Consultant Orthodontist

Consultant Orthodontist

The closing date is 28 May 2026.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for an enthusiastic consultant to join our Orthodontic department. The successful candidate will undertake specialist orthodontic treatment for patients with complex orthodontic problems in the outpatient clinic. The role consists of six four-hour Programmed Activities (PAs) each week, split across Southend & Broomfield Hospitals. These PAs include clinical sessions and administrative work related to patients being treated.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will work in the Orthodontic Departments of both hospitals, providing specialist treatment, running new patient clinics, review clinics, and participating in Orthognathic hypodontia MDTs. The appointee will assist other consultant orthodontists to run and develop the Orthodontic Department and will be employed by Southend University Hospital with management led by Southend University Hospital.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences to become the best we can be, recruiting the finest specialists and retaining more specialist staff across our Trust.

Job responsibilities

At Broomfield Hospital, the appointee will run the clinical service with their Orthodontic consultant colleague, liaise with colleagues and managers to ensure smooth service operation, and jointly manage day‑to‑day clinical governance. The appointee will develop the service to improve care for local patients and primary care providers, and be accountable to the Orthodontic Clinical Lead and Divisional managers.

They will attend to administrative matters, correspondence, data collection, audit, and liaise with secondary care and referring primary care practitioners to uphold departmental values and protocols.

The appointee will supervise and teach specialty registrars with other consultant orthodontists. The department has a strong reputation for clinical training, linked to the East of England Training Programme and Barts and The London NHS Trust. The successful candidate will actively participate in clinical specialty training, serve as named Clinical Supervisor for all trainees, and may become Educational Supervisor for one or more trainees in future.

Person Specification

Research / Audit Experience

• Active participation in audit projects either in the hospital setting, including developing and leading projects.

Experience & Knowledge

• Successful completion of 3 years full‑time orthodontic specialty training (or equivalent LTFT) leading to the attainment of a CCST in Orthodontics.
• Successful completion of 2 further years of full‑time Post‑CCST hospital‑based training (or equivalent LTFT) leading to the ISFE in Orthodontics.
• Post‑graduation experience in various dental specialties and settings before specialising in orthodontics.
• Experience treating patients with complex and multi‑disciplinary orthodontic problems as part of a recognised orthodontic training programme.
• Continuing professional development courses in orthodontics.

Registration / Qualifications

• Full registration with the United Kingdom General Dental Council (GDC).
• Registration on the United Kingdom GDC Orthodontic specialist register.
• Bachelor of Dental Surgery, or equivalent.
• Membership in Orthodontics of one of the UK Royal College of Surgeons, or equivalent.
• Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Examination (ISFE) in Orthodontics.

Teaching Experience

• Experience of clinical and theoretical teaching of postgraduate orthodontic trainees.
• Postgraduate teaching qualification in Medical Education.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous convictions.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum (pro rata for part time).

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