Locum Consultant in Orthodontics

We invite applicants for a part-time Locum Consultant Orthodontist position (4 Programmed Activities), with the potential to transition to a permanent role, as we seek to replace a retiring colleague. This position is within the Dental & Maxillofacial Department at East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, Surrey.

The Orthodontic department at East Surrey Hospital (established in 2019) has dedicated facilities for the diagnosis and treatment which include in-house CBCT and has close links with the Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, where orthognathic surgery is undertaken.

The successful applicant will be joining a supportive team of 2 part-time orthodontic consultants and will provide a comprehensive orthodontic advice service to the local population, working alongside other consultant and senior clinicians in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Surgery, Paediatric Dentistry and Special Care Dentistry to provide advice and treatment for complex multidisciplinary cases within the department. There are established orthognathic, joint orthodontic-paediatric and joint orthodontic-oral surgery clinics with full support from an established nursing and administrative team.

Applicants should be fully registered and be on the specialist register (or be eligible within six months of the interview date) with the General Dental Council and hold the intercollegiate FDS in Orthodontics or equivalent experience.

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:o Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.o National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.o We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum (pro-rata) (depending on experience)