Consultant in Special Care Dentistry (Clinical Service Lead)
- Employer
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Birmingham, West Midlands
- Salary
- £84,559 to £114,003
- Closing date
- 15 Aug 2022
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- Profession
- Specialist doctor
- Grade
- Consultant
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
An exciting opportunity has arisen at University Hospitals of Birmingham leading the Solihull Special Care Dental Service. We are looking for candidates at a Consultant or Specialist level to apply for this post, which includes both clinical and managerial responsibilities.
The post is based in the community, covering the borough Solihull. The post holder will provide tier 3 level specialist SCD for the full range of patients with severe disability, medical and mental health conditions referred to the service as part of the managed pathway for SCD. This will involve care provision in community, hospital and domiciliary settings and will involve the use of the full range of appropriate pain and anxiety management techniques including conscious sedation techniques, with access to anaesthetic led IV sessions and provision of treatment under GA. There are 3 clinic bases, a mobile service, and general anaesthetic access at Solihull Hospital. IV sedation is based in 2 clinics, with the opportunity to participate in anaesthetist led, as well as operator sessions. The service also provides Paediatric services, a mobile dental service, health promotion with good links with the Local Authority and outreaching teaching linked to Birmingham University
Company
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national and international population.
It includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic. We also run a number of smaller satellite units, allowing people to be treated as close to home as possible.
We see and treat more than 2.2 million people every year across our sites and our hospitals deliver more babies than anywhere else in Europe.
We are a regional centre for cancer, trauma, renal dialysis, burns and plastics, HIV and AIDS, as well as respiratory conditions like cystic fibrosis. We also have expertise in premature baby care, bone marrow transplants and thoracic surgery and have the largest solid organ transplantation programme in Europe.
We provide a series of highly specialist cardiac, liver and neurosurgery services to patients from across the UK.
We are world-renowned for our trauma care and have developed pioneering surgical techniques in the management of ballistic and blast injuries, including bespoke surgical solutions for previously unseen injuries. As a result of its clinical expertise in treating trauma patients and military casualties, the QEHB has been designated both a Level 1 Trauma Centre and host of the UK’s only £20m National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMRC).
We have over 20,000 members of staff and we are committed to investing in their development and their health and wellbeing.
UHB is a Stonewall Diversity Champion and aims to achieve positive change for LGBTQ+ people by creating an inclusive, inspiring and equal environment for both staff and service users.
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