S/L Hon Consultant Paediatric Dentistry

Salary: £113,565.00 to £150,569.00 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: 1 December 2026

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 c.r.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 Person (Essential) 

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• An established broad knowledge and clinical experience in Paediatric Dentistry and related subjects applicable to the undergraduate 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 undertake research relevant to one of the school’s research strands
• 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
• Ability to develop and provide leadership to teaching and research teams

Attributes and Behaviour

• Commitment to working positively as a member of a multi-skilled research team  
• Ability to negotiate and prioritise multiple, competing responsibilities and to work to deadlines 
• Commitment to continued professional development 
• Understanding of good practice in equality, inclusion and diversity 

Qualifications

• BDS or equivalent
• PhD
• Membership or Fellowship in Paediatric Dentistry or equivalent (or within 6 months of completion). This may or may not include post-CCST training and Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Exit examination (ISFE) in Paediatric Dentistry or equivalent. Those without post-CCST/ISFE should demonstrate evidence of management and leadership training and/or experience that is suitable to meet requirements of the post
• 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 consultant status with the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job Plan

A sample weekly timetable is given below, but this will vary dependent both on the appointee’s skills and on the needs of the School/service. Some of the allocations may be in rotations (1 in 2) due to the need to provide robust support, supervision, and Consultant oversight of student clinical teaching.

Sample numbers per year:

DCC         =          4 PA

SPA          =          1 PA

Total Clinical =     5 (DCC + SPA)

Total Academic   =   5 PA

TOTAL       =        10 PA

This indicative job plan separates the week into Academic (teaching/research activity) and clinical activity.

The list of duties given above is not exhaustive and you may be asked to undertake such other duties in line with the grading of the post as may be required by the Head of School from time to time.  Further description of the job plan will be decided once the post has been accepted.  Precise job planning will be carried out by the Head of School and the Clinical Director.

You should recognise that job descriptions reflect core activities of a post at a particular time and that as an individual develops there will inevitably be changes in the emphasis of the duties of the post.  The School expects that all staff will recognise this and adopt a flexible approach to work and be willing to participate in training.  If changes to a job become significant, the job description will be reviewed formally by the Head of School and the post-holder.

You will be required to maintain suitable CPD in conjunction with one of the relevant Royal Colleges and to be involved in audit of clinical activity.  The Trust and University acknowledges the importance of this and will provide support and time for CPD within the job plan.  Funding for certain CPD activities may be obtained from the Trust.

You will be required to undergo annual joint appraisal in line with Follet requirements.  Time will be allowed for you to prepare for the appraisal process.

NHS PARTNERSHIPS

The Faculty works in partnership with a number of NHS organisations, both for teaching and research.  Its principal partner is the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, with which it shares a campus.   Other key partners include the Trusts associated with MBBS Base Unit teaching on Wearside, Teesside and in Northumbria; within the Base Unit concept, undergraduate teaching is delivered through many acute and community providers.  The Faculty also works closely with Northumberland, Tyne and Wear (Mental Health) NHS Trust and the Northern Deanery. 

THE NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

The Trust employs c 18,000 staff, with a gross turnover of in excess of £1 billion per annum, and operates on two major hospital sites – Freeman Hospital and the Royal Victoria Infirmary, as well as delivering Out of Hospital/Community Health Services to the city’s residents.

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust was licensed as a Foundation Trust on 1st June 2006, and this provides a robust framework and the freedom to run its own affairs at a local level.  Although the Trust must comply with national standards in delivering healthcare, it can determine and influence how this is done by developing new ways of working tailored to meet the local needs and priorities.

The Trust is classified as a teaching hospital because of its close association with Newcastle University’s Medical and Dental Schools.  It also has a high nationally acknowledged research and development profile and capability and continues to challenge and inform patient treatment and care. 

Our hospitals have around 2,170 beds and we manage over 1.67 million patient ‘contacts’ every year including more than 201,300 A and E attendances, 1,260,900 outpatient attendances and approximately 6,400 deliveries.  We provide innovative high-quality healthcare. The Trust is a large, technically complex and diverse organisation and to ensure the delivery of a high quality and safe service to all, robust performance management systems are in place.  Working closely with clinical and support services, the Trust ensures effective monitoring and review of quality, business and financial issues.

We have a strong history of joint working which has led to a number of strategic partnerships across health and social care, with many of these relationships translating into integrated and multiagency pathways of care for patients.

We are an active member of the Shelford Group, a network of specialist teaching hospitals which undertakes comparative work and addresses issues of common interest.

The Trust is regulated by NHS Improvement, the Care Quality Commission determines the quality and standards of care.

For further information see:

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (newcastle-hospitals.nhs.uk)

INTRODUCTION TO THE DENTAL DIRECTORATE

Clinical Director:                                               Dr N Lush

Associate Director of Operations:                  Mr A Fletcher

The Dental Hospital, the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Department, the Freeman Hospital Dental Unit and the Newcastle Community Dental Services constitute a single Directorate within the Trust. The Directorate Management Team undertakes the day to day management of the Dental Hospital and comprises the Clinical Director, Clinical Speciality Leads in Oral & Maxillofacial Sciences, Restorative Dentistry, Child Dental Health & Orthodontics and Community Dental Services, the Directorate Manager, the Directorate Finance and Business Managers, and the Head of the School of Dental Sciences. Other members include the chairman of the Staff forum, the chair of the Directorate Clinical Governance Group and the Directorate Academic Clinical lead. Monthly Directorate meetings are held to which all Consultants are invited together with representatives of junior clinical staff and Dental Care Professionals.

The Dental Hospital

Newcastle Dental Hospital has over 180 dental chairs in open plan and closed surgery format it is spacious and well-equipped and is currently undergoing a phase of investment in its infrastructure.

A full radiological and photographic service is present in the Dental Hospital and appropriate clerical and secretarial assistance is provided.  Computer facilities are available and the successful applicant will have access to the Newcastle Hospitals IT facilities as part of the honorary contract.  The Dental Hospital enjoys close physical links with the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and excellent library facilities exist in the adjoining Medical School.  Full research laboratory facilities are also available in both the Dental and Medical Schools.

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 Gold 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: 29926