Job Overview
We are pleased to invite applications for a Locum Consultant in Orthodontics for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB), working across North Wales to cover a period of maternity leave. This is a great opportunity for an individual to experience the many benefits of living and working in Wales. This locum post is for up to 10 sessions, for a period of 6 months, with the possibility of further extension. Applications for part time or job sharing will be considered.
The post benefits from the recently agreed Welsh consultant pay scale. The post is subject to the Welsh Consultant contract, which has significant benefits when compared to the English Contract.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will collaborate with enthusiastic and supportive colleagues across the region to enhance the comprehensive Consultant service for North Wales. The post involves the treatment of severe and complex malocclusions to the highest standard and there is peer support provided across the region to optimise patient care and professional development. There is an emphasis on multi-disciplinary management including Orthognathic Surgery and collaboration with Restorative Dentistry. We have strong academic, teaching and training links with Liverpool Dental Hospital, Bangor and Edge Hill Universities, with quarterly Mersey, Cheshire & North Wales regional audit and Consultant group meetings.
Post holder responsibilities
* Contribute to the Orthognathic Surgical Programme, in liaison with maxillofacial colleagues.
* Contribute to the management of multidisciplinary cases with restorative and surgical colleagues.
* Have the opportunity to support the North West Regional Cleft Lip and Palate Service, which provides orthodontic supervision and treatment of cleft cases in the unit’s catchment area, when required, as part of a joint care approach.
* Provide clinical instruction, as required, to junior members of the clinical team and the Orthodontic Therapists.
* Provide Ongoing Training to Primary Care Practitioners.
Working for our organisation
BCUHB is Wales’s largest health organisation, with a budget of over £2.4 billion and a workforce of over 20,000 staff. The Health Board provides primary, community, mental health and acute hospital services for the population of North Wales.
BCUHB provides a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and specialist hospital services across 3 acute hospitals and a network of community hospitals, health centres, clinics, and mental health units. It also co-ordinates or provides the work of GP practices and NHS services provided by dentists, opticians, and pharmacists across the region. The Health Board is an integrated health system that strives for excellent, compassionate care delivered in partnership with the public sector and other statutory and third sector organisations.
Person specification
Qualifications – Essential criteria
* Full GDC Registration
Qualifications – Desirable criteria
* Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Exit Examination in Orthodontics, or equivalent before commencing the post or equivalent
* Possession of a Certificate of Accreditation or eligibility for a CSST in Orthodontics or equivalent
* Fellowship in Dental Surgery or Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery or equivalent
* MSc or equivalent
* Specialist Membership in Orthodontics or equivalent
* Be on the GDC Specialist Register in Orthodontics
Experience – Essential criteria
* Successful completion of an SAC approved minimum three year training programme in Orthodontics or equivalent
* Commitment to continued professional development through lifelong learning.
Experience – Desirable criteria
* Successful completion of an SAC approved minimum two year training in a fixed term training appointment (Post-CCST/FTTA) in Orthodontics or within six months of completion of training which follows on from the pre-CCST training period of 3 years or equivalent
* Experience in the management of craniofacial anomalies, including CLP
* Demonstration of CPD log book.
Ability – Essential criteria
* Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working
* Counselling and communication skills
* Up-to-date with current practices in Orthodontics
Ability – Desirable criteria
* Computing skills
Audit – Essential Criteria
* Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical/dental practice. Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
Audit – Desirable criteria
* Critical appraisal skills
Research – Essential Criteria
* Ability to appraise scientific literature critically
Research – Desirable criteria
* Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication in refereed journals
* Active research interests
Management – Essential Criteria
* Commitment to participating in and understanding of the management process
* Management of clinical service
Management – Desirable criteria
* Evidence of management training
* Involvement in Service development
Teaching – Essential Criteria
* Evidence of teaching medical/dental students and junior doctors/dentists at both postgraduate and undergraduate levels.
Teaching – Desirable criteria
* Organisation of (undergraduate and/or postgraduate) teaching programmes
* Evidence of participation in Education skills training
* Training in teaching
Personal Qualities – Essential Criteria
* Evidence of ability to work both independently and in a team
* Flexible approach
* Good communication skills
Personal Qualities – Desirable criteria
* Participation in Appraisal skills course
* Leadership skills
Seniority level – Mid‑Senior level
Employment type – Part‑time
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Application contact:
Mr Benjamin Lewis – Consultant Orthodontist
Benjamin.RK.Lewis@wales.nhs.uk
03000 846441 / 03000 846442
Keiron Cranham – Lead Manager Surgical Directorate
Keiron.Cranham@wales.nhs.uk
03000 846825 / 03000 855047
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