Specialist in Orthodontics - Band C - Community

For full details of the role, please refer to the attached job description. To help you prepare a strong application, please take a look at our application guide, which offers helpful advice and guidance throughout the application process.

Service context and scope The Community Dental Service provides care for patients who cannot readily access or receive appropriate treatment within high street orthodontic practice. The Specialist Orthodontist will work across community clinics as a core member of an integrated team, collaborating with primary, secondary and tertiary care services to provide safe, equitable and coordinated care and advice.

Key working relationships OHFT Clinical Director and OUH Clinical Lead; OUH consultant colleagues in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS), Orthodontics, Oral Medicine and Restorative Dentistry; specialists and clinicians in Special Care Dentistry and Paediatric Dentistry; orthodontic therapists, dental therapists, dental nurses and oral health improvement teams; general dental practitioners and local specialist orthodontic practices; anaesthetic, medical,allied health professional, education, social care and safeguarding teams; and patients, parents, carers, advocates and community organisations.

The community orthodontic caseload may include

• Children and young people requiring specialist orthodontic assessment, interceptive care or treatment appropriate for a community setting
• Patients with learning disability, autism, physical or sensory disability, neurological or mental health conditions, complex medical needs, dental anxiety, behavioural support needs or communication difficulties
• Patients requiring coordinated orthodontic, preventive, restorative, surgical, special care or paediatric dental care
• Patients with eruption disturbances, impacted or ectopic teeth, developmental dental anomalies, trauma-related needs or complex interceptive treatment requirements
• Patients affected by health inequalities, social vulnerability, safeguarding concerns or other barriers to mainstream orthodontic services
• Patients requiring assessment and onward referral to hospital or tertiary multidisciplinary pathways where complex cases can be managed in the community with hospital oversight (hub and spoke model)