Locum Consultant Orthodontist
The closing date is 14 May 2026
This is a temporary consultant post to cover maternity leave.
Royal Stoke Hospital has a purpose built 5 chair department shared with two restorative chairs and multiple maxillofacial surgeries. The surgeries are safe for independent working with access to air filtration.
UHNM also includes County Hospital in Stafford which underwent expansion and updating and had five orthodontic surgeries and two max fac consultation/treatment rooms.
The post holder will be expected to undertake the diagnosis and treatment of a range of complex orthodontic clinical cases as well as provision of teaching and training within the department and regionally.
Both departments have in‑house radiography teams with access to digital radiography including OPG, Lateral Ceph and CBCT imaging.
The department uses digital technology with intraoral 3D scanning for records and indirect bonding procedures are available.
There is a large on‑site laboratory at Stoke serving both sites for fabrication of appliances and there is close team working with the laboratory using digital imaging for indirect bonding, fabricating more complex appliances and for orthognathic planning.
Main duties of the job
* Provide ongoing orthodontic clinical care for a range of complex orthodontic cases.
* Assess new patients and develop treatment plans for direct and indirect care.
* Supervise StR and therapist treatments ongoing within the department.
* Take part in the provision of MDT clinics in orthognathic surgery and restorative dentistry.
* Take part in the management of the department supporting the clinical lead in developing local service provision and supporting treatment in primary care.
* Engage in quality improvement activities including local and regional audit meetings and engagement with the Staffordshire managed clinical network. It would be expected during tenure to take on the role of chair of the managed clinical network at some point.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke‑on‑Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co‑created by staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Full GDC registration with licence to practice.
* Be in possession of the ISFE in orthodontics or within 6 months of this at the time of interview.
Experience
* Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT and post CCT training to consultant level.
* Experience in managing complex orthodontic treatments.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Address
Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital
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