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Job overview

This post is a role of consultant orthodontist. The post holder will be expected to undertake the diagnosis and treatment of a range of complex orthodontic clinical cases as well as provision of teaching and training within the department and regionally.

The post holder will be expected to take part in the management responsibilities of the department in managing and maintaining the secondary care orthodontic service and engage with local clinical care pathways to improve patient care.

The post is based at the Royal Stoke hospital with a purpose built 5 chair department commissioned  in 2010 set in a larger area shared with 2 restorative chairs and multiple maxillofacial surgeries.  Post COVID the surgeries have been made safe for independent working with access to air filtration.

Main duties of the job

• To provide ongoing orthodontic clinical care for a range of complex orthodontic cases.
• To assess new patients and develop treatment plans for direct and indirect care.
• To supervise StR and therapist treatments ongoing within the department
• To take part in the provision of MDT clinics in orthognathic surgery and restorative dentistry.
• To take part in the management of the department supporting the clinical lead in developing local service provision and supporting treatment in primary care.
• To engage in quality improvement activities including local and regional audit meetings and engagement with the Staffordshire managed clinical network.  It would be expected during tenure to take on the role of chair of the managed clinical network at some point.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we’re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.

We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. Happy staff make for happy patients, and with the help of both we have put together a wide range of development and support packages aimed at ensuring that everyone. The Trust has the opportunity to fulfil their potential and meet their aspirations as well as the tools to provide great care.

Our mission to provide the very best health care includes recruiting the best people. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.