Orthodontic Consultant RLI

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Lancaster is seeking a full-time Consultant Orthodontist to join its busy Orthodontic team. This role involves providing comprehensive secondary care in all aspects of Orthodontics, including patient management and teaching responsibilities. Candidates must be fully registered with the General Dental Council and have completed accredited training in Orthodontics. Competitive compensation and the potential for additional teaching opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Must hold a full GDC Registration and Specialist Registration.
• Successful completion of an SAC approved training in Orthodontics.
• Experience in postgraduate and undergraduate teaching.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive secondary care service in Orthodontics.
• Manage patients requiring orthognathic surgery.
• Participate in clinical audits and teaching.

Skills

Ability to communicate effectively

Clinical judgement

Evidence of participation in audit

Management skills

Education

BDS and full GDC Registration

Certificate of accreditation in orthodontics

MSc or MFGDP

Job description

Overview

The University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMB) invites applications for two full-time Consultant Orthodontist to join our busy Orthodontic team. These posts attract 10 PA's in total and there may be the opportunity for an honorary teaching position with the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.

The post will be based in Lancaster at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary but will also involve clinical activity at other sites within the Trust. For the successful candidate the job plan will be negotiable.

Main duties of the job

The maxillofacial unit also provides teaching for UCLan students based at the Morecambe Dental Education Centre and has close links with UCLan School of Dentistry in Preston. There is scope for further development in this area. The team has recently been joined by Honorary Consultants in Endodontics, Prosthodontics and Periodontics, based at UCLAN.

There are offices, secretarial and computer facilities on all sites. We have an electronic EPR and PACs system for radiography and digital photography across the Bay.

There is a fully equipped maxillofacial laboratory based at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary with high quality and skilled technical support.

You should be fully registered with the General Dental Council with a licence to practice and on the specialist list for Orthodontics. You should have successfully completed, or be within 6 months of an SAC approved training in Orthodontics or equivalent at the time of interview.

About us

We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

The Unit provides a comprehensive secondary care service in all aspects of Orthodontics including the management of hypodontia and patients that require orthognathic surgery in conjunction with our Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Restorative Dentistry teams. There is an active orthodontic Managed Clinical Network which includes the local acute Trusts and specialist practitioners across the Lancashire & South Cumbria region.

The unit consists of 1 Consultant Orthodontist, 1 Apprentice Orthodontic Therapist and an overseas MTI Specialist Orthodontic Trainee.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

Essential

• BDS Must hold full GDC Registration and GDC Specialist Registration at commencement
• Possession of a certificate of accreditation or eligibility for a CCST in orthodontics or equivalent
• Intercollegiate speciality fellowship Exit Examination in Orthodontics, or within 6 months of ISFE, or equivalent before commencing consultant post.

Desirable

• MSc, MFGDP

Experience

Essential

• Current holder of an NHS or honorary NHS consultant contract in orthodontics are eligible to be shortlisted
• Successful completion of an SAC approved 2-year minimum training programme in a Fixed Term Training Appointment, or Orthodontics, or within 6 months of completion of training, or equivalent, which follows on from the pre CCST training period of 3 years, or equivalent.
• Applicants who are Nationals from another European country, or elsewhere overseas would have to show equivalence to the 5year training period in the NHS required for speciality

Skills, ability and knowledge

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively .
• Clinical judgement: experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk.
• Evidence of participation in audit
• Experience of postgraduate and undergraduate teaching at an appropriate level.
• Proven ability to work effectively in different clinical settings required.
• Management skills.

Desirable

• Management course

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Ability to travel as required
• Effective communication skills.
• Good working relationships with colleagues.
• Works in partnership with patients
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Organisation & planning skills

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