Job requirements
Essential
7 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Clinical Experience
Evidence of comprehensive training and experience in all aspects of contemporary orthodontic practice.
- Clinical Experience
Ability to provide independent specialist opinion and treatment planning.
- Teaching and Training
Experience in undergraduate and/or postgraduate teaching.
- Teaching and Training
Demonstrable commitment to education and training of dental staff, trainees and the wider multidisciplinary team.
- Qualifications and Professional Registration
Full registration with the General Dental Council (GDC).
- Qualifications and Professional Registration
Entry on the GDC Specialist List in Orthodontics or eligibility for inclusion within six months of the interview date.
- Qualifications and Professional Registration
Possession of Membership in Orthodontics (MOrth) or equivalent recognised qualification.
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
The department offers a high-quality orthodontic service for local general dental practitioners, community dentists, general medical practitioners and other consultant colleagues. The Trust currently employs one locum Orthodontic Consultant, one part-time consultant, 2 part-time Orthodontic specialists, one Oral Consultant and two Maxillofacial Consultants. Oral and Maxillofacial services is a joint unit with New Cross Hospital Wolverhampton
Main duties of the job
The proposed program of work comprises of 5 programmed activities (PAs) each of which has a nominal timetable value of four hours.
Direct clinical care (DCC) (work relating directly to the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of illness) includes emergency work (including whilst on-call), outpatient activities, multi-disciplinary meetings about direct patient care. Activities (PA’s) that take place between 7pm to 7am Monday to Friday, weekends or on public holidays will have a timetable value of three hours.
Supporting professional activities (that underpin direct clinical care), include participation in training, medical education, continuous professional development, formal teaching, audit, clinical management, and local clinical governance activities.
The post holder will normally be required to be present on site for the duration of their PAs.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.
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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This advert is for Consultant Orthodontist with The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust in Dudley, England. It is listed as a Consultant Dentist Orthodontics role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 Pa pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 05 Nov 2026.
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