Locum consultant in Paediatric Dentistry in Birmingham

The successful post holder will be appointed as a locum Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry to the sessions advertised and under the employment of the Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Trust. The priority for this post is to support and maintain the Paediatric Dentistry Consultant Service for patients referred from hospital colleagues, general medical and dental practitioners, and colleagues across the region. Patients may also be referred from other tertiary care providers. The Paediatric Dentistry Service at Birmingham Children’s Hospital accepts referrals of children with complex comorbidities. The service provides paediatric dental support for all restorative, surgical and orthodontic specialties.

Main duties of the job:

• Co‑ordination of the Paediatric Dentistry Services within the Children’s Hospital, working in close liaison with NHS Consultants.
• Coordination of paediatric dental services with other secondary care providers.
• To provide dental treatment in an inpatient and outpatient setting.
• To support multidisciplinary care for those patients attending Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
• To support the education and training of postgraduate dentists and doctors in training to include clinical supervision.

Clinical duties:

• To develop and expand already established patient pathways across the region.
• Provision of a treatment service for the more complex cases that are referred, working in close liaison with medical, surgical, and dental colleagues to provide an integrated service.
• Provision of specialist care under inhalation sedation for children with behavioural problems and dental phobias.
• To provide support to multidisciplinary teams where paediatric dentistry is already established as an integral component of care.
• Provision of dental care under general anaesthesia for children with medical, mental, and physical special needs at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
• To continue to support those clinical services where there are existing relationships and arrangements.
• Collaboration with paediatric maxillofacial surgery.

Education and training:

• Provision of clinical supervision, education and training for Dental Nurses, Dental Therapists, postgraduate dentists and doctors in training.
• Participation in postgraduate training across West and East Midlands under the guidance of training programme director.
• Participation in undergraduate training in conjunction with The University of Birmingham School of Dentistry for those involved in the dental care of children.
• To be involved in formal and informal teaching programmes established in the department supporting all members of the clinical team.

Public health role:

• To work with Consultants in Dental Public Health in determining the needs and demands of the resident population with respect to dental care.
• To support and develop strategies to reduce oral health inequalities.
• To become a member of the Managed Clinical Network in Paediatric Dentistry for the West Midlands.

Management:

• Managerially and financially accountable to the Chief Medical Officer Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Trust for the delivery and quality of services.
• Co‑ordination and development of clinical services within the Trust’s Service and Financial Framework, and in line with the Trust’s clinical strategy and clinical governance framework.

Research, innovation and improvements in service, including audit:

• To be personally involved in research.
• The consultant will work in national and international collaborative research programmes as opportunities arise.
• To lead and/or play an active part in national, regional sub-regional and departmental audit.
• To liaise with other providers of paediatric dental care in audit projects and to foster a commitment to evidence‑based practice.

Special clinical interests:

• Encouragement is given to develop special clinical interests which forward knowledge of the discipline or patient care within current financial constraints.

This list of duties is intended to be an outline only and is subject to review in the light of experience and changing demands in healthcare provision. The post-holder will require considerable flexibility and a wide range of management skills to meet the many challenges of developing and co‑ordinating paediatric dental services. The applicant should have successfully completed an accredited specialist training programme in paediatric dentistry or equivalent and be registered as a Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry with the General Dental Council.

As a Trust employee you are required to comply with all legislation and guidance relating to safeguarding children and adults with care and support needs, and promoting their health and welfare.