Applications are invited from Consultant Orthodontists to join a well-established team delivering an Orthodontic service at the NHS Trust Service in Taunton, Somerset.This location offers beautiful countryside with quick and easy access to Bristol, Bath, and Exeter.This is a substantively employed post, to deliver between 4 and 10 PAs per week which are negotiable.
The appointed Consultant will work within an experienced department which covers restorative dentistry, maxillofacial and oral surgery.Working with a team of two other consultants, two specialty Dentists, and a trainee Therapist, there will be ample opportunity for mentoring, knowledge sharing, and personal professional development.
You will:
- Provide a full range of orthodontic services
- Be able to evidence up-to-date knowledge of orthodontic techniques
- Be able to manage complex orthodontic problems including providing care for cleft lip and palate, other craniofacial anomalies, and restorative problems in conjunction with the Restorative Consultants
- Plan and supervise treatment carried out by Specialty Dentists and mentor junior Dentists
- Take part in various MDTs for orthognathic and oral surgery patients including a restorative MDT for the management of hypodontia.
- Share ideas on how the Orthodontic service can be complemented with new skills and specialist interests in line with NHSE and the Commissioning Group’s framework of services.
- Communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GDPs, and nurses
Person requirements:
- Dentist with full UK GDC registration including on the specialist register in Orthodontics
- Successful completion of an SAC-approved 3-year training program in Orthodontics at Consultant level
- Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Exit Examination in Orthodontics (ISFE), or equivalent; or within six months of expected date of achieving ISFE.
In addition to full NHS Employee Benefits, the additional advantages of working for this Trust include:– A competitive relocation package if applicable– Flexible working– Blue light card and NHS discounts
We are a leading healthcare recruitment partner with particular expertise in the placement of the full range of Healthcare staff, including Dentists.
If this role is not for you, please remember we offer a generous £500 Bonus for any successful friend or colleague referrals.
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