Dentist - Full or Part Time - Leeds, United Kingdom - Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Description

Specialty Dentist in
Paediatric Dentistry Closing Date: 19th April 2024
Applicants are sought for a 10PA appointment as a Specialty Dentist in Paediatric Dentistry. This is a 1-year fixed term post.
The post will deliver 10PAs supporting the Paediatric Dentistry Team. The post-holder will provide specialised dental care to patients within LDI as directed and supported by the consultant team. There may be opportunities to contribute to the development of the service at LDI.

The post will be based at the Leeds Dental Institute but may involve some travel to other LTHT sites.

Applicants should have established skills in Paediatric Dentistry. A commitment to, and experience of undergraduate teaching, and a research interest, are all desirable.

Consideration will be given to applicants who wish to work full or part time and those wishing to job share.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to visit the hospital, which can be arranged by contacting:

Lead Clinician and Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry

This 1-year fixed term position has been created to increase the capacity within the Leeds Dental Institute to meet the current demands on our specialist Paediatric Dentistry service.

The Leeds Dental Institute is part of the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and appropriately trained specialty dentist (SD) to this post.

for 12 months.

The service is currently under review with regard to the longer term staffing needs of the department.

The key objectives of this post is to support the Specialist service in Paediatric Dentistry based at Leeds Dental Institute to enable local and national waiting time targets to be met.

General Training and Qualifications

Applicants shall have completed at least 2 years full time postgraduate training (or equivalent gained on a part time or flexible basis) since first obtaining registration including adequate hospital experience in the field of childrens dentistry.

Applicants shall have adequate experience of assessment, diagnosis and treatment planning clinics and the provision of paediatric dentistry within the secondary care system.

It is desirable (but not essential) for applicants to have completed Specialist training in Paediatric Dentistry or equivalent and be on the GDC Paediatric Dentistry Specialist reg

The Dental Institute, established on 1 April 1992, integrated the Dental Hospital at Leeds and the University of Leeds, School of Dentistry.

The Dental Hospital is situated on the ground floor of the Worsley Medical and Dental building which also accommodates the Dental School, the Medical School and the University of Leeds Health Sciences Library.

It is situated on the southern side of the University campus half a mile from the city centre.
Since 2003, the LDI has been undertaking a period of rapid expansion and transformation. Outreach teaching clinics have been established in Bradford, Leeds and Hull.

Training of the dental team includes not only Undergraduate and Postgraduate Dental programmes, but also education for Dental Nurses, Dental technicians, Dental hygienists and therapists offering vital team working experience.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles.

As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed.

This substantive position has become available to increase the capacity within the Leeds Dental Institute to meet the current demands on our Paediatric Dentistry services.

The Leeds Dental Institute is part of the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and appropriately trained specialty dentist (SD) to this post.

The service is currently under review with regard to the longer term staffing needs of the department.

The key objectives of this post is to support the Specialist service in Paediatric Dentistry based at Leeds Dental Institute to enable local and national waiting time targets to be met.

1General Training and Qualifications

Applicants shall have completed at least 2 years full time postgraduate training (or equivalent gained on a part time or flexible basis) since first obtaining registration including adequate hospital experience in the field of childrens dentistry.

Applicants shall have adequate experience of assessment, diagnosis and treatment planning clinics and the provision of paediatric dentistry within the secondary care system.

It is desirable (but not essential) for applicants to have completed Specialist training in Paediatric Dentistry or equivalent and be on the GDC Paediatric Dentistry Specialist register.

All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical/dental topics with patients and colleagues demonstrated by one of the following:
That applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical/dental training in English;

have achieved the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in a single sitting within 24 months at time of application Overall 7, Speaking 7, Reading 7, and Writing 7.

The SD will be required to participate in the clinical audit of departmental work and may work with other members of the dental team, under Consultant supervision.

It is expected that they will complete audit projects and complete the audit cycle during the post, and for this to be included in allocated time in the individuals job plan as a supporting programmed activity (or part of one).

It would be expected that the time allocated for this would include attendance at the relevant departmental audit meeting(s) and that such attendance would be recorded (in accordance with the Trusts clinical audit policy).

In the discharge of these responsibilities the appointee will be expected to maintain and update his/her skills and knowledge through appropriate continuing medical/dental education.

The SD may contribute to the teaching of dental under graduates, hygiene and therapy students, as the need arises.

The postholder is managerially accountable for the use of resources to the managing consultant and professionally accountable to the Chief Medical Officer through Clinical Directors.

You are required to work to the standards set out by the General Medical Council in Good Medical Practice.

This includes protecting patients when you believe that a doctors or other colleagues conduct, performance or health is a threat to them.

If, after establishing the facts, it is necessary, you must follow the Trusts procedures in this matter and inform your Clinical Director or Medical Director in the first instance.

4Job Planning

Appraisal will be a contractual requirement for all medical & dental staff and the Trust attaches considerable importance to this approach intended to be of benefit to individual staff and to achieve the highest possible standards in the delivery of healthcare and services.

All leave should be applied for in accordance with the Trusts Leave Policy, normally giving six weeks notice of any leave, other than in exceptional circumstances.

During the course of your employment, you agree to undergo whatever training the Trust deems necessary. This may include, but is not limited to, induction training, professional development and safe working practices. Funding of such training will be in accordance with the Trusts Staff Development Policy.
8Continuing Medical Education

The Trust fully supports the requirement for CME by the relevant Royal College and acknowledges that it is an essential component of a specialty doctors professional activities that will be reviewed during the appraisal process and revalidation.

Time and financial support for these activities will be granted in accordance with the Trusts Leave Policy.
This will require you to comply with the Trust arrangements for Health & Safety and Risk Management. 11Equality & Diversity

The jobholder must comply with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment and that services are delivered in ways that meet the individual needs of patients and their families.

No person whether they are staff, patient or visitor should receive less favourable treatment because of their gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.

The Trust's Equality and Diversity Policy ensures that barriers to employment for disadvantaged groups are identified and removed, and that no person is treated less favourably on the grounds of their race, ethnic group, religion, impairment, age, gender, sexual orientation or mental health status.

Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills
Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills
Applicants shall have completed at least 2 years full time postgraduate training (or equivalent gained on a part time or flexible basis) since first obtaining registration including adequate hospital
Significant experience of assessment, diagnosis and treatment planning, and the provision of Paediatric Dentistry within the secondary care system
All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues,
Meets professional health requirements
Specialist registration with the GDC in Paediatric Dentistry
Training in evidence based dentistry

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.

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