Consultant Orthodontist

at  York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

YORK TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Consultant Orthodontist –
Base: York Hospital
Full Time – 10 Programmed Activities (an additional programme activity may be offered).
Application Process
This consultant post is a replacement post for a long-serving colleague who is retiring in September 2024. Currently, it is a full-time post (10 PAs) based at York Hospital, but with a clinical commitment at Scarborough General Hospital, two days per week. We are open to discussion regarding flexible/less-that-full-time working. The successful candidate would participate in the Orthognathic and Orthodontic/Restorative MDTs and would carry out the full range of orthodontic consultations and treatments appropriate for secondary care apart from the treatment of cleft patients. We are happy to accept applications from candidates planning on sitting the ISFE in May 2024 with a view to starting in the department in September 2024, if successful.
The department in York Hospital is part of the Head and Neck Directorate which sits in the Surgical Care Group and is based in the Head and Neck outpatient department with Audiology, ENT, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Restorative Dentistry. There is an on-site laboratory, and the department is 3D-enabled with an intra-oral scanner and 3D printer.
You will be working alongside two orthodontic consultant colleagues, one of whom also has clinical commitments at Scarborough General Hospital and one who has clinical commitments at Harrogate District Hospital. There is also an orthodontic specialty dentist, clinic assistant and therapist in York and therapists in Scarborough and Harrogate. The dental nursing team is excellent and extremely helpful, as are our secretary and reception team. You will also be working with two Restorative Dentistry consultants and there are five Maxillofacial surgeons, two of whom undertake orthognathic surgery which is 3D planned. Post-pandemic, our orthognathic service has been fully operational since May 2021 and we have undertaken twice as many procedures as any other unit in our region in that time. We do not have a backlog. Joint orthodontic/ restorative patients have access to a full catalogue of treatment options including dental implants and associated hard and soft tissue augmentation.
York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive range of acute hospital, community and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale - an area covering 3,400 square miles, and which includes Scarborough and Bridlington. We are the largest provider of healthcare in the region and we are incredibly proud of our 8,500 staff, working across 9 hospital sites
Our mission is to be a valued and trusted partner within our care system, delivering safe effective care to the population we serve.
We’re situated in a fantastic part of the country: home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York, which is consistently voted one of the best to live in the UK.
In joining the Trust, you will have access to a wide range of staff benefits including health and wellbeing support, finance schemes and discounts. There is also a competitive relocation package of up to £18,000. To support your learning and development you will be entitled to a study leave budget of £3,000 across three years, along with support from our learning and development team. The Trust also offers an extra 2 days annual leave for consultants on top of the existing allowance as detailed in the 2008 - Consultant Terms and Conditions. More info on the Trust’s website in the ‘Working for Us’ .
We are open to discuss any specific or specialised job plans that candidates may desire.
The department in York Hospital is part of the Head and Neck Directorate which sits in the Surgical Care Group and is based in the Head and Neck outpatient department with Audiology, ENT, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Restorative Dentistry. There is an on-site first-class technical laboratory and the department is fully 3D-enabled with an intra-oral scanner and 3D printer.
We are open to discuss any specific or specialised job plans that candidates may desire, including flexible/less-than-full-time working. The department strives to achieve a collective work ethos to help to maintain long term sustainability to work-life balance. Whether you are interested in a subspecialty commitment, teaching, research or quality improvement projects, we are excited to explore these opportunities with you.
There are excellent teaching and research opportunities with orthodontic trainees shared with Leeds Dental Institute and funded by HEE Yorkshire and Humber. The Trust is actively raising its research profile and the research lead for our Care Group is currently one of the restorative dentists.
We feel incredibly privileged to live and work in York and North Yorkshire which is a beautiful part of the UK with two national parks – Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors – a fabulous coastline and vibrant cities and market towns. You really can have the perfect work-life balance and a wonderful mixture of urban and rural lifestyles with the option to live in York or in one of the many beautiful villages that are within easy commuting distance.
York has an extremely rich history and readers of Which? Magazine have recently voted York to be the best large city to visit in the UK due to its many and varied cultural attractions and the quality of the food and drink on offer. The city has two highly rated universities, a law college and high-quality schools in both the state and independent sectors. All the state secondary schools/academies are rated good or outstanding by Ofsted. It has excellent rail connections with other local cities and towns (notably Leeds and Harrogate) and with the wider UK – London in under 2 hours and Edinburgh in 2 hours 20 mins. The road network also allows easy access north-south via the A1M and M1 and east-west via the M62. Leeds Bradford and Manchester international airports are 45- and 90-minutes’ drive respectively.
In joining the Trust, you will have access to a wide range of staff benefits including health and wellbeing support, finance schemes and discounts. There is also a competitive relocation package of up to £6,000. To support your learning and development you will be entitled to a study leave budget of £3,000 across three years, along with support from our learning and development team. The Trust also offers an extra 2 days annual leave for consultants on top of the existing allowance as detailed in the 2008 - Consultant Terms and Conditions. More information can be found on the Trust’s website in the ‘Working for Us’ section.
We would love to discuss the opportunities available to you further. To arrange an informal visit, or to ask any questions, please contact:
David Seymour
Lead Clinician for Orthodontics and Restorative Dentistry
E-mail: david.seymour3@nhs.net
Tel: 01904 72561

Please refer the Job description for details