Orthodontic Consultant

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Job OverviewAre you a newly qualified (or within 6 months of gaining your FDS Orth) or an experienced Consultant in Orthodontics? Are you looking for an opportunity that will allow you to progress your career and offer you future opportunities to move into a clinical lead role? Are you a consultant looking for additional work to fit in around your private practice sessions? Are you looking to train future orthodontists and therapists?If the answer to any of these questions are yes, then we would love to hear from you!We are looking to expand our Orthodontic team, and we are flexible in our approach. We currently have an established team of three Orthodontic Consultants, one trainee, two specialty doctors, and plans are being finalised to train an inhouse dental nurse as an orthodontic therapist at Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton and Yeovil District Hospital, Yeovil. We also have an established maxillofacial department and restorative dentistry department, as well as an onsite orthodontic laboratory.Main duties of the jobThis is fantastic opportunity for you to join a Trust with an outstanding CQC rating, the highest GMC score for training in the South West and close links to Bristol University. Moving into this post you will gain all the benefits of a well-established department, whilst enjoying plentiful opportunities for professional development, mentoring and knowledge sharing. There is also the opportunity for you to continue to support taking the department digital with intraoral scanners, 3D model scanner and new cone beam CT machine. We are also offering the post with an attractive relocation package.We are looking to appoint into 10 sessions, however we are able to offer a high level of flexibility and would be open to discussing the numbers of sessions you are looking for. You can also choose to be based at our site at Yeovil District Hospital, Yeovil or at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton or a combination.You will provide consultation services for General Dentists and Specialist Orthodontists in primary care, offering advice for all patients and treatment for those with the greatest clinical need. You will also have involvement with Specialist Outpatient Services including; Joint, Orthognathic Clinics and Joint Restorative Clinics. There is also a link with the South West Cleft Team and the ability to do the orthodontic treatment for these patients on site.Working for our organisationAbout The TrustSomerset NHS Foundation Trust is the first NHS trust on the English mainland to provide community, mental health and acute hospital services. We work with health and social care partners in Somerset to ensure that we deliver outstanding services that meet the needs of our population.Our trust was formed on 1 April 2020 when Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust merged. We provide community and mental health services across the whole of Somerset and acute hospital services in the north, west and centre of the county and beyond.LocationTaunton is a beautiful area of the South West, located between areas of outstanding natural beauty. Somerset offers you the opportunity to live near some of the UK’s most desirable locations; from the beautiful local beaches; to the vibrant cosmopolitan centres of Bristol, Bath and Exeter, all being within easy reach.The County town of Taunton boasts a wide range of local amenities including an extensive range of shopping, a wide range of local restaurants, sporting and recreational facilities such as Somerset County Cricket Ground, Taunton Racecourse and The Blackbrook Theatre. Taunton’s nightlife offers a great atmosphere with cosy pubs and trendy bars.Taunton also provides access to the M5 motorway and a mainline intercity rail link with trains to London Paddington in less than 2 hours, and Bristol in 30 minutes.If you are successful for interview, you will be required to bring the following with you: Proof of any essential qualifications stated on the Job Description, proof of NHS payslip if coming from another NHS Organisation and Photo ID to prove your identity and Right to Work (More details will follow for successful applicants invited to interview)Our values are simple: Outstanding Care, Working Together, Listening and Leading.BenefitsWith this in mind, we offer a range of colleague benefits includingWe recognise that our colleagues are our most valuable resource, we are proud of the excellent levels of service our Trust provides to our service users and the dedication and conscientious of our colleagues.Excellent annual leave entitlementEnhanced rates of payNHS Pension SchemeFree parking on most of our sitesRelocation package up to £7000 (Roles band 5 and above, Subject to eligibility)NHS discountsTraining and developmentFlexible workingPaid registration fees for the 1st year for newly qualified colleaguesFor more information please contact the recruitment team via email: SomersetNHSJobs@SomersetFT.nhs.ukBy submitting your application to NHS Jobs/Trac, you are giving your consent for elements of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems in order to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation; to be used by Recruitment for purposes of checking your Professional Registration online (where applicable), any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national Electronic Staff Record (ESR).These processes are in line with Fair and Lawful processing and with the Data Protection Act (2018) standards especially those in relation to your personal or sensitive personal data ( sensitive personal data is defined as any declared physical or mental health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, trade union membership, political opinion, religious beliefs). Other principles under Data Protection will be observed such as use of data for specific, defined purposes, and use of data that is relevant and not excessive whilst practicing data accuracy and security of all held personal identifiable information (PII).Our trust has been awarded HSJ Mental Health Trust of the Year for 2021, This award follows a busy time for Somerset FT, now in its second year as a trust providing mental health and learning disability services, community and acute hospital services following a merger in April 2020. For more information on this fantastic award, please click here