Job summary
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.
Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology - Applicants are invited to apply for this post supporting the delivery of Dental and maxillofacial Diagnostic Imaging. The successful candidate will have experience in Dental and maxillofacial Imaging and support the clinical team in developing a range of services reliant on this Imaging. In addition, they should have experience in teaching junior and midlevel clinicians in this discipline. They should have a proven track record in ability to lead DMF radiology.
In addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit.
Candidates for the post must be registered medical practitioners and on, or eligible to join, the Specialist Register within six months of the date of the Appointments Committee.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Main duties of the job
Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology- You will be required to provide an expert opinion in all aspects of Dental and maxillofacial Imaging and contribute to the delivery of Newcastle Dental Hospital (NDH) outpatient services in the above. The Trust provides a variety of specialist diagnostic services.
At present the NDH DMF imaging services include Radiology reporting on 2D (plain images) and 3D imaging mainly CBCT and occasionally MDCT of the maxillofacial region. These are 'inbound' from primary and secondary care referrers. Reporting covers MRI TMJ imaging, US Scanning of the head and neck with a particular focus on salivary gland disease. Conventional and MRI sialography are part of the more specialist work carried out. Referring disciplines include, Restorative dentistry, Orthodontics, Oral and maxillofacial surgery, Oral Surgery, Paediatric dentistry, Community dentistry, and Oral Medicine. ENT, Rheumatology and occasionally Oncology refer for opinions on DMF images.
The successful candidate will be part of a supportive Trust wide team of Head and Neck imagers, where appropriate collaboration is encouraged.
A successful candidate will not have to contribute to the main dept on-call service. There is the opportunity for reporting from home through negotiation at job planning.
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Dr Philip Gonsalves on 0191 9177297, or via email at p.gonsalves@nhs.net
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
Support clinical teams in delivering high quality patient care by contributing to the provision of the above. Geographically these are mainly from NUTH sites however occasionally from other hospitals in the NE and NW of England, who have service level agreements allowing them to access DMF Radiology support.
Support clinical teams by providing expert opinion on all aspects of DMF Radiology.
Contribute to the day-to-day running of a busy Oral Radiology dept services. This includes the justification of requests, supervision of scans and providing reports in a timely manner and updating the radiography team.
Administrative:
Ensure appropriate management for patients in your care.
Contribute to the efficient and effective running of the Oral radiology department.
Support initiatives to improve service quality, patient pathways and manage waiting time targets within the Directorate and the Trust, as well as the wider Health community.
Research:
The Trust welcomes and encourages research as a high profile activity that compliments the service provided, the emphasis being on studies that fall within the National Institute of Health Research Portfolio
Time for research is included in the SPA allowance
Teaching:
Participate in postgraduate DMF Radiology teaching
Support the training of other healthcare professionals within the organisation
Active involvement in the clinical supervision of Radiology Registrars in the department
Flexibility:
In line with the Trusts core value of placing patients at the heart of everything we do, we are developing our service provision to be responsive to the needs of our patients. To meet those needs some staff groups will be increasingly asked to work a more flexible work pattern so that they can offer services in the evening or weekend. As a result any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern or working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
Support clinical teams in delivering high quality patient care by contributing to the provision of the above. Geographically these are mainly from NUTH sites however occasionally from other hospitals in the NE and NW of England, who have service level agreements allowing them to access DMF Radiology support.
Support clinical teams by providing expert opinion on all aspects of DMF Radiology.
Contribute to the day-to-day running of a busy Oral Radiology dept services. This includes the justification of requests, supervision of scans and providing reports in a timely manner and updating the radiography team.
Administrative:
Ensure appropriate management for patients in your care.
Contribute to the efficient and effective running of the Oral radiology department.
Support initiatives to improve service quality, patient pathways and manage waiting time targets within the Directorate and the Trust, as well as the wider Health community.
Research:
The Trust welcomes and encourages research as a high profile activity that compliments the service provided, the emphasis being on studies that fall within the National Institute of Health Research Portfolio
Time for research is included in the SPA allowance
Teaching:
Participate in postgraduate DMF Radiology teaching
Support the training of other healthcare professionals within the organisation
Active involvement in the clinical supervision of Radiology Registrars in the department
Flexibility:
In line with the Trusts core value of placing patients at the heart of everything we do, we are developing our service provision to be responsive to the needs of our patients. To meet those needs some staff groups will be increasingly asked to work a more flexible work pattern so that they can offer services in the evening or weekend. As a result any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern or working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential
- Primary Dental Qualification
- Full GDC Registration
- Entry onto the GDC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC).
- Diplomate membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists (DDMFR) or equivalent
Desirable
- Higher Degree.
- Special skills training in the specialty
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Evidence of experience in the specialty.
- Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality.
- Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre.
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty.
- Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines.
- An understanding of Clinical Governance.
Desirable
- Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
- Evidence of leadership / project management.
- Evidence of having implemented change.
- Experience in developing and implementing new technologies.
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior dental staff.
- Experience of participation in postgraduate teaching
- Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills
Desirable
- Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education
Research
Essential
- Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings
- Research/critical review of literature
- Publications in the last five years
Desirable
Audit
Essential
- Evidence of participation in audit
Desirable
- Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit
- Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's values.
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development.
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce.
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD
- Ability and willingness to work the on-call rota
- Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential
- Primary Dental Qualification
- Full GDC Registration
- Entry onto the GDC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC).
- Diplomate membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists (DDMFR) or equivalent
Desirable
- Higher Degree.
- Special skills training in the specialty
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Evidence of experience in the specialty.
- Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality.
- Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre.
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty.
- Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines.
- An understanding of Clinical Governance.
Desirable
- Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
- Evidence of leadership / project management.
- Evidence of having implemented change.
- Experience in developing and implementing new technologies.
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior dental staff.
- Experience of participation in postgraduate teaching
- Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills
Desirable
- Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education
Research
Essential
- Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings
- Research/critical review of literature
- Publications in the last five years
Desirable
Audit
Essential
- Evidence of participation in audit
Desirable
- Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit
- Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's values.
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development.
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce.
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD
- Ability and willingness to work the on-call rota
- Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required.
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).
