Locum Orthodontic Consultant

at  Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Duties and Responsibilities The post holder will have responsibilities to deliver and supervise NHS clinics within the department delivering high quality patient care and will also contribute to continuing education, professional development, and clinical audit within the department. New patient clinics MDT clinics Orthodontic treatment of patients with significant malocclusions, including many requiring multidisciplinary management e.g. orthognathic and hypodontia patients Orthodontic treatment of patients with medical problems or special needs Orthodontic treatment of patients with cleft lip and palate Treatment of patients with OSA Clinical supervision of the StR, Trainee Orthodontic Therapists and Specialty Dr Supervision of nurse-led clinics Engage fully with the care of patients outside the department, providing a prompt opinion on request from consultant colleagues in other specialties Work with the service manager and consultant colleagues in the efficient running of the department. Joint Clinics with Other Specialties Joint Orthognathic MDT Clinics are held three times a month with Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Mr K Sneddon and Mr M Shelley.
Full day Cleft Lip and Palate MDT Clinics are held once a month with Miss N Timoney and Miss L Ferguson, Consultant Cleft Surgeons. Orthodontic/ Paediatric Dentistry MDT Clinics are held twice a month, run jointly with Dr Sarah Davies, Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry and Clinical Lead of the Medway Community Dental Service. Hypodontia MDT Clinics are run once a month with Miss L. Rasaratnam, Consultant in Restorative Dentistry

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