Consultant Orthodontist

Job description

Job responsibilities

The appointee will be expected to fulfil the following duties with the agreed Job Plan.

Clinical

The duties outlined below are not definitive and may be changed in accordance with the needs of the service.

1. Continued development of a secondary Care Orthodontic service at Kings Mill Hospital to include the management and orthodontic treatment for orthognathic and joint restorative patients
2. Provision of orthodontic opinions to general dental practitioners, community dental officers and medical practitioners. The provision of second opinions for concerned patients at the request of dental or medical practitioners and consultant colleagues
3. To provide necessary advice and support to general dental practitioners and primary care orthodontic specialists undertaking NHS orthodontic treatment
4. Treatment is restricted to malocclusions of the greatest severity and greatest treatment complexity
5. Multidisciplinary team work is envisaged as a key component of the working of this post and will involve Multi-Disciplinary Team discussions with other colleagues (Orthognathic, Restorative and Cleft clinics)
6. Providing evidence-based care for patients in a multidisciplinary setting
7. Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care
8. Participation in clinical audit and in continuing medical/dental education.
9. Conducting suitable duties in cases of emergencies and unforeseen circumstances
10. The post holder will not participate in out of hours consultant cover

Teaching

Medical education within the Trust would not be possible without the involvement of the Consultant medical staff. The Trust will aim to facilitate this through the development of appropriate job plans, a clear framework for the delivery of medical education and the opportunity to enhance clinical and teaching skills through Continuing Professional Development.

Participation in undergraduate and postgraduate medical and dental education would be expected, particularly by providing clinical supervision for the departmental Orthodontic Specialist Registrar (SpR) and teaching to the DCTs and Speciality Registrars in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery. The Department is actively involved in the education of medical students from the University of Nottingham and regular visiting dental students from the Universities of Sheffield and Leeds.

The department operates a rolling programme of cancellation of clinical activity to allow a STUDY DAY for all personnel on a bimonthly basis and Consultants are expected to participate. Study days include journal club, joint radiological and CPC meetings, morbidity and mortality, Clinical Governance, Basic & Advanced Life support updates and other elements of CPD.

We are looking to expand the orthodontic services we provide by potentially training an additional orthodontic therapist in the future. It would be hoped the successful applicant would lead on this aspect of the units expansion.

Research, Governance and Audit

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has extremely close links with the University and has academic departments in the majority of its clinical specialties. There is active collaborative research between NHS and academic staff and NHS Consultants.

All normally-expected research facilities are available within the Medical School and other departments of the University of Nottingham. Research facilities are also available in the purpose-built Medical Research Centre on the City Hospital campus. Anyone involved in research is required to adhere to the National Framework for Research Governance.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to the development of Clinical Governance. The approach taken is to develop actions plans at a directorate level. Each member of the medical staff is expected to take an active role in clinical governance activities within their directorate and each directorate has a Consultant nominated as Clinical Governance lead. The activities include, (but are not restricted to) audit, incident reporting, review of complaints, risk management, CPD and Evidence Based Practice. SPAs will be reviewed depending on roles taken up.

Other Duties as Agreed

The appointee may wish to take on other roles alongside their clinical role. Any positions offered by anyone outside the Trust, (eg Training Programme Director, Regional College Advisor, Royal College Representative etc,) must be discussed and agreed by the Head of Service in advance of the position being accepted, so that the impact upon the specialty can be fully considered and any job plan amendments undertaken should the additional role be accepted.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualifications & Academic Achievements Dental/Medical qualification Registered with GDC and/or GMC Qualified dental practitioner BDS or equivalent Distinctions, scholarships etc Part A of MFDS/MJDF or equivalent Training & Experience Some OMFS hospital experience or in-patient management
• Fellowship in Dental Surgery or Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery or equivalent Membership in Orthodontics or equivalent Possession of a CCST in Orthodontics or equivalent Intercollegiate Speciality Fellowship Examination in Orthodontics or equivalent, before commencing Consultant post
• Training
• Successful completion of an SAC - approved 3 year minimum training programme in orthodontics Successful completion of an SAC approved 2 year minimum training programme in a Fixed Term Training Appointment (FTTA) in Orthodontics or within 6 months of completion of training, or equivalent which follows on from the per-CCST training period of 3 years or equivalent

Desirable

• Qualifications
• MSc or equivalent

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Ability to manage complex orthodontic problems Proficiency in the surgical planning and orthodontic management of patients requiring orthognathic surgery Reasonable experience in providing treatment in combination with restorative colleagues. Reasonable experience in providing treatment for patients with cleft lip and palate Experience in the use of a full range of Orthodontic treatment techniques

Desirable

• Management Skills
• Management training course experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust

Derby Road

Nottingham

NG7 2UH

Employer's website

https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)