Specialty Dentist in Oral Medicine

The priority for this fixed term post for 6 months is the assessment and treatment of patients referred to the Oral Medicine Department.

The post will be part-time, 9 sessions per week, and will be held under the contractual arrangements forSpecialty Doctor (2021 contract) and the Terms and Conditions of Service as amended.The post may be available as a job share.The appointee will be employed by the Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Flexibility in working arrangements will be encouraged

The priority for this fixed term post for 6 months is the assessment and treatment of patients referred to the Oral Medicine Department.

Additionally the appointee may be expected to assist in the teaching of undergraduate dental and dental hygiene and therapy students where appropriate.

The post holder will be expected to be competent at managing common oral medicine conditions and the discharge of clinical duties will be in accordance with Trust Policies and Procedures.

The post holder will be expected to develop a close working relationship with colleagues in Oral Medicine and the other dental and medical specialties.

Nursing and secretarial services are provided. Departmental administration and routine correspondence with referring clinicians are required of the post holder.

Full participation in hospital/departmental Quality Assurance, Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance programmes is a requirement of the post.

The post holder will be managerially accountable to the Head of Service for Oral .

For a full detailed job description, please see the attached documents.

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

Qualifications and Training

Desirable: - FDS/MFDS/MJDF; - On, or eligible for inclusion, GDC Specialist List in Oral Medicine; - Evidence of relevant CPD in Oral Medicine

Experience/Skills

Essential: - Demonstrable experience in the management of simple oral mucosal and allied disease; - Evidence of participation in audit

Special Aptitude/Activities

Essential: - Good written and verbal communication skills; - A basic working knowledge of medicine as it applies to Oral Medicine

Desirable: - Publications or formal presentation of papers at clinical or scientific meetings

Personal Qualities

Essential: - Good patient management and inter-personal skills.; - Ability to work in team situation

Desirable: - Capacity for critical self-appraisal and reflective learning; - Enthusiastic approach; - Interest in teaching; - Evidence of self-motivation.

Other Job Requirements

Essential: - Willingness to participate in the annual appraisal process; - Compliant with CPD requirements