Consultant in Restorative Dentistry: Sponsorship Available

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a full-time consultant (10PA) in Restorative Dentistry to join the team at Newcastle Dental Hospital to support us with our specialist advisory and treatment services.

We are looking for an enthusiastic clinician with experience in multidisciplinary working who will support the head and neck oncology, implant, developmental and cleft service as well as contribute to general restorative diagnostic clinics. We envisage the post to focus on hypodontia, developmental defects, cleft lip and palate, possibly head and neck oncology. The post holders will be expected to undertake new patient activity and treatment to support departmental patient activity targets. They will be expected to provide consultant cover as and when necessary and deliver clinical dental education to trainees, undergraduates and postgraduate students.

Main duties of the job

The primary aim of this 1.0 WTE appointment as Consultant in Restorative Dentistry (10 programmed activities) is to join the existing well-integrated team to provide consultant-led service at tertiary level to the population of the North-East and beyond. This is a permanent post, to support the delivery of specialist services in Restorative Dentistry within the Dental Directorate. Multi-disciplinary clinics also run jointly with other dental specialties to treat head and neck cancer, hypodontia, chronic pain, cleft lip and palate, special care dentistry and patients transitioning from paediatric dentistry to adult care. The successful applicant will be based at the Dental Hospital and provide a comprehensive diagnostic, treatment, and multidisciplinary service to support departmental patient activity targets. They will contribute to the consultant cover rota and offer clinical dental education to junior staff, postgraduates and undergraduates in the department.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills

Essential

  • Primary Medical Qualification.
  • Full GMC Registration.
  • Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC).
  • Successful completion of an SAC approved minimum 5-year training programme in Restorative dentistry or within 6 months of completion or equivalent
  • Intercollegiate specialty fellowship examination or equivalent
  • An appropriate postgraduate qualification in Restorative Dentistry or equivalent

Desirable

  • Teaching qualification

Clinical Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of current and significant experience in Restorative Dentistry including treatment of endodontics including dental trauma, head and neck cancer patients, hypodontia and cleft patients, and advanced restorative procedures
  • Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty.
  • Ability to provide high quality specialist care for patients seen and treated and an expert clinical opinion.
  • Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre.

Desirable

  • Significant and current experience of working within multidisciplinary teams and planning and providing dental implant treatment for oncology and hypodontia patients.
  • Use of evidence-based practice can demonstrate through knowledge of the relevant literature

Management and Administration Experience

Essential

  • Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty.
  • An understanding of Clinical Governance.
  • An understanding of the role of Transformation in the NHS

Desirable

  • Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
  • Evidence of leadership / project management.
  • Evidence of having implemented change.
  • Experience in developing and implementing new technologies.

Teaching

Essential

  • Experience of supervising junior dental / medical staff.
  • Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
  • Ability to teach clinical/ technical & practical skills

Desirable

  • Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills.
  • Postgraduate qualification in medical/dental education.

Research

Essential

  • Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings.
  • Research/critical review of literature.

Desirable

  • Higher degree.
  • Publications in the last five years.
  • Ability to appraise scientific literature critically
  • Ability to apply evidence-based literature to clinical care

Audit

Essential

  • Evidence of participation in audit.

Desirable

  • Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit.
  • Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 27 November 2026

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