Consultant in Cleft Services | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 20 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £109,725 - £145,478 pa pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 20 May 2026 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS1 2LY |
| Company: | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7945607/WC-S5607-MP |
Summary
Applications are invited for an NHS funded post of Consultant Orthodontist at the Bristol Dental Hospital; part time 8 PA’s on a permanent contract. The appointee will be welcomed within an integrated and collegiate South West Cleft Service and Child Dental Health as part of the Orthodontic team.
There is no on-call commitment.
The post holder(s) will be expected to provide clinical leadership, dental advice and treatment within the specialty of Orthodontics and for patients requiring management of cleft lip and palate, hypodontia, and jaw deformity.
The successful candidate(s) will be expected to carry out:
- New patient referral clinics
- Personal treatment
- Clinical postgraduate teaching
- Multidisciplinary planning and review clinics
It is expected that the post-holder(s) will complement the existing NHS Consultant Orthodontists by having a particular interest in cleft lip and palate management. It would be advantageous for applicant(s) to have an experience in hypodontia, jaw deformity, dental trauma and ectopic teeth to support patient care and postgraduate teaching. The successful candidate will be required to collaborate with colleagues from other specialities currently involved in the Multi-Disciplinary Teams.
The post-holder(s) will also have responsibilities to develop and contribute to continuing education, professional development, audit and research within the Directorate and Trust. As a member of the team involvement in postgraduate teaching will be encouraged together with the active supervision of NHS junior trainees.
The post holder will require considerable flexibility and a wide range of skills to meet the many challenges of this post.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Wednesday 27 May 2026
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