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Job overview

This post is part time and will be subject to the Consultant Contract (October 2003) The appointment will be under the employment of the Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.  The post supports the community clinic and hospital radiology services with the post holder being based at the dental hospital.

The x-ray Department provides radiographic support and acts as the Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS) for the Dental Outreach Clinic (Boots) and the X-ray bays in the clinical departments.

The Radiology Department provides a full radiographic service for the Dental Hospital.  In the main department, approximately 90–120 patients undergo a radiographic examination each day, mostly routine intra-oral and extra-oral radiography. The Department is fully digital with a backup CR Extra Oral machine for clinical and student teaching.

Main duties of the job

Provide high quality teaching for dental undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by the Divisional Medical Director of the Dental Hospital.

Act as an Educational Supervisor and appraiser as delegated by the Clinical Lead/Divisional Medical Director to ensure external accreditation of any training posts.

Where possible to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trust’s research portfolio, always meeting the full requirements of Research Governance.

Work with radiography, dental, dental nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure operational efficiency e.g., waiting list activity and demand management.

Work closely with the Group Clinical Manager, Matron and the Clinical Service Manager (Radiology) to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the department.

Participate in team objective setting as part of the annual job planning cycle.

Participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis and to ensure resulting actions are implemented.

Participate in the business planning and objective setting process for the directorate and the Trust, where appropriate.

Represent the Trust at appropriate clinical networks/other external clinical meetings, as delegated by the Divisional Medical Director.

Demonstrate excellent leadership skills with regard to individual performance, clinical Trust activities and when participating in national or local initiatives.

Working for our organisation

The Birmingham Dental Hospital is an undergraduate dental teaching hospital that shares purpose built accommodation with the School of Dentistry of the University of Birmingham.  It is sited in new purpose-built premises close to the main university campus in Edgbaston, and there are good transport links to the city centre and main railway station.  The Dental Hospital provides an outpatient and day case service with approximately 130,000 patient attendances per annum.

All dental specialties are represented within the hospital building by consultant clinics and/or university teaching departments.  Excellent liaison exists with clinical and laboratory departments associated with the main medical teaching hospitals in Birmingham.  A comprehensive range of investigative and report services are available.

Birmingham Dental Hospital forms part of the Dental Services Directorate which is integrated with the Community Services within the Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.