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Job requirements
Essential
10 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience/Skills
Demonstrable experience in the management of simple oral mucosal and allied disease
- Experience/Skills
Evidence of participation in audit
- Personal Qualities
Good patient management and inter-personal skills.
- Personal Qualities
Ability to work in team situation
- Other Job Requirements
Willingness to participate in the annual appraisal process
- Other Job Requirements
Compliant with CPD requirements
- Qualifications and Training
Fully registered with the GDC
- Qualifications and Training
Shall have completed four years’ full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) since first obtaining registration, including adequate experience in the relevant specialty; or shall have equivalent experience and competencies
- Special Aptitude/Activities
Good written and verbal communication skills
- Special Aptitude/Activities
A basic working knowledge of medicine as it applies to Oral Medicine
Desirable
12 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience/Skills
Ability to work clinically without supervision
- Experience/Skills
Experience of oral mucosal biopsy and venepuncture techniques
- Experience/Skills
Teaching experience
- Experience/Skills
Willingness to participate in research
- Personal Qualities
Capacity for critical self-appraisal and reflective learning
- Personal Qualities
Enthusiastic approach
- Personal Qualities
Interest in teaching
- Personal Qualities
Evidence of self-motivation.
- Qualifications and Training
FDS/MFDS/MJDF
- Qualifications and Training
On, or eligible for inclusion, GDC Specialist List in Oral Medicine
- Qualifications and Training
Evidence of relevant CPD in Oral Medicine
- Special Aptitude/Activities
Publications or formal presentation of papers at clinical or scientific meetings
Job overview
***This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested***
Specialty Dentist in Oral Medicine.
Fixed term contract for 6 months. 9 sessions per week.
This is for a Specialty Dentist position based at Birmingham Dental Hospital within the Department of Oral Medicine with a close working relationship with the University of Birmingham School of Dentistry for the provision of Oral Medicine services and education for Birmingham and the West Midlands.
The successful candidate will join an enthusiastic and committed team at an exciting time, working with NHS and academic consultants with potential to develop areas of special interest.
Main duties of the job
The priority for this fixed term post for 6 months is the assessment and treatment of patients referred to the Oral Medicine Department.
The post will be part-time, 9 sessions per week, and will be held under the contractual arrangements for Specialty Doctor (2021 contract) and the Terms and Conditions of Service as amended. The post may be available as a job share. The appointee will be employed by the Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Flexibility in working arrangements will be encouraged
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Additionally the appointee may be expected to assist in the teaching of undergraduate dental and dental hygiene and therapy students where appropriate.
The post holder will be expected to be competent at managing common oral medicine conditions and the discharge of clinical duties will be in accordance with Trust Policies and Procedures.
The post holder will be expected to develop a close working relationship with colleagues in Oral Medicine and the other dental and medical specialties.
Nursing and secretarial services are provided. Departmental administration and routine correspondence with referring clinicians are required of the post holder.
Full participation in hospital/departmental Quality Assurance, Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance programmes is a requirement of the post.
The post holder will be managerially accountable to the Head of Service for Oral .
For a full detailed job description, please see the attached documents.
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 Specialty Dentist in Oral Medicine with Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham, England. It is listed as a Senior Dentist role. The advertised salary is £63,696 - £102,689 per annum (pro rata). The contract type is 6 months (Fixed term: 6 months). The application deadline is 21 Oct 2026.
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