Locum Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry

This is a Locum Consultant post for Maternity cover .The remit of the postholder will be to work within the multi-disciplinary team providing and further developing care for [the dental care group] from King's College Dental Hospital, and to provide and develop Paediatric Dental services to the Trust's paediatric patients. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the Care Group while having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff., The post will be based at Denmark Hill. The proposed Job Plan (10 PAs) is attached, and there is no On-Call commitment

All employees are expected to undertake work on any of the Trust's sites as required by the service. As a senior employee of the Trust, you will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust's patients. Integral to these responsibilities are the following:

1. The provision of a first-class clinical service

2. Effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty

3. Sustaining and developing teaching and research in conjunction with King's College London / KHP

4. Undertaking all work in accordance with the Trust's procedures and operating policies

5. Conducting clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust's service plans

6. Maintaining the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Care Group or the Trust

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reachis our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible