Clinical Dental Tutor - School of Dentistry - 81733 - Clinical

Full Job Description

Position Details

School of Dentistry, Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences

Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Clinical post 

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £38,619 to £70,769

Part Time 

Permanent and Fixed Term Contracts available

Closing date: 4th March 2024 

Background

An opportunity has arisen for an individual(s) to join the enthusiastic and forward-looking team of clinical dental tutors and academics at the University of Birmingham teaching undergraduate dental students registered on the BDS degree programme. Teaching on the open plan clinics, supervising patient care, at the Birmingham Dental Hospital and School of Dentistry provides an excellent opportunity to shape the future dental professional using modern assessment and feedback technologies. The state-of-the-art Dental School and Hospital opened in 2016 as the first integrated, stand-alone facility of its kind in the UK for almost 40 years. Students have access to microscopes and other modern dental equipment to ensure they get the clinical experience they need to enter the profession upon graduation.

The College of Medical and Dental Sciences

College Overview and Structure

The College of Medical and Dental Sciences (MDS) is the largest of the University’s Colleges with over 1500 members of staff ensuring teaching and research excellence across a wide range of pre-clinical and clinical disciplines.

The College is structured into 8 Institutes:

• Institute of Applied Health Research
• Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences
• Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences
• Institute of Clinical Sciences
• Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy
• Institute of Inflammation and Ageing
• Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research
• Institute of Microbiology and Infection

Our Institutes are focused academic units in identified areas of high-performing research and teaching excellence, each with an ambitious strategy and empowered leadership. We draw together outstanding academic, clinical, and professional services staff around coherent and highly collaborative themes. The Institutes are responsible for driving the further development and delivery of priority themes identified in the institutional Life Sciences Strategy (see below). They are championing interdisciplinary collaboration across the University’s Colleges and in partnership with our regional NHS Trusts. Each Institute contributes to our translational pipeline, supporting fundamental research excellence through to clinical and applied health programmes.  This strategy ensures that our research delivers real impact in health and wealth generation and that our educational programmes are informed by our research strengths. Co-location and core focal points for each of the Institutes ensure cohesion, whilst at the same time promoting cross-Institute working and collaboration. This is further enabled through access to key College-managed facilities and resources and the provision of high-quality professional services support including core academic, technical and specialist administration in support of teaching and research delivery.

The Institute of Clinical Sciences consists of several Schools dedicated to the delivery of research and education including:

• Medical School
• School of Pharmacy
• School of Nursing
• School of Biomedical Sciences
• School of Dentistry
• Graduate School

Role Summary

The School of Dentistry is looking to appoint Clinical Dental Tutor(s) to work under the direction of the Academic Leads of Clinical Practice or Specialty Teaching and the Head of School. To undertake clinical teaching and/or laboratory based simulation teaching and associated administrative duties including progress monitoring, report writing and feeding into the School’s reporting processes. The demonstration of initiative in contributing actively to the continued development and improvement of the teaching programme is welcomed and expected.

To take responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of patients under student care. To ensure that patient treatment by students is carried out with minimal trauma, and discomfort, ensuring infection prevention and control measures are followed and not involving any danger to patient health. The care of patients takes precedence over academic concerns.

Clinical teaching sessions run through the day (08:30-12:30 morning and 13:00-17:00 afternoon). The post holder will be required to work through the day or on a sessional basis, which will be agreed at the time of appointment. The post offered will either be substantive or on a fixed term basis in the first instance. Please indicate in your application your preferred working sessions. Flexibility in delivery of sessions would be desirable.

The Clinical Dental Tutor role must be available to work on site during annually published School of Dentistry term time (43 weeks per year).

At present we have vacancies for Clinical Dental Tutors to work on a Tuesday & Thursday, however, other days of the week may be considered.

Main Duties

Teaching

• Clinical supervision of integrated adult restorative dentistry teaching in Clinical Practice, or specific Specialty Teaching areas including fixed and removable prosthodontics, endodontics, periodontics, simulation environments and occasionally in other areas as required.
• Simulation teaching, as directed by Specialty Teaching areas, utilising phantom heads in both the laboratory and clinical environments. 
• To monitor student progress with clinical procedures and to intervene when appropriate.
• Participation in tutorials and lecture programme which may include development of new teaching materials as appropriate.
• Preparation of the required teaching material and conforming to relevant teaching policies, including those published by Specialty Teaching areas. To clarify these policies where necessary through discussion with the area concerned.

Continuous Assessment / Feedback

• Maintain a professional record of student achievement on a sessional basis including timely provision of recorded feedback to the student. 
• To provide input (report writing) to termly Continuous Assessment reports, collated by the Head of Firm or clinic.
• Ensure that unsatisfactory performance is explained in a supportive manner and duly noted in records so that they can be substantiated.
• Provide verbal and written feedback to students on strengths and weaknesses as close to the event as possible.
• Participate in examinations including, from time to time, the invigilation, assessment, question setting and marking of examination papers.

Clinical Organisation

• To conform to the clinical policies, guidelines, and standard operating procedures of Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHCfT) and the School of Dentistry
• To support the Head of Firm in the safe and efficient running of the clinic.
• To complete clinical documentation as appropriate to the hospital and local teaching area.
• Check student entries for errors or omissions
• Electronically sign the hospital notes
• Sign laboratory cards and IRMER compliant radiography prescriptions.
• Initial clinical stages and items
• Target items according to the Clinical Practice course requirements
• To undertake occasional sessions for patient treatment or screening of patients for recruitment to student clinics.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications, Experience

• Full registration with the UK General Dental Council (GDC).
• Team Worker
• IT skills and familiarity with electronic clinical records and systems.
• Meets the requirements for Occupational Health Clearance and enhanced DBS screening.
• Preferably have been involved in foundation training and have some teaching experience.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Capable of adapting these to diverse environments including clinic, classroom, lecture theatre, one-to-one teaching.
• Able to communicate with colleagues and students at all levels in a clear, effective and timely manner.

OH and DBS required  

The University is committed to safeguarding and we promote safe recruitment practice, therefore all associated pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. Due to the nature of the work undertaken in this role all successful applicants will be subject to a satisfactory Occupational Health and DBS clearance prior to appointment. 

Further particulars can be found here

Informal enquiries to Dr Upen Patel, email:

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