University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
The University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMB) invites applications for a full-time Consultant Orthodontist to join our busy Orthodontic team. This post attracts 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 provides teaching for UCLan students based at the Morecambe Dental Education Centre and has close links with UCLan School of Dentistry in Preston. The team has recently been joined by Honorary Consultants in Endodontics, Prosthodontics, and Periodontics, based at UCLAN, and there is scope for further development in this area.
There are offices, secretarial, and computer facilities on all of our 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.
Job Responsibilities
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
* 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.
* MSc, MFGDP
Experience
* 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 5-year training period in the NHS required for speciality
Skills, Ability and Knowledge
* 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 course.
Personal Qualities
* Ability to travel as required.
* Good working relationships with colleagues.
* Works in partnership with patients.
* Commitment to ongoing professional development.
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.
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
David Fisher, Clinical Lead Maxillofacial
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