Job Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified person(s) to join our existing team of Consultant Orthodontists and therapists based at South Warwickshire Foundation Trust, comprising Warwick and Stratford Hospitals. The service has brand new, modern facilities with five surgeries, radiology and a fully equipped dental lab on the Warwick Hospital site, and links with the Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery service in Coventry.
Main duties of the job
Support for the new appointee will primarily be from within the Department. A job plan review will take place within six months of commencement of duties. The department holds quarterly departmental meetings to address matters relating to service provision, and to share audit data. Combined Orthognathic clinics are run at Warwick and Coventry, and the post holder will be expected to attend these.
About us
With our central location and great transport links we are closer than you might think. We are located in the heart of England with easy access to the motorway network and a good railway service. Warwickshire is accessible from many nearby cities including Birmingham, Leicester, Northampton, Oxford and Worcestershire.
Surrounded by a collection of picturesque towns and villages, there is always a lot to see and do across the County. Numerous sport and leisure venues, theatres, parks and great shopping facilities make Warwickshire an idyllic place to work and live.
As well as enjoying where you work, we want all our staff to lead happy and healthy lives. That's why we offer many benefits to support this, such as flexible working opportunities and onsite subsidised restaurant at our hospitals in Warwick and Leamington Spa, as well as a number of recognition awards.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post sits within the Elective Care Division. The main activities of the Orthodontic department are diagnosis/planning/treatment of severe and complex malocclusion including patients with clefts of the lip and/or palate, day-case GA and LA operating, and multi-disciplinary management of patients with skeletal deformity and complex restorative needs. Additionally the department is involved in research and audit on an on-going basis.
Person Specification
Training Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the United Kingdom General Dental Council (GDC)
Desirable
- Possession of Fellowship in Dental Surgery or Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery, or equivalent
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