Consultant Orthodontist

Job overview

Applications are invited for a  consultant orthodontist post to join our multi-disciplinary team in the Orthodontic & Maxillofacial Unit at Lincoln County Hospital on a full time basis, however, part-time applications are encouraged and will be considered. Orthodontics at ULHT provides a clinical service across the beautiful county of Lincolnshire, working in close cooperation with the Maxillofacial surgeons and the regional cleft lip and palate team to deliver excellent patient centred care. The department also has a long history of clinical teaching with a trainee based on the Lincoln site.

Applicants must be on the GDC specialist list in Orthodontics and hold intercollegiate speciality fellowship examination in Orthodontics or equivalent. A full person specification is available within the job description.

This consultant position is a replacement post based at Lincoln County Hospital or Grantham and District Hospital, working across both sites within job-planned activity. This post involves clinical supervision of our specialist registrar trainee who works at Lincoln Hospital and Charles Clifford Dental Hospital, Sheffield. Clinical work focuses on patients with severe malocclusions and those requiring multi-disciplinary care, but some less complex cases are also treated by our Dentist with Special Interest (DwSI) colleagues.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will be expected, in conjunction with his/her colleagues, to provide a comprehensive, county-wide Orthodontic service to the population of Lincolnshire.

In addition, they will be required to:-

• Take part in joint orthognathic clinics and participate in the treatment of patients undergoing orthognathic surgery, oral surgery and patients under the care of the regional cleft lip and palate service.
• Take part in team,  department, regional and national Audits.
• Have continuing responsibility for patients in their care and for the proper functioning of the department.
• Be involved in research where appropriate.
• Participate proactively in the development and management of the Orthodontic service in line with the Trust's Business Plan.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for full details.

Person specification

• Full registration with the UK General Dental Council
• Registered Specialist in Orthodontics with the GDC
• Membership in Orthodontics or Equivalent

• Broad range of experience in all aspects of dentistry including paediatric and special needs dentistry

• Wide range of experience in clinical orthodontics

Please check out the job description and person specification embedded in this advert for full details.