Part-time Consultant Orthodontist | University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 15 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £93,666 - £126,281 Per annum + London Weighting, pro-rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 15 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, WC1E 6DG |
| Company: | University College London Hospital |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6224425/309-UCLH-4238 |
Summary
Applications are invited for a part-time substantive consultant in Orthodontics to start at the earliest opportunity. The post is based at the Royal National ENT & Eastman Dental Hospitals, part of the Specialist Hospitals Board of University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Successful applicants will join an established team in providing a wide range of orthodontic services, postgraduate training and research. Applicants will be expected to have excellent communication skills and experience in postgraduate teaching and training.
All candidates must be on the Specialist Register for Orthodontics and hold the CCST. Applicants must also have obtained the ISFE in Orthodontics or be within six months of attainment at the time of interview.
CV required with application.
Applications are invited for a part-time substantive consultant in Orthodontics to start at the earliest opportunity. The post is based at the Royal National ENT & Eastman Dental Hospitals, part of the Specialist Hospitals Board of University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Successful applicants will join an established team in providing a wide range of orthodontic services, postgraduate training and research. Applicants will be expected to have excellent communication skills and experience in postgraduate teaching and training.
All candidates must be on the Specialist Register for Orthodontics and hold the CCST. Applicants must also have obtained the ISFE in Orthodontics or be within six months of attainment at the time of interview.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
The post-holder will be accountable to the Divisional Clinical Director. The post is within the Eastman Dental Hospital Division of the Specialist Hospitals Clinical Board.
Direct Clinical Care Activities
The appointee will be expected to:
• Be a member of the Department of Orthodontics and work in an integrated way with other members of the department;
• Develop services in line with the current needs of the department;
• Forge strong working relationships with colleagues within the department and multi-disciplinary teams
• Share, with other consultants, clinical and administrative work, and the management and supervision of junior staff;
• Manage a workload of outpatient orthodontic treatment;
• Contribute to postgraduate teaching and training;
• Actively participate in departmental meetings and represent the department within the Trust and externally;
• Represent the department on various committees within the Trust as well as taking responsibility for particular delegated areas according to their interests and availability. The Clinical Director is responsible for delegating these responsibilities;
• Ensure cross-cover with consultant colleagues to maximise patient experience and the efficiency of the service.
Clinical Governance, other duties and obligations
Clinical governance is assuming an ever greater importance within the NHS, and within the Division and Trust. All consultants are expected to contribute to the development of governance in its widest sense.
The appointee will have an overriding duty of care to patients and is expected to comply fully with best practice standards. He/she has a responsibility to comply with Trust policies for personal and patient safety and for prevention of healthcare-associated infection (HCAI); this includes a requirement for rigorous and consistent compliance with Trust policies for hand hygiene, use of personal protective equipment and safe disposal of sharps. Knowledge, skills and behaviour in the workplace should reflect this. At annual appraisal, the appointee will be asked about application of practice measures known to be effective in reducing HCAI.
The post-holder will comply with the Trust’s clinical governance requirements and participate in related initiatives where appropriate. This will include participating in clinical audit and review of outcomes, working towards achievement of national and local performance management targets, complying with risk management policies, and participating in the consultant appraisal process.
The post-holder will also be responsible for maintaining satisfactory patient notes and, when relevant, for entering data on to a computer database in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Data Protection Act.
In line with HSC 2003/11, it is UCLH Trust policy that clinicians who wish to introduce an interventional procedure that the clinician has not performed before, or has only performed outside the NHS, must seek approval from their divisional and medical directors. The intention to introduce the procedure must then be notified to the Quality and Safety committee. The committee will require assurance that the divisional director has reviewed the safety and efficacy of the procedure, if it is not subject to NICE guidance, and that the lead clinician has discussed any equipment or staff training issues associated with it with the relevant general manager(s). If the proposed interventional procedure does not appear on the NICE website, the clinician should register it with the Interventional Procedure Programme on the NICE website. The Clinical Effectiveness Coordinator in the Governance department is available to help and advise clinicians wishing to introduce a new procedure
Research
The Orthodontic Department has a strong research programme. The postholder would be expected to contribute to clinical research projects, including the supervision of MClinDent students.
Education and Training
The postholder will be involved in postgraduate teaching and training. He/she would be expected to fully participate in the programmed teaching activities of the Department as required. He/she would also be expected to assist and participate as required in the continuing professional development activities of the Department towards General Dental Practitioners, Specialist Practitioners and other health care professionals.
Clinical Audit
To undertake an active part in the audit activities of the Department, including undertaking personal audit and supervision of audit projects.
Job Plan
The consultant’s job plan is expected to comprise the following programmed Activities per week on average, to be carried out on UCLH sites, with no on-call commitment.
The new post-holder will be expected to discuss and agree a detailed job plan including personal and professional objectives with the Clinical Lead and Clinical Director within 3 months of his / her start date; and the Consultant may be required to undertake a prospective diary exercise to inform this process.
The majority of the job plan, for Programmed Activities related to direct patient care, follows a team based approach. The part of the job plan related to wider departmental activities, supporting professional activities and personal objectives is more individually tailored.
The Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitalsopened on Huntley Street in October 2019. The hospital treats conditions affecting the ear, nose, throat and mouth including dental, hearing, speech and balance services.
Bringing the (now closed) Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital and the Eastman Dental Hospital together in a state-of-the-art building means we have created one of the largest specialist centres for the treatment of conditions relating to the head and neck, including dental; ear, nose and throat (ENT) and hearing, speech and balance. The aim is to provide world-leading, evidence-based care in a modern, purpose-built environment.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recentNHS staff surveyUCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
This advert closes on Monday 29 Apr 2024
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