Fixed Term Clinical Trainer in Paediatric Dentistry
| Posting date: | 15 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £71,018 - £93,551 per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 15 October 2025 |
| Location: | Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AZ |
| Company: | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7481888/317-CT-25-240 |
Summary
A Vacancy at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Applications are invited for the post of Clinical Trainer in Paediatric Dentistry based at Newcastle Dental Hospital in order to provide clinical teaching and leadership of various aspects of our clinical teaching programmes. The position builds on our recognition of the very important contribution that experienced dental practitioners make to the clinical training of our dental undergraduates by offering an enthusiastic individual the opportunity tocontribute fully to the organisation and delivery of clinical teaching to undergraduate students.
You will be an experienced Dental Surgeon with an enthusiasm to communicate your own knowledge and experience to undergraduate students. You will have been fully registered with the GDC for at least 3 years with training experience within the clinical dental team. You will be offered a structured induction and support with the opportunity for further educational development. You will assume responsibility for the planning, co-ordination and delivery of specific components of undergraduate clinical training in partnership with your clinical academic colleagues. You should be comfortable in providing supervision to BDS dental and BSc dental therapy students in paediatric dentistry, on occasion, we may ask the successful applicant to work between other discipline areas (e.g. restorative dentistry) within their skillset and expertise. This is a 0.7 full time equivalent post.
The major focus of the role is to support the provision and development of clinical training for dental and dental therapy undergraduates. Experience in teaching is strongly desirable.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical:
· Undertake clinical teaching and supervision of undergraduate students in paediatric dentistry.
Administrative:
· Undertake patient administration and other clinical, academic and departmental administrative duties and take part in the day to day running of the dental hospital.
Audit:
· Participate in the clinical audit and governance activities of the Department/Dental Hospital/Trust.
Teaching:
· Provide supervision and support to undergraduate dental students on outpatient clinics, lead seminars and, contribute to the didactic lecture programme and formal examination processes.
· Participate in planning, co-ordination and delivery of specific components of the undergraduate programme in partnership with senior colleagues.
This advert closes on Monday 22 Sep 2025
Applications are invited for the post of Clinical Trainer in Paediatric Dentistry based at Newcastle Dental Hospital in order to provide clinical teaching and leadership of various aspects of our clinical teaching programmes. The position builds on our recognition of the very important contribution that experienced dental practitioners make to the clinical training of our dental undergraduates by offering an enthusiastic individual the opportunity tocontribute fully to the organisation and delivery of clinical teaching to undergraduate students.
You will be an experienced Dental Surgeon with an enthusiasm to communicate your own knowledge and experience to undergraduate students. You will have been fully registered with the GDC for at least 3 years with training experience within the clinical dental team. You will be offered a structured induction and support with the opportunity for further educational development. You will assume responsibility for the planning, co-ordination and delivery of specific components of undergraduate clinical training in partnership with your clinical academic colleagues. You should be comfortable in providing supervision to BDS dental and BSc dental therapy students in paediatric dentistry, on occasion, we may ask the successful applicant to work between other discipline areas (e.g. restorative dentistry) within their skillset and expertise. This is a 0.7 full time equivalent post.
The major focus of the role is to support the provision and development of clinical training for dental and dental therapy undergraduates. Experience in teaching is strongly desirable.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical:
· Undertake clinical teaching and supervision of undergraduate students in paediatric dentistry.
Administrative:
· Undertake patient administration and other clinical, academic and departmental administrative duties and take part in the day to day running of the dental hospital.
Audit:
· Participate in the clinical audit and governance activities of the Department/Dental Hospital/Trust.
Teaching:
· Provide supervision and support to undergraduate dental students on outpatient clinics, lead seminars and, contribute to the didactic lecture programme and formal examination processes.
· Participate in planning, co-ordination and delivery of specific components of the undergraduate programme in partnership with senior colleagues.
This advert closes on Monday 22 Sep 2025
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