POSITION DETAILS

Department of Dentistry, School of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health
Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK
Full time starting salary is normally in the range £43,455 to £78,799
Grade: Clinical
Part Time (15 hours per week)
Fixed Term contract up to March 2028
Closing date: 4th August 2025

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE

• Full registration with the UK General Dental Council (GDC).
• Good Team Worker.
• Good IT skills and familiarity with electronic clinical records and systems.
• Meets the requirements for Occupational Health Clearance and enhanced DBS screening.
• Preferably have been involved in foundation training and have some teaching experience.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Capable of adapting these to diverse environments including clinic, classroom, lecture theatre, one-to-one teaching.
• Able to communicate with colleagues and students at all levels in a clear, effective and timely manner.

ROLE SUMMARY

The Department of Dentistry is looking to appoint Clinical Dental Tutor(s) to work under the direction of the lead for Periodontology Undergraduate Teaching and the Head of Department. To undertake clinical teaching and/or laboratory based simulation teaching and associated administrative duties including progress monitoring, report writing and feeding into the Department’s reporting processes. The demonstration of initiative in contributing actively to the continued development and improvement of the teaching programme is welcomed and expected.
To take responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of patients under student care. To ensure that patient treatment by students is carried out with minimal trauma, and discomfort, ensuring infection prevention and control measures are followed and not involving any danger to patient health. The care of patients takes precedence over academic concerns.
Clinical teaching sessions run through the day (08:30-12:30 morning and 13:00-17:00 afternoon). The post holder will be required to work through the day or on a sessional basis, which will be agreed at the time of appointment. The post offered will either be substantive or on a fixed term basis in the first instance. Please indicate in your application your preferred working sessions and preference for a substantive or fixed term contract. Flexibility in delivery of sessions would be desirable.