Consultant in Restorative DentistryNHS

Job summary

PROPOSED INTREVIEW DATE: 14th Jan 2027

An opportunity has arisen to apply for a full-time Consultant in Restorative Dentistry post at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC). The post holder will be joining an organisation that values innovative working with supportive colleagues to improve the oral healthcare offer to the population of the region. Aside from clinical service provision, opportunities exist for postgraduate teaching, Quality Improvement activity, and participation in research. The service has close links with other acute medical, dental and surgical specialities in the North East and North Cumbria.

You will benefit from:

• An enhanced SPA plan with 3 SPAs made up of 1.5 for core SPA, and the other 1.5 for your specialist interest.
• Excellent research, teaching and innovative opportunities from our partnerships with the Pears Cumbria School of Medicine, University of Lancashire and our regional providers in the Great North Healthcare Alliance.

There is real scope to shape your role around what you do bestIf you have a special interest in periodontics, implant dentistry, endodontics, hypodontia or head and neck cancer rehabilitation we would actively welcome a conversation. We are flexible in how roles are built and happy to tailor job plans to align with your interests, experience and development goals. There is space here to make a meaningful impact.

Main duties of the job

The primary function of the Consultant in Restorative Dentistry is to provide consultant led expertise on referral to patients from general dental practice colleagues and the community dental service. Shared care working is encouraged to provide appropriate care locally for the population of North Cumbria.

The Consultant in Restorative Dentistry will also work alongside Orthodontic and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical (OMFS) teams for treatment of patients requiring joint orthodontic and restorative management, and Head and Neck Cancer Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) clinics

The Restorative Dental Service is delivered from the Carlisle Dental Education Centre on the Cumberland Infirmary site in Carlisle, Cumbria and is supported by a dental therapist/hygienist team, and an in-house dental laboratory for non-complex work.

Key working relationships for this post would be the:

• Clinical Director and local Clinical Lead of the Special Care and Community Dental Service (SCCDS)
• Head and Neck directorate colleagues in North Cumbria Integrated Care (NCIC) NHS Foundation Trust
• Head and Neck Cancer MDT.
• Hygienist and dental therapist support within NCIC
• Community dentists, therapists and dental nurses within North Cumbria.
• Colleagues within Restorative Dentistry in North East and North Cumbria (NENC) ICB region

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Excellent opportunities for development*

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Important Information

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time.

About us

The main duties of the post include:

• Provision of a consultant advice and treatment for patients with Level 2/3 restorative needs on referral from community, and general dental practitioners.
• Provide relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the department.
• Run and manage outpatient clinics to deliver high quality patient throughput
• Provide advice and treatment for Head and Neck Cancer patients via Head and Neck MDT
• To support colleagues in Head and Neck Directorate and Special Care with multi-disciplinary clinics
• Delegation of care of patients to dental care professionals within the Community Dental Service.

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.