Job summary
The Department of Orthodontics at GSTT is seeking a 6 PA part time Consultants in Orthodontics.
Applicants must be fully registered with the GDC and on the GDC Specialist Register in Orthodontics, be accredited or within six months of such accreditation at interview stage and have completed a SAC approved training programme or equivalent.
General enquiries for an informal discussion about this post at GSTT should be directed to Miss Golfam Khoshkhounejad on golfam.khoshkhounejad@gstt.nhs.uk.
As an organisation, we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This includes asking certain groups of staff to work more flexibly so that we can offer services to patients in the evenings. We regard this flexibility as essential if we are to continue to provide first class patient care in the future. As a result, any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to a new more flexible pattern of working in the future if required and in accordance with the provisions of the new Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust consultant contract.
Main duties of the job
- Clinical
- Supervision and teaching of Orthodontic Trainees
- Provide High Care to Patients
- Research, Teaching and Training
- Performance Management
- Dental Staff Management
- Governance
- Strategy and Business Planning
- Leadership and Team Working
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Service Provision: Collaborate with other consultants to providecomprehensive orthodontic care, including treatment and management dutiesnecessary for the department's proper functioning. Coverage: Share responsibility with other consultants for covering annual leaveand short-term sickness of colleagues. Supervision: Clinically supervise junior dental staff and orthodontic therapists incoordination with other consultant colleagues. Teaching and Examination: Conduct teaching, examinations, and accreditationduties, contributing to educational and clinical governance initiatives. Research: Contribute to departmental research in line with the Trusts R&Dframework. Audit Participation: Participate in the department's Audit Programme. Service Business Planning: Actively participate in formulating, implementing, andmonitoring the Dental Service Business Plan, including discussions on serviceplans and developments with internal and external agencies. Operational Compliance: Conduct all activities within the contracted level ofservice and the operating plan for care services. Professional Leadership: Provide professional leadership within the specialty,fostering and developing projects, and ensuring ongoing post-qualificationprofessional education and training. Productivity and Satisfaction: Work with clinical and professional colleagues tomaintain staff productivity and enhance job satisfaction, including involvement injunior colleagues' appraisal processes. Management Duties: Undertake management responsibilities as agreed with the Clinical Lead, Clinical Director and General Manager.
Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification for further information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Service Provision: Collaborate with other consultants to providecomprehensive orthodontic care, including treatment and management dutiesnecessary for the department's proper functioning. Coverage: Share responsibility with other consultants for covering annual leaveand short-term sickness of colleagues. Supervision: Clinically supervise junior dental staff and orthodontic therapists incoordination with other consultant colleagues. Teaching and Examination: Conduct teaching, examinations, and accreditationduties, contributing to educational and clinical governance initiatives. Research: Contribute to departmental research in line with the Trusts R&Dframework. Audit Participation: Participate in the department's Audit Programme. Service Business Planning: Actively participate in formulating, implementing, andmonitoring the Dental Service Business Plan, including discussions on serviceplans and developments with internal and external agencies. Operational Compliance: Conduct all activities within the contracted level ofservice and the operating plan for care services. Professional Leadership: Provide professional leadership within the specialty,fostering and developing projects, and ensuring ongoing post-qualificationprofessional education and training. Productivity and Satisfaction: Work with clinical and professional colleagues tomaintain staff productivity and enhance job satisfaction, including involvement injunior colleagues' appraisal processes. Management Duties: Undertake management responsibilities as agreed with the Clinical Lead, Clinical Director and General Manager.
Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification for further information.
