Clinical Senior Lecturer/Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry

Salary: £93,666 -  £126,281 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 08 May 2024

The role

This is a key role within the School of Dental Sciences and will involve delivery of high-quality education and research activities. The post-holder will be required to contribute to the leadership, organisation, and delivery of teaching in the broad area of Paediatric Dentistry.  In addition to the delivery of clinical teaching for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes relating to dentistry, we would also expect the candidate to contribute to leadership and organisation of school-wide education activity.

The successful candidate will be expected to develop a strong programme of research to complement existing research activities in the School, Faculty of Medical Sciences and University.  The candidate will build on existing research in one or more of our three school research strands of Applied Oral Health Research, Translational Oral Bioscience and Dental Education Research.  The candidate should look to develop expertise more widely in oral health and/or education research including to establish, where possible, new collaborations locally, nationally and internationally.

The appointee will be appointed at an Honorary Consultant level and will be expected to contribute to clinical services in the discipline of Paediatric Dentistry within the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust which hosts the Newcastle Dental Hospital.   

The University has developed an Academic Job Summary Guidance document which summarises the range of activities that academic colleagues may be expected to perform.

Informal enquires may be made to Prof Chris Vernazza, Head of School of Dental Sciences by e-mailing christopher.vernazza@ncl.ac.uk

Key Accountabilities

• Contribute to the delivery of academic and clinical teaching in Paediatric Dentistry and other relevant subjects as required by the Head of School
• Contribute to the leadership, design, development and review of aspects of academic and clinical teaching as required including admissions, student support, student progress monitoring and assessment
• Engage with internal and external educational quality assurance activities as required to ensure a high quality teaching offer
• Enhance research activity in their field, which will complement and enhance existing programmes of research within the School
• Develop interdisciplinary links with relevant research teams within the School and/or other Research Institutes in the Faculty and the wider University
• Work to build regional, national and international research networks
• Attract research funding to support areas of research activity
• Produce high quality research outputs
• Develop a team of researchers, including postgraduate research students, with similar interests
• Undertake engagement activity to increase the impact of the school’s work with wider stakeholders, networks and communities
• Contribute to the delivery and leadership of clinical services in the discipline of Paediatric Dentistry at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and contribute to regional development of services.  An annual review of duties will take place with both the Clinical Director and Head of School as part of the job planning process.  The job plan initially will include the following programme activities

• Direct patient care x 4 (to include clinical supervision of students and NHS team members, new patient and review activity and treatment activity including with sedation and general anaesthetic)
• Supporting clinical activities x 1
• Academic x 5
• Total 10 PA

The Person 

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• An established broad knowledge and clinical experience in Paediatric Dentistry and related subjects applicable to the undergraduate and postgraduate curriculum
• Experience of learning and teaching in subjects related to the activities of the School
• Ability to develop and deliver high quality learning and teaching aligning to the School and University’s stated aims 
• Ability to develop and provide leadership to teaching and research teams
• Ability to attract funding to support and enhance research
• Ability to publish internationally leading research
• Experience of effective supervision and support of postgraduate research students
• Ability to develop and maintain collaborations nationally and internationally

Attributes and Behaviour

• Excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly both orally and in writing
• Ability to meet deadlines and to manage conflicting priorities
• Commitment to the University and School’s education and research strategy and mission
• Commitment to the University and School’s engagement strategy
• Commitment to own personal development and understanding of its importance

Qu     Qualifications

• BDS or equivalent
• PhD
• Successfully completed Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Examination in Paediatric Dentistry
• Completion of FTTA post-CCST training or pending (within 6 months of interview date) in Paediatric Dentistry
• Fellowship of HEA or equivalent and/or Academic teaching qualification
• Full registration, or eligibility for full registration, with the United Kingdom General Dental Council (GDC) including entry to specialist list in Paediatric Dentistry
• Eligible for honorary status with the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.  As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society.  We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent.  We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.

At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality.  We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC.  We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.

In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe. 

Requisition ID: 26736