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Job overview

Applications are invited for the post of Locum Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry within the Paediatric Dental Department at Barts Health Trust in London. This will be mainly based within the state-of-the-art Dental Hospital at the Royal London Hospital site with some clinics and theatre sessions on the Trust Day Stay Wards and local outreach clinics.

The successful candidate will be required to provide care for children referred in for secondary and tertiary care, including those with medical conditions, genetic dental anomalies of tooth structure, impacted teeth and trauma. They will help oversee the dental trauma clinic and provide input into multidisciplinary clinics. The post holder will be expected to participate in professional dental responsibilities and training of the junior staff as well as postgraduate, undergraduate and therapy students. 

Strong leadership and management skills will be required in addition to good communication and organisational abilities.

Full GDC registration and entry on the GDC Specialist list in Paediatric Dentistry is required and the candidate must have attained the Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Exit Examination in Paediatric Dentistry or be within 6 months of inclusion at the time of interview.
 
For further details and an informal discussion, please contact: 
Janet Davies or Sarah Shah, Clinical Leads and Consultants in Paediatric Dentistry 02073777000 ext 46113 or email [email protected] or [email protected]

Main duties of the job

•    To be an active member of the Surgical division and help deliver the departmental mission of excellence in clinical care and teaching.

•    Continuing responsibility for providing a specialist paediatric dental service for the patients referred to the department in line with Trust and Department of Health targets, including performing all administrative duties associated with patient care.

•    Leadership, development and organisation of the services in charge of the post holder in line with the Trust's business plans.   Liaison and communication with the Clinical Director, the Lead Clinician and the General/Service Manager

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.