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Job summary

Main area
Orthodontics
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
4.5 sessions per week (Part time - 4.5 sessions per week)
Job ref
272-6929174
Employer
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Montagu Hospital
Town
Mexbrough
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 PA Pro Rota
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
29/04/2025 23:59

Employer heading

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Consultant Orthodontist

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Job overview

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit an additional Part-Time Consultant in Orthodontics. The appointee will be an addition to the  team of 2 Consultants (both part-time), 1 post CCST in Orthodontics, 1 Clinical Assistant and 2 part-time Orthodontic Therapists. The service is provided on one site, Montagu Hospital in Mexborough.

Main duties of the job

  • Provide safe, evidence-based orthodontic services.
  • Maintain and improve standards and quality of all aspects of the service.
  • Supervision and training of junior staff.
  • Maintain skills and up-to-date knowledge base, meeting the Continuing Education and Professional Development requirements of the General Dental Council.
  • Actively participate in the Audit programme of the Department.
  • Take Lead roles in-turn with other Consultant staff to manage the department’s teaching, audit, clinical governance and other  responsibilities.
  • Be prepared to work on all 3 Trust sites - Doncaster, Montagu and Bassetlaw Hospital  if required.
  • The successful candidate would inevitably have responsibility for resource utilisation and would be expected to be aware of and take part in the Directorate Business  Planning Process which governs new developments.
  • Attend all departmental meetings
  • Share in the emergency cover with other consultants in the department

Working for our organisation

DBTH is one of Yorkshire’s leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000.  Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.   

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way.  We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.   

As an organisation that supports flexible working, 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.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:
•    Extensive range of learning opportunities
•    NHS Pension Scheme
•    Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
•    Comprehensive health and wellbeing support 
•    NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
•    Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a Job Description and Person Specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully. 

Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • FDS Orth or equivalent
  • You must be on the specialist register for Orthodontics or within 6 months of being admitted to the register for trainees, if currently in a training programme in the UK. In accordance with the regulations, all other categories of Doctors must be eligible to be on the GDC specialist register (evidence required prior to commencement) to be considered for a consultant appointment by the Advisory Appointments Committee
  • Applicants must continue to hold a Licence to Practise
Desirable criteria
  • Relevant higher degree

Experience and Achievements

Essential criteria
  • Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of Orthodontics
  • Ability to offer expert clinical opinions on range of problems within the specialty
  • Understanding current issues within Orthodontics and the future direction of the specialty
  • Understanding current issues within the wider NHS
  • Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions
Desirable criteria
  • Wide based experience in Orthodontics
  • Attendance at a recognised management course

Teaching and training

Essential criteria
  • Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and other healthcare professionals.
Desirable criteria
  • Academic achievements/evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications
  • Training in clinical and educational supervision
  • Attendance at a teaching course
  • Formal qualification in teaching/education

Audit and Research

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects and the implementation of outcomes
Desirable criteria
  • Critical Appraisal Skills
  • Evidence of knowledge of research methodology

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Race CodeVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.We offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerArmed Forces Covenant

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Paul Scott
Job title
Consultant Orthodontist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01709 649068
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