise and manage own workload efficiently.
- Appropriate recording and timely administration associated with clinical care.
- Experience of audit management
- Ability to advice on efficient and smooth running of secondary care orthodontic service.
- Participation in managed clinical network or equivalent
- Experience of and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate staff.
- Experience of Clinical and Educational Supervisor roles or desire to develop in these roles
- Current trainer accreditation through Health Education England or equivalent or working towards this.
- Teaching of non-medical health professionals.
- Experience of, and commitment to, medical audit.
- Experience of research and Clinical Governance.
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research.
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals.
- Empathetic and sensitive approach to patient needs.
- Approachable and effective Multi disciplinary team member with excellent interpersonal skills
- Team loyalty
- Positive approach to lessons learntConfident approach without being arrogant
- IT Skills.
- Presentation skills.
- Demonstrable evidence of lifelong learning.
- Reflective approach to personal development with an ability to acknowledge and effectively manage poor performance.
- Participation in appropriate peer review processes
- Meet the GDC requirements for Continued Professional development and maintain a PDP.
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to travel to fulfil the requirements of the post.
- Commitment to the Trust and Service
- Participation if required for emergency cover
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