Consultant - #1795711

Applications are invited for this full-time Consultant post based at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital and Mersey Care Community Dental Service.

This new post will provide service delivery and patient care for medically compromised children as part of a team of Paediatric Dentists, Orthodontists and Maxillo-Facial Surgeons at Alder Hey and to provide service delivery and patient care to the paediatric patients within the Merseyside Dental Community locality.

Applicants must be fully registered with the General Dental Council and be on the Specialist List in Paediatric Dentistry, and have passed the Fellowship in Paediatric Dentistry (or within six months of eligibility for inclusion).

The Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry will join the current team of 4 part-time consultants in Paediatric Dentistry in the Department, providing treatment for craniofacial and medically compromised children. The post holder will contribute to the strategic development of the Paediatric Dental Service, liaising with other colleagues as required. Clinical services will be provided with a high level of expertise in diagnosis, treatment planning and treatment of the dental needs of children. The post holder will also be responsible for the collection and co-ordination of appropriate audit records.

As one of Europe’s biggest and busiest children’s hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions. In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.

Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children’s medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world’s leaders in children’s healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children’s specialists. Alongside this is our Innovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.

We know that a children’s hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sharon Lee Job title: Clinical Director Email address: [email protected]

Matthew Upton, Acting Head of Performance

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Helen Sayer, Dental Clinical Director, Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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