Locum Restorative Dentistry Consultant — Periodontal Service

Birmingham Community Health Care Nhs Foundation Trust; Highgate; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

The post will be based at Birmingham Dental Hospital, part of the Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust, housing the Dental Services Directorate. It involves delivering specialty periodontal care and engaging in teaching, audits and clinical governance.

The appointee will contribute to undergraduate teaching, collaborate with dental and medical colleagues, and ensure service delivery within NHS budgets. The post is a one-year Locum, part-time arrangement with up to 10 sessions weekly.

Qualifications

• Participation in undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing education and training of junior hospital staff.
• Ability to work with Consultants in other services on multidisciplinary cases.
• Commitment to Clinical Governance, audit, infection control and health and safety policies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to teaching sessions including 1 undergraduate teaching session per week.
• Develop close working relationships with dental and medical colleagues.
• Plan and negotiate a job plan with the Divisional Medical Director on commencement.
• Deliver 7.5 Direct Clinical Care sessions weekly plus 2.5 SAP with timetable to be agreed.
• No on-call commitment; operate within NHS budget constraints and funding arrangements.
• Be accountable for Dental Hospital service contracts and collaborate with the Head of Service for Periodontology.
• Participate in clinical audit and contribute to the Clinical Governance Programme; attend senior team meetings.
• Appraise performance and participate in the Trust appraisal process; as a Locum Restorative Dentistry Consultant for 1 year.
• Work part-time up to 10 sessions; involved in new patient diagnostic and treatment planning clinics.
• Manage level 3 periodontal and implant failure cases; advise junior staff and Specialty Dentists.
• Provide 1 DCC session to undergraduate teaching as directed.

Job description

The post will be based at Birmingham Dental Hospital, part of the Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust, housing the Dental Services Directorate. It involves delivering specialty periodontal care and engaging in teaching, audits and clinical governance.

The appointee will contribute to undergraduate teaching, collaborate with dental and medical colleagues, and ensure service delivery within NHS budgets. The post is a one-year Locum, part-time arrangement with up to 10 sessions weekly.