Job summary
- Main area
- Orthodontics
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- 9 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Part time - 9 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 276-8298642-MD
- Employer
- Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- QVH
- Town
- East Grinstead
- Salary
- £113,565 - £150,569 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant in Orthodontics
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Welcome to Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and thank you for your interest.
In addition to receiving tertiary referrals from across the South East of England, we have a network of ‘spoke’ sites at district general hospitals enabling our consultants to offer their expertise with routine treatments and consultations as close to patients’ homes as is possible. With the recent addition of video led ‘virtual’ consultations we also enable patients who have some distance to travel to avoid the additional stress and worry of a long journey.
Working at QVH combines the excitement, challenge and career opportunities of many larger organisations with the satisfaction of delivering excellent patient care that really does re-build our patients’ lives.
We also offer attractive benefits such as
- tailored personal development to support career aspirations, including accredited clinical and management development programmes
- flexible working arrangements for a work-life balance that suits you and your needs
- a dedicated reward programme, offering a range of national and local discounts, cashback and tax relief schemes
The Trust is committed to offering a range of flexible working options to support employees to balance work and personal commitments, and the delivery of high quality and cost effective services.
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Sustainability
At Queen Victoria Hospital we want to be the first Net Zero Hospital in England, and to achieve that wants every member of staff to be a green champion. The way in which the Trust works has a significant impact on the organisation’s carbon footprint and that of our patients. From the heat, light and power supplies within the hospital to avoiding unnecessary patient journeys, the Trust is empowering all staff to create a sustainable health and care environment for future generations. The Trust expects all staff to reuse and recycle more, to use energy and water efficiently, to walk or cycle to work if you can, and to have a focus on sustainability in the workplace.
You can view our Green Plan here: Green Plan - Queen Victoria Hospital (qvh.nhs.uk)
Job overview
The post holder will provide Locum Consultant Orthodontic services within the Orthodontic Unit at Queen Victoria Hospital (QVH). While the current job plan is based at QVH, it may be subject to future review and adjustment to meet the evolving needs of this growing and developing service.
The Orthodontic Department is housed within a modern, purpose-built facility comprising nine fully equipped clinical surgeries, designed to support the delivery of high-quality patient care. Each surgery has access to the Hospital Intranet, departmental databases, and Dolphin orthodontic treatment planning software, facilitating efficient clinical management and multidisciplinary working.
The department has embraced a comprehensive digital workflow, incorporating intraoral scanning technology alongside established digital photography, radiography, and 3D treatment planning platforms. This advanced technological infrastructure supports accurate diagnosis, treatment planning, and patient care, ensuring the department remains at the forefront of modern orthodontic practice.
Main duties of the job
The configuration of responsibilities will be reviewed periodically to ensure that service requirements continue to be met. The post holder will be expected to work closely with consultant colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team to provide a high-quality, responsive, and efficient orthodontic service.
In collaboration with consultant colleagues, the appointee will be responsible for the provision and development of the following services:
- Providing consultant-led orthodontic services for the population served by Queen Victoria Hospital and the surrounding catchment area.
- Actively participating as an integrated and collaborative member of the Orthodontic Department, promoting excellence in patient care and service delivery.
- Contributing to the strategic development and continuous improvement of orthodontic services at Queen Victoria Hospital.
- Supporting the department in meeting service demands and maintaining performance against the 18-week Referral to Treatment (RTT) standard.
- Providing specialist advice and guidance to dental and medical practitioners working within primary care settings.
- Providing expert orthodontic advice to hospital clinicians, including consultants in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Special Care Dentistry, Restorative Dentistry, Paediatric Dentistry, Paediatrics, Plastic Surgery, Sleep Medicine, and Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) services.
Working for our organisation
Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.
We specialise in conditions of the eyes (corneoplastics), hands, head and neck cancer and skin cancer, reconstructive breast surgery, maxillofacial surgery and prosthetics, providing regional and national services in these areas of clinical expertise. Our world-leading clinical teams also treat more common conditions of the eyes, hands, skin, and teeth for the people of East Grinstead and the surrounding areas. In addition, QVH provides a minor injuries unit, expert therapies, a sleep service, and a growing portfolio of community-based services. Patients consistently rate QVH amongst the top hospitals in the country for quality of care.
Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Developing and maintaining close working relationships with specialist orthodontic practitioners in primary care to support effective patient pathways and continuity of care.
- Providing second opinions for patients at the request of dental and medical practitioners or consultant colleagues.
- Assessing and treating patients presenting with severe malocclusions and complex orthodontic needs.
- Managing patients requiring multidisciplinary care, including those with cleft lip and palate, orthognathic conditions, dentoalveolar discrepancies requirements, and sleep-disordered breathing conditions.
- Participating in joint multidisciplinary clinics and multidisciplinary team meetings, contributing specialist orthodontic expertise to the assessment, treatment planning, and management of complex cases.
- Advising and counselling patients where treatment is not indicated or is unlikely to deliver significant health benefit.
- Providing treatment plans and specialist advice to dentists, specialist practitioners, and referring clinicians.
- Supporting and helping to lead the education and training of Specialist Practitioners, Specialty Registrars, and Orthodontic Therapists, working in collaboration with educational colleagues at Guy’s and King’s College Hospitals.
- Participating in the education, training, and professional development of all departmental staff.
- Undertaking clinical audit and quality improvement activities at local, regional, and national levels.
- Participating in continuing professional development (CPD) and maintaining professional standards in accordance with General Dental Council requirements.
- Actively contributing to departmental clinical governance activities, including risk management, patient safety initiatives, morbidity and mortality review, audit, and service improvement programmes.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Head and Neck > 1 year
- General Radiology experience
Desirable criteria
- CBCT experience
CPD/ teaching/ audit
Essential criteria
- Evidence of CPD
- Teaching experience at any level
- Participation in audit
Desirable criteria
- REALM experience
- Service improvement
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alex Cash
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01342 414000
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Holtye Road
East Grinstead
RH19 3DZ
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