Job summaryThe Department of Oral Medicine is seeking a fixed term 12 months Specialty Dentist in Oral Medicine to join a dynamic, enthusiastic and forward-thinking team. The department is currently involved in many exciting initiatives and is looking for an individual with the appropriate skills to complement our team and to help keep our service at the forefront of clinical and academic excellence.
The Department offers a wide range of services to patients with oral mucosal conditions, oral manifestations of systemic diseases and chronic orofacial pain. The post-holder will undertake general outpatient sessions along with supporting the well-established multi-disciplinary clinics.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a first-class team in an active and progressive central London teaching hospital environment. As an organisation, we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This includes asking staff to work more flexibly so that we can offer services to patients in the evenings and at weekends to ensure we continue to provide patient-centred care. This post will include provision for flexible working in the future if required in accordance with the provisions of the new Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Consultant contract
General enquiries, about the job or for an informal discussion about this post should be directed to Dr Esther Hullah, Clinical Lead in Oral Medicine, esther.hullah@nhs.net
Main duties of the jobThe post-holder will be accountable to Poonam Kalsi, Clinical Director of the Dental Directorate.
Main Place of Employment The post will be based in the Tower Wing of Guy's Hospital. However, it is a requirement of your employment that you be prepared to work at any additional or different location owned or served by the Trust, either on an on-going or temporary basis according to the demands of the service.
Job Summary The post holders will be expected to:
- Participate in clinical and other service activities with the objective of ensuring a high standard of patient care including a significant contribution to gathering data to demonstrate outcomes for our patients at Trust, local and national levels
- Contribute to the clinical supervision of undergraduates and assist in the delivery of courses throughout the BDS programme
- Participate in training and education of postgraduate students
- Contribute to the development and management of quality improvement projects and clinical audit within the department
- Ensure that referral to treatment times for patients comply with the requirements of the Department of Health
- Contribute to departmental clinical research
About usGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients and as a result we continually review work patterns so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends if needed. We also have a positive approach to corporate social responsibility and are keen to engage our staff in an agenda that ranges from promoting environmental sustainability to the creation of local employment opportunities.
Job responsibilitiesJob PlanThe job plan is anticipated to contain up to 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) per week to be carried out on Guys & St Thomas sites and currently does not include on-call commitments. This is a sample programme and the post holder will be expected to discuss and agree a detailed job plan, including personal and professional objectives with the Clinical Director within 3 months of the start date.
The job plan will be negotiated with the Clinical Lead. The job plan, based on a 10 PAs post is anticipated to be:
ActivityDescriptionNumber of PAsProgrammed Activities for Direct Clinical Care (DCC):
Outpatient clinics with associated patient administration
9
Supporting Programmed Activities (SPA):
Job planning, appraisal, continuing professional development, clinical governance, mandatory training, Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) induction/education
1
Total
10
Sample TimetableFinal agreement on the timetable of commitments will be agreed on taking up the post.
Type of WorkTimeActivityMonday
Supporting Professional Activities
Outpatient clinic
0830-1230
1330-1730
SPA
DCC
Tuesday
Outpatient clinic
Clinical admin
0830-1230
13301730
DCC
DCC
Wednesday
Outpatient clinic
Outpatient clinic
0830-1230
13301730
DCC
DCC
Thursday
Outpatient clinic
Outpatient clinic
0830-1230
13301730
DCC
DCC
Friday
Outpatient clinic
Outpatient clinic
0830-1330
1330-1730
DCC
DCC
The appointee will not be required to participate in an on-call rota currently (Category A/B).
MeetingMonthly operational meeting, monthly consultant meetings, rolling programme of directorate meetings and other ad hoc meetings
Quarterly clinical audit and governance meeting
*** Please be advised that this vacancy may close early should we receive a sufficient number of applications ***
Person SpecificationProfessional QualificationsEssential- Holding or eligible for full registration with the General Dental Council (GDC) of the UK
Desirable- Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery, or equivalent
Clinical ExperienceEssential- Clinical experience in Oral Medicine and Chronic Orofacial Pain management
Clinical SkillsEssential- Clinical skills necessary for Oral Medicine
- Proficiency in oral mucosal soft tissue surgery
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to service development.
Audit Management & ITEssential- Experience in clinical audit and quality improvement in the NHS
- Proficient IT skills in order to engage in electronic clinical systems
Desirable- Involvement in quality improvement projects in addition to clinical audit
Research. Teaching Skill & ExperienceEssential- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior dental staff utilising a wide variety of teaching methods
- Understanding of the principles and application of clinical research, including understanding and knowledge of research ethics
- Ability to appraise scientific literature critically
Desirable- Formal teaching qualification to level of Post-graduate Certificate in Academic Practice, (FHEA) or higher.
- Knowledge and understanding of assessment with evidence of experience in assessment
Leadership/ Management SkillsEssential- Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade / negotiate
- Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority
- Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others
- Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure
- Ability to work as part of a team
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.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). 
