Role Summary
The postholder will make a specialist contribution to the clinical management of patients requiring orthodontic treatment by implementing care plans and performing complex orthodontic procedures, working in collaboration with multidisciplinary professionals in order to improve patient care.
About the Role
For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.
More detail about the role:
Looking for something different which enables you to have a great work/life balance whilst working at one of the best hospitals in the South West? At the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, based in Heavitree Exeter, we have the role for you. Working part time (up to 3 days a week) you will make a massive difference as part of our small, friendly team.
Our team consists of three Orthodontic Consultants, two Orthodontic Specialty Trainees and one Speciality Doctor in Orthodontics. The unit is supported by a well-established team of dental care professionals alongside a bespoke Orthodontic laboratory. It aims to provide a service that is patient-focused, with an emphasis on quality and efficiency. The Orthodontic department is situated in a bright and newly furbished open plan clinic environment with X-ray facilities.
In this role you will:
- Provide an orthodontic service implementing care plans and performing non-complex orthodontic procedures working to the prescription of our three Consultant Orthodontists.
- Provide a specialist contribution to the clinical management of patients requiring orthodontic treatment working in collaboration with multidisciplinary professionals in order to improve patient care.
- Receive high levels of direct clinical supervision from our three Consultant Orthodontists, as well as our Specialist trainees.
- Conduct research and audit on delivery of patient care.
- Facilitate and participate in audit and quality assurance programmes, and promoting evidence-based practice.
- Be responsible for the teaching, mentoring and assessment of students, trainees and professional staff therefore promoting a learning culture.
We are looking for someone that:
- Enjoys being part of a small team
- Is fabulous with patients
- Has a Diploma in Orthodontic therapy with an active GDC registration.
If you feel that you have the drive and ambition to develop this role and consolidate your existing skills, this may be the opportunity you have been waiting for! In return we will offer you excellent clinical and managerial support and commitment to your personal professional development.
Working Pattern: 7.5 hours per day during normal working hours, Monday - Friday. Flexibility regarding working pattern and days is available.
Interview date: 27th March 2023
For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Louise Kneafsey (Consultant Orthodontist) on 01392 402218.
Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
About Us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do, click here to find out more
It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Benefits
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you are starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:
- National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
- Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
- Car lease schemes.
- The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
- Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.
