Consultant in Oral Medicine

Role Overview

The appointment will be as a Consultant in Oral Medicine on a part time basis, by agreement, under the employment of the Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The successful applicant will be based at Birmingham Dental Hospital and will provide a comprehensive diagnostic, treatment and advisory service for patients referred from General Dental Practitioners, General Medical Practitioners and Consultant colleagues in other medical and dental specialties or who may be self-referred via the Urgent Care service at the Dental Hospital.

As an NHS appointment, the duties predominantly involve service activity. However, the Dental Services have a strong commitment to education and training of undergraduate and postgraduate dental, hygiene and therapy students, and junior staff.

The responsibility for developing and delivering the undergraduate teaching programme lies with the academic lead, who liaises with NHS colleagues in planning clinical teaching and assessment of students. The Consultant may be invited to participate in the Final BDS clinical examinations, and allowance for this is made in capacity planning for the department. The Consultant will be involved, as appropriate, in the clinical training of junior hospital staff and will contribute to the training programme for Specialist Registrars.

The responsibility will be to work as an Oral Medicine Consultant and manage patients independently. The role consists of working in a team of consultants and junior staff managing Oral Medicine conditions. The post will line manage non-consultant grade staff. The role will be based at the Birmingham Dental Hospital but there may be a requirement to undertake sessions at other hospitals and clinics within the region by prior agreement with the relevant management.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more detailed information in regards to this post.