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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
About
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Contact
- Address
- Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Queen Victoria Road
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Tyne and Wear
- NE1 4LP
- Contact Number
- 0191 282 0999 option 2
Consultant in Restorative Dentistry
Accepting applications until: 27-Nov-2026 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 27-Nov-2026 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Postcode
- NE1 4LP
- Major / Minor Region
- Tyne and Wear
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
Salary
- Salary
- £113,565 - £150,569 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant)
Specialty
- Main area
- Restorative Dentistry
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.
With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, we’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.
As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
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 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
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a full-time consultant (10PA) in Restorative Dentistry to join the team at Newcastle Dental Hospital to support us with our specialist advisory and treatment services.
We are looking for an enthusiastic clinician with experience in multidisciplinary working who will support the head and neck oncology, implant, developmental and cleft service as well as contribute to general restorative diagnostic clinics. We envisage the post to focus on hypodontia, developmental defects, cleft lip and palate, possibly head and neck oncology. The post holders will be expected to undertake new patient activity and treatment to support departmental patient activity targets. They will be expected to provide consultant cover as and when necessary and deliver clinical dental education to trainees, undergraduates and postgraduate students.
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The primary aim of this 1.0 WTE appointment as Consultant in Restorative Dentistry (10 programmed activities) is to join the existing well-integrated team to provide consultant-led service at tertiary level to the population of the North-East and beyond. This is a permanent post, to support the delivery of specialist services in Restorative Dentistry within the Dental Directorate. Multi-disciplinary clinics also run jointly with other dental specialties to treat head and neck cancer, hypodontia, chronic pain, cleft lip and palate, special care dentistry and patients transitioning from paediatric dentistry to adult care. The successful applicant will be based at the Dental Hospital and provide a comprehensive diagnostic, treatment, and multidisciplinary service to support departmental patient activity targets. They will contribute to the consultant cover rota and offer clinical dental education to junior staff, postgraduates and undergraduates in the department.
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.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
- Freeman Hospital
- Newcastle Dental Hospital
- Cramlington Manor Walks
- Urgent treatment centres
- Newcastle Fertility Centre
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
- Northern Genetics Service
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 Careers at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit our website: Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
• To provide clinical services for patients attending the Restorative Dental services of the Trust
• To deliver dental services in accordance with the Job Purpose
• Undertake clinical teaching and supervision of Junior Dental Staff including undergraduate and postgraduate students.
• Provide Consultant Cover and clinical supervision for Junior Dental colleagues and postgraduates in the Directorate as necessary
Whilst Newcastle Hospitals are a forward thinking and highly innovative organisation, the use of Third-Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual application or to the recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.
Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential criteria
- Primary Medical Qualification.
- Full GMC Registration.
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC).
- Successful completion of an SAC approved minimum 5-year training programme in Restorative dentistry or within 6 months of completion or equivalent
- Intercollegiate specialty fellowship examination or equivalent
- An appropriate postgraduate qualification in Restorative Dentistry or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Teaching qualification
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of current and significant experience in Restorative Dentistry including treatment of endodontics including dental trauma, head and neck cancer patients, hypodontia and cleft patients, and advanced restorative procedures
- Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty.
- Ability to provide high quality specialist care for patients seen and treated and an expert clinical opinion.
- Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre.
Desirable criteria
- Significant and current experience of working within multidisciplinary teams and planning and providing dental implant treatment for oncology and hypodontia patients.
- Use of evidence-based practice can demonstrate through knowledge of the relevant literature
Management and Administration Experience
Essential criteria
- Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty.
- An understanding of Clinical Governance.
- An understanding of the role of Transformation in the NHS
Desirable criteria
- Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
- Evidence of leadership / project management.
- Evidence of having implemented change.
- Experience in developing and implementing new technologies.
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Experience of supervising junior dental / medical staff.
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
- Ability to teach clinical/ technical & practical skills
Desirable criteria
- Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills.
- Postgraduate qualification in medical/dental education.
Research
Essential criteria
- Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings.
- Research/critical review of literature.
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree.
- Publications in the last five years.
- Ability to appraise scientific literature critically
- Ability to apply evidence-based literature to clinical care
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.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Victoria Cowan
- Job title
- HR Advisor
- Email address
- [email protected]
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