Part-Time Specialist Orthodontist for Community Care MDT

Oxford Health; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

Oxford Health is recruiting a part-time Specialist in Orthodontics to join our Community Dental Service at the JR Hospital, delivering care to patients who face barriers to treatment in general practice. The role spans community clinics and hospital services with shared care across OMFS, Orthodontics and Paediatric dentistry.

You will manage children, young people and adults with complex needs, contribute to MDT pathways, leadership, and quality improvement, and work in a multidisciplinary team

Qualifications

• Specialist orthodontist with full GDC registration.
• Inclusion of GDC specialist list in orthodontics.
• Experience in specialist orthodontic practice and complex cases.
• Experience managing children and young people with complex needs.
• Participation in MDT working, audit, and quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Undertake specialist orthodontic consultations, clinical examination, diagnosis, risk assessment and treatment planning for new and existing patients, making autonomous decisions within the agreed scope of practice.
• Provide preventive, interceptive and active orthodontic care within the community service, including fixed and removable appliance treatment, space management, retention, urgent orthodontic care and long-term monitoring.
• Use clinical records, photographs, radiographs, digital models or scans and other investigations appropriately, complying with radiation protection and local policy.
• Deliver shared care with Special Care Dentistry, Paediatric Dentistry and OUH consultant colleagues in OMFS, Orthodontics, Oral Medicine and Restorative Dentistry.
• Apply relevant legal and professional frameworks for consent, children and young people, capacity and best-interest decision-making.
• Contribute orthodontic advice to conscious sedation and GA pathways and coordinate hospital-based management where required.

Skills

Specialist orthodontic assessment

Diagnosis and treatment planning

MDT working

Adaptability and resilience

Digital orthodontics workflows

Education

BDS or equivalent dental qualification

Full General Dental Council registration

Inclusion of GDC specialist list in orthodontics

Membership in Orthodontics or equivalent postgraduate qualification

Postgraduate qualification in education, leadership, management or QI

Job description

Oxford Health is recruiting a part-time Specialist in Orthodontics to join our Community Dental Service at the JR Hospital, delivering care to patients who face barriers to treatment in general practice. The role spans community clinics and hospital services with shared care across OMFS, Orthodontics and Paediatric dentistry.

You will manage children, young people and adults with complex needs, contribute to MDT pathways, leadership, and quality improvement, and work in a multidisciplinary team