Person Specification
Specialist Listing
Essential
- On GDC Specialist List in Orthodontic
Desirable
- Eligible for GDC registration in the UK
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- One, or more of the following or equivalent qualifications: FDS Orth RCS, MOrth RCS, MFDS RCS, MJDF RCS Diploma
- Successful completion of an SAC approved minimum three-year training programme in Orthodontics, or equivalent. Successful completion of an SAC approved minimum two-year training in a Fixed Term Training Appointment (FTTA) following the pre-CCST training period of three years, or within 3 months of completion, or equivalent for other European Economic Area (EEA) Nationals
Desirable
- Higher academic degree relevant to Orthodontics MSc, PhD etc
Clinical Experience and Skills
Essential
- Experience / training such that the applicant has reached a standard considered equivalent to that expected after 5 years of specialist training in Orthodontics.
- Ability to deliver dental/ psychological management of medically compromised patients requeuing orthodontic treatment
- Experience of contributing to a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to deliver complex and multidisciplinary orthodontic care
- Ability and experience of working collaboratively with the primary care orthodontic providers
Desirable
- Experience of leading guideline and protocol development for orthodontics patients
Audit Managment & IT
Essential
- Understanding of clinical governance and risk management in the secondary care setting
- Management skills and effective leadership for the NHS environment and specifically clinical service delivery
- Understanding of principles of clinical audit
- Effective participation in audit including implementation of outcomes
- Effective participation in audit including implementation of outcomes
- Good IT skills
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of setting up a service
- Participation in multidisciplinary audit
- Experience of using electronic health records in particular Epic
Research / Teaching Skill & Experience
Essential
- Experience in training postgraduate and undergraduate students and StRs in Orthodontics
- Experience of undertaking and organising clinical research and ability to appraise the scientific literature critically
- Knowledge of research ethics
- Experience of working with, supervising and teaching Orthodontic Therapists
Desirable
- Experience in leading PG or UG courses in orthodontics
- Evidence of publications in refereed journals
- Research relevant to Orthodontics
- Appraisal training
- Teaching qualification.
Leadership & Management Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
- Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
- Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
- Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff.
- Knowledge of finance and budgets.
Person Specification
Specialist Listing
Essential
- On GDC Specialist List in Orthodontic
Desirable
- Eligible for GDC registration in the UK
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- One, or more of the following or equivalent qualifications: FDS Orth RCS, MOrth RCS, MFDS RCS, MJDF RCS Diploma
- Successful completion of an SAC approved minimum three-year training programme in Orthodontics, or equivalent. Successful completion of an SAC approved minimum two-year training in a Fixed Term Training Appointment (FTTA) following the pre-CCST training period of three years, or within 3 months of completion, or equivalent for other European Economic Area (EEA) Nationals
Desirable
- Higher academic degree relevant to Orthodontics MSc, PhD etc
Clinical Experience and Skills
Essential
- Experience / training such that the applicant has reached a standard considered equivalent to that expected after 5 years of specialist training in Orthodontics.
- Ability to deliver dental/ psychological management of medically compromised patients requeuing orthodontic treatment
- Experience of contributing to a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to deliver complex and multidisciplinary orthodontic care
- Ability and experience of working collaboratively with the primary care orthodontic providers
Desirable
- Experience of leading guideline and protocol development for orthodontics patients
Audit Managment & IT
Essential
- Understanding of clinical governance and risk management in the secondary care setting
- Management skills and effective leadership for the NHS environment and specifically clinical service delivery
- Understanding of principles of clinical audit
- Effective participation in audit including implementation of outcomes
- Effective participation in audit including implementation of outcomes
- Good IT skills
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of setting up a service
- Participation in multidisciplinary audit
- Experience of using electronic health records in particular Epic
Research / Teaching Skill & Experience
Essential
- Experience in training postgraduate and undergraduate students and StRs in Orthodontics
- Experience of undertaking and organising clinical research and ability to appraise the scientific literature critically
- Knowledge of research ethics
- Experience of working with, supervising and teaching Orthodontic Therapists
Desirable
- Experience in leading PG or UG courses in orthodontics
- Evidence of publications in refereed journals
- Research relevant to Orthodontics
- Appraisal training
- Teaching qualification.
Leadership & Management Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
- Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
- Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
- Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff.
- Knowledge of finance and budgets.
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
