Locum Consultant in Orthodontics

at  Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

One full time (8PA) locum Consultant Orthodontic post is available.
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust are seeking applications for a locum Consultant in Orthodontics to join the Team. The successful applicant should have the ability and commitment to promote best practice in patient management in conjunction with delivering local and national targets. Your experience and enthusiasm will be supported by a skilled team of clinical staff along with a full complement of dedicated and trained dental nurses.
The successful candidate will join a team of senior medical and nursing staff committed to providing a high quality surgical service to the people of Tameside and Glossop. The common aim will be to develop the department in all aspects of clinical service, teaching and research. Close teamwork is an essential requirement.
Attend the Departmental Meetings and governance meetings
Ensure, wherever possible, clinical practice is standardised and evidence based.
Be responsible for developing protocols for the management, referral and admission of patients in agreement with other clinical departments and where appropriate, in line with Trust policy
Provide management of out-patients
Together with fellow consultant colleagues, the clinical supervision of all staff working in the department in addition to the organisation and delegation of clinical work within the department.
Ensure the Trust’s policy is implemented in the event of a major incident.
Manage clinical and non-clinical complaints in accordance with Trust policies with particular emphasis on timeliness and local resolution.
Adhere to Trust Policy with regards Waiting List Management
Understand and be responsive to activity targets under Payment by Results (PbR) regime and to deliver income and activity targets as agreed.
To work with the Department’s management team to develop the service and to secure service efficiency and effectiveness.
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
Safety
Care
Respect
Communication
Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.