S/L Hon Consultant Paediatric Dentistry

This is a key role within the School of Dental Sciences and will involve delivery of high-quality education and research activities. The post-holder will be required to contribute to the leadership, organisation, and delivery of teaching in the broad area of Paediatric Dentistry. In addition to the delivery of clinical teaching for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes relating to dentistry, we would also expect the candidate to contribute to leadership and organisation of school-wide education activity.

The successful candidate will be expected to develop a strong programme of research to complement existing research activities in the School, Faculty of Medical Sciences and University. The candidate will build on existing research in one or more of our three school research strands of Applied Oral Health Research, Translational Oral Bioscience and Dental Education Research. The candidate should look to develop expertise more widely in oral health and/or education research including to establish, where possible, new collaborations locally, nationally and internationally.

The appointee will be appointed at an Honorary Consultant level and will be expected to contribute to clinical services in the discipline of Paediatric Dentistry within the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust which hosts the Newcastle Dental Hospital.

Key Accountabilities:
- Contribute to the delivery of academic and clinical teaching in Paediatric Dentistry and other relevant subjects as required by the Head of School.
- Contribute to the leadership, design, development and review of aspects of academic and clinical teaching as required including admissions, student support, student progress monitoring and assessment.
- Engage with internal and external educational quality assurance activities as required to ensure a high quality teaching offer.
- Enhance research activity in their field, which will complement and enhance existing programmes of research within the School.
- Develop interdisciplinary links with relevant research teams within the School and/or other Research Institutes in the Faculty and the wider University.
- Work to build regional, national and international research networks.
- Attract research funding to support areas of research activity.
- Produce high quality research outputs.
- Develop a team of researchers, including postgraduate research students, with similar interests.
- Undertake engagement activity to increase the impact of the school's work with wider stakeholders, networks and communities.
- Contribute to the delivery and leadership of clinical services in the discipline of Paediatric Dentistry at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and contribute to regional development of services.

The Person (Essential) — Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
- An established broad knowledge and clinical experience in Paediatric Dentistry and related subjects applicable to the undergraduate curriculum.
- Experience of learning and teaching in subjects related to the activities of the School.
- Ability to develop and deliver high quality learning and teaching aligning to the School and University's stated aims.
- Ability to undertake research relevant to one of the school's research strands.
- Ability to attract funding to support and enhance research.
- Ability to publish internationally leading research.
- Experience of effective supervision and support of postgraduate research students.
- Ability to develop and maintain collaborations nationally and internationally.
- Ability to develop and provide leadership to teaching and research teams.

Attributes and Behaviour:
- Commitment to working positively as a member of a multi-skilled research team.
- Ability to negotiate and prioritise multiple, competing responsibilities and to work to deadlines.
- Commitment to continued professional development.
- Understanding of good practice in equality, inclusion and diversity.

Qualifications:
- BDS or equivalent.
- PhD.
- Membership or Fellowship in Paediatric Dentistry or equivalent (or within 6 months of completion). This may or may not include post-CCST training and Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Exit examination (ISFE) in Paediatric Dentistry or equivalent. Those without post-CCST/ISFE should demonstrate evidence of management and leadership training and/or experience that is suitable to meet requirements of the post.
- Fellowship of HEA or equivalent and/or Academic teaching qualification.
- Full registration, or eligibility for full registration, with the United Kingdom General Dental Council (GDC) including entry to specialist list in Paediatric Dentistry.
- Eligible for honorary consultant status with the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Job Plan (indicative weekly timetable):
- Monday: Academic (morning and afternoon) — 8 hrs, 2 PA Academic.
- Tuesday: DCC-UG Clinic (morning), Academic (afternoon) — 4 hrs DCC (1 PA), 4 hrs Academic (1 PA).
- Wednesday: Academic (morning), DCC-Treatment/Staff supervision/General anaesthetic list (afternoon) — 4 hrs DCC (1 PA), 4 hrs Academic (1 PA).
- Thursday: SPA (morning), Academic (afternoon) — 4 hrs SPA (1 PA), 4 hrs Academic (1 PA).
- Friday: DCC-UG Clinic (morning), DCC-New Patient Clinic (afternoon) — 8 hrs DCC (2 PA).

Weekly totals: DCC = 4 PA, SPA = 1 PA, Total Clinical = 5 PA, Total Academic = 5 PA, TOTAL = 10 PA.

Benefits:
Newcastle University offers a generous holiday package with the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes, and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives. The University holds a Gold Athena Swan award, a Race Equality Charter Bronze award, and is a Disability Confident employer. Newcastle University is a University of Sanctuary committed to being fully inclusive.