Job summary
Employer heading
Fixed Term Clinical Trainer in Paediatric Dentistry
Clinical Trainer
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
Applications are invited for the post of Clinical Trainer in Paediatric Dentistry based at Newcastle Dental Hospital in order to provide clinical teaching and leadership of various aspects of our clinical teaching programmes. The position builds on our recognition of the very important contribution that experienced dental practitioners make to the clinical training of our dental undergraduates by offering an enthusiastic individual the opportunity to contribute fully to the organisation and delivery of clinical teaching to undergraduate students.
You will be an experienced Dental Surgeon with an enthusiasm to communicate your own knowledge and experience to undergraduate students. You will have been fully registered with the GDC for at least 3 years with training experience within the clinical dental team. You will be offered a structured induction and support with the opportunity for further educational development. You will assume responsibility for the planning, co-ordination and delivery of specific components of undergraduate clinical training in partnership with your clinical academic colleagues. You should be comfortable in providing supervision to BDS dental and BSc dental therapy students in paediatric dentistry, on occasion, we may ask the successful applicant to work between other discipline areas (e.g. restorative dentistry) within their skillset and expertise. This is a 0.7 full time equivalent post.
Main duties of the job
The major focus of the role is to support the provision and development of clinical training for dental and dental therapy undergraduates. Experience in teaching is strongly desirable.
Working for our organisation
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical:
· Undertake clinical teaching and supervision of undergraduate students in paediatric dentistry.
Administrative:
· Undertake patient administration and other clinical, academic and departmental administrative duties and take part in the day to day running of the dental hospital.
Audit:
· Participate in the clinical audit and governance activities of the Department/Dental Hospital/Trust.
Teaching:
· Provide supervision and support to undergraduate dental students on outpatient clinics, lead seminars and, contribute to the didactic lecture programme and formal examination processes.
· Participate in planning, co-ordination and delivery of specific components of the undergraduate programme in partnership with senior colleagues.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential criteria
- BDS or equivalent.
- GDC registerable qualification.
- Will have been fully registered with the General Dental Council for at least 3 years.
- MFDS or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
- Formal training in teaching / teaching qualification.
- Higher clinical qualification.
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- At least 3 years or more post qualification experience.
- Completed VT/FD/ GPT training programme in general dental practice or salaried dental services. OR One-year equivalent in recognised hospital post as SHO/ DCT2 or above.
- Some teaching/training experience within the clinical dental team.
Desirable criteria
- Principal / senior dentist in General or Specialist Practice. OR Experience as VT trainer. OR Experience as a Senior Dental Clinician / Trainer in salaried dental services.
- Training experience with undergraduates.
- Clinical supervision of junior hospital staff or VTs.
- Presentations.
- Publications
Management and Administration Experience
Essential criteria
- Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty.
- Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines.
- An understanding of Clinical Governance.
Desirable criteria
- Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
- Evidence of having implemented change
- Experience in developing and implementing new technologies.
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills.
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education.
- Experience of supervising junior dental staff.
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
Research
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree.
- Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings.
- Research/critical review of literature.
Audit
Essential criteria
- Evidence of participation in audit.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit.
- Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Victoria Cowan
- Job title
- HR Advisor
- Email address
- victoria.cowan2@nhs.net
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