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Job summary

Main area
Paediatric Dentistry
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent: na
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week (multiple clinical locations across Coventry and Warwickshire)
Job ref
230-15425266-SURG-F
Employer
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
George Eliot Hospital
Town
Nuneaton
Salary
£109,725 - £145,478 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
17/01/2026 23:59

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George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust logo

Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.

The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.

Our vision is "to EXCEL at patient care". If you think you've got what it takes, help us realise this and join #TeamEliot.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour aren’t as likely to apply unless they meet every qualification of non specialist roles.

We’re dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role and meet our values, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with everything in the Job Description or Person Specification– apply anyway or email the Recruiting Manager to discuss the role further 

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Job overview

Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry

10 sessions per week (multiple clinical locations across Coventry and Warwickshire) 

Permanent

Salary: £109,725 - £145,478 per annum

Closing Date: 17th January 2025

Interview Date: TBC

**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **

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A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day. 

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community – get in touch to find out more

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George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust (GEH) is an integrated acute, community and primary care service provider comprising George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton, and Community Dental Services for Coventry and Warwickshire and the Urgent Care Centre based at GEH. Community Dental Services sit within the Directorate of planned care and are based within 4 hospitals and 6 health centres. Dental services are also delivered on a domiciliary basis when necessary.

Purpose

  • This is a new post and is subject to the Terms and Conditions of service governing the appointment of Hospital Medical and Dental Staff in England and Wales, or as subsequently varied by agreement.

Main duties of the job

  • The Consultant/Specialist will be a highly regarded member of the community dental services senior management team.  Active involvement with the West Midlands Paediatric Managed Clinical Network will be essential.
  • The George Eliot Community Dental Services deliver specialist dental care across a varied geographic and socioeconomic area. The service operates within 4 hospitals and 6 health centres. Collaborative working and shared care arrangements are promoted to optimise patient experience and clinical effectiveness across service boundaries when necessary.  Highly committed, enthusiastic and suitably experienced clinicians and nursing teams offer comprehensive paediatric care. Consultant level leadership and supervision will be integral to future success and service development.

Special Requirements

  • The Consultant should ideally have some experience of working in community-based settings and the provision of comprehensive care under conscious sedation and general anaesthesia.

Working for our organisation

Here at George Eliot our vision to excel at patient care’  takes centre stage.  An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do.  Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication

excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits:  On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus  bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

If you are applying for a Domestic Assistant or Health Care Assistant role you may be eligible for the refer a friend scheme – find out more here: https://www.geh.nhs.uk/about-us/people-and-workforce/vacancies/refer-friend-scheme

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Development of paediatric specialist clinical capacity and services
  • Deliver effective support, guidance, training and workforce development opportunities for clinical teams operating within the specialty within the Coventry and Warwickshire ICS
  • Enable dental services to develop in line with recommendations of Commissioning Guidance for Paediatric Dentistry and GIRFT Community Dental Services
  • Guide the dental management of medically compromised children and adolescents in the community and ensure essential local, regional and national links in support
  • In conjunction with other Specialists within and out with the service, deliver, develop and enhance the provision of treatment under conscious sedation, general anaesthesia, dental trauma, and in residential and special school settings and others yet to be identified.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Person specification

Experience and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Experience in the multidisciplinary management of Paediatric patients
  • Experience in the day to day clinical management of a Paediatric Dentistry service
  • Ability to appraise scientific literature critically
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in Community Dental Services settings
  • Research qualification (e.g. MRes, PhD)
  • Participation in clinical research

Qualification(s) and Professional Training

Essential criteria
  • Membership in Paediatric Dentistry Equivalent Possession of a CCST in Paediatric Dentistry or equivalent for other European Economic Area (EEA)
  • Possession of the Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Examination in Paediatric Dentistry or equivalent for other European Economic Area (EEA)
  • All nationals, upon taking up post an NHS primary dental care performer number
  • On the Paediatric Dentistry Specialist list with the United Kingdom General Dental Council
Desirable criteria
  • Other Postgraduate qualification in Paediatric or equivalent specialty or teaching (e.g. MSc , Diploma, Doctorate}

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems/make decisions
  • Capacity to work effectively with others.
  • Effectively supervise junior staff and other staff groups
  • Deliver the highest quality evidence based patient care and service development
  • Capacity to operate under pressure with initiative & resilience accommodating rapidly changing circumstances

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveAge-Friendly Employer PledgeCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.CTP The Ministry of Defence partnering with Right ManagementDisability confident employerStep into healthPride In VeteransCycle to Work

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Alison Lee
Job title
Consultant Clinical Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01926 317778
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