Consultant in General Head & Neck / Dental and Maxillofacial

Provide high quality teaching for dental undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by the Divisional Medical Director of the Dental Hospital.
Act as an Educational Supervisor and appraiser as delegated by the Clinical Lead/Divisional Medical Director to ensure external accreditation of any training posts.
Where possible to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trust's research portfolio, always meeting the full requirements of Research Governance.
Work with radiography, dental, dental nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure operational efficiency e.g., waiting list activity and demand management.
Work closely with the Group Clinical Manager, Matron and the Clinical Service Manager (Radiology) to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the department.
Participate in team objective setting as part of the annual job planning cycle.
Participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis and to ensure resulting actions are implemented.
Participate in the business planning and objective setting process for the directorate and the Trust, where appropriate.
Represent the Trust at appropriate clinical networks/other external clinical meetings, as delegated by the Divisional Medical Director.
Demonstrate excellent leadership skills with regard to individual performance, clinical Trust activities and when participating in national or local initiatives., In collaboration with the Divisional Medical Director and the Clinical Service Manager start to plan the Development of a Higher Specialist Training Programme in Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology.
Act as Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS) for the Dental Hospital, the Dental Outreach Clinic in the City Centre. Appropriate training will be provided if needed with update training through the Regional Radiation Physics and Protection Service (RRPPS) at University Hospitals Birmingham.
Provide advice, where appropriate, for staff within the Radiology Department and at other sites where x-ray equipment is used within Birmingham Dental Hospital and Dental Outreach Clinic.
Liaise closely with the Trust's Radiation Protection Advisor and Medical Physics Expert as required by the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 and Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017.
Have a responsibility for and oversee the running of and implementation of the undergraduate course in dental radiography and radiology. Including undertaking student assessments, monitoring student progress and participate as an examiner in University of Birmingham's examinations and student tests.
Work closely with University of Birmingham's Tutor Radiographer.
Please see the attached job description and relevant person specification for more detailed information in regards to this position.

Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC are an advocate of diversity and strive to mirror the community we serve as much possible.

This post is part time and will be subject to the Consultant Contract (October 2003) The appointment will be under the employment of the Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The post supports the community clinic and hospital radiology services with the post holder being based at the dental hospital.
The x-ray Department provides radiographic support and acts as the Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS) for the Dental Outreach Clinic (Boots) and the X-ray bays in the clinical departments.
The Radiology Department provides a full radiographic service for the Dental Hospital. In the main department, approximately 90-120 patients undergo a radiographic examination each day, mostly routine intra-oral and extra-oral radiography. The Department is fully digital with a backup CR Extra Oral machine for clinical and student teaching., The Birmingham Dental Hospital is an undergraduate dental teaching hospital that shares purpose built accommodation with the School of Dentistry of the University of Birmingham. It is sited in new purpose-built premises close to the main university campus in Edgbaston, and there are good transport links to the city centre and main railway station. The Dental Hospital provides an outpatient and day case service with approximately 130,000 patient attendances per annum.
All dental specialties are represented within the hospital building by consultant clinics and/or university teaching departments. Excellent liaison exists with clinical and laboratory departments associated with the main medical teaching hospitals in Birmingham. A comprehensive range of investigative and report services are available.
Birmingham Dental Hospital forms part of the Dental Services Directorate which is integrated with the Community Services within the Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust., We are committed to and actively promote equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals from all areas of the community who meet the specific criteria are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage/civil partnerships.
Promoting Workforce Equality
In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.
The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.
Flexible Working
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.
In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a 'Great Place to Work'. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!
Benefits of working for us:
+ Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
+ Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
+ Discounts for local and national retailers
+ Dedicated well-being services for all employees
+ Flexible working where possible