Speciality Dentist in Cleft Lip and Palate
Job overview
A vacancy has arisen for a Speciality Dentist within the Network. The post will be based at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital (Manchester University Hospitals Foundation Trust). The successful candidate will work under the direction of the Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry and will undertake all aspects of paediatric dental care, including the assessment of children for extractions under general anaesthesia, the treatment of all children under 16-years of age requiring specialist paediatric dental care and provision of treatment plans and supervision for the dental therapist..
Main duties of the job
All aspects of paediatric dental care, including the assessment of children for extractions under general anaesthesia, the treatment of all children under 16-years of age requiring specialist paediatric dental care and provision of treatment plans and supervision for the dental therapist..
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification.This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- BDS or equivalent
- M Paed Dent
- FDS, MFDS or equivalent
- Papers published relevant to the specialty
- Research
Experience
Essential criteria- Evidence of general professional training
- Shows knowledge of evidence based dentistry
- Experience in more than 1 speciality and/or CLeft Lip and Palate
- General Practice/ community dental experience
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria- Management of specialist patients in a Paediatric Dentistry Unit
- Good communication Skills
- Interpersonal Skills
- Organisational Skills
- Time Management
- Computer Literate
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Competent in dentoalveolar and soft tissue surgery
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Demonstrates an up-to-date knowledge of clinical practice, and protocol
- Understanding of clinical health and safety requirements
- Understanding of the principles and requirements for audit
- Knowledge of recent NHS reforms
Research
Essential criteria- Understanding of the principles of research
- Research experience, presentations, publications, prizes and honours