Job summary
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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

About us
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

Job responsibilities
The priority for this fixed term post for 6 months is the assessment and treatment of patients referred to the Oral Medicine Department.

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.

Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential

• Fully registered with the GDC
• 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

Desirable

• FDS/MFDS/MJDF
• On, or eligible for inclusion, GDC Specialist List in Oral Medicine
• Evidence of relevant CPD in Oral Medicine

Experience/Skills
Essential

• Demonstrable experience in the management of simple oral mucosal and allied disease
• Evidence of participation in audit

Desirable

• Ability to work clinically without supervision
• Experience of oral mucosal biopsy and venepuncture techniques
• Teaching experience
• Willingness to participate in research

Special Aptitude/Activities
Essential

• Good written and verbal communication skills
• A basic working knowledge of medicine as it applies to Oral Medicine

Desirable

• Publications or formal presentation of papers at clinical or scientific meetings

Personal Qualities
Essential

• Good patient management and inter-personal skills.
• Ability to work in team situation

Desirable

• Capacity for critical self-appraisal and reflective learning
• Enthusiastic approach
• Interest in teaching
• Evidence of self-motivation.

Other Job Requirements
Essential

• Willingness to participate in the annual appraisal process
• Compliant with CPD requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).