Description
We are seeking a Locum Consultant in Restorative Dentistry to join our team at St George's Hospital in Tooting, London.
The successful candidate will assess and triage referrals to the Hospital Department against agreed criteria to ensure that appropriate patients are accepted for treatment.
Key responsibilities include:
- Responding in a timely manner to referrals from GDPs and Community Dentists, providing appropriate information on assessment outcome, treatment plans, and treatment to be undertaken by the referring clinician
- Referring patients successfully treated back to the referring clinician for subsequent restorative work and ongoing oral health care
- Maintaining accurate and timely clinical records, adhering to accepted good practice with regard to patient confidentiality and consent
- Auditing the service to evaluate the effectiveness of service provision and ultimately to look at clinical outcomes
- Participating in the Maxillo-Facial Department's Clinical Governance programme, including the Study/Journal club
- Being involved where appropriate with audit and research programmes
- Adapting flexibly to changes which occur in the service and assisting in implementing such changes
- Working independently and providing high-quality care to patients
The post is part-time and fixed-term for 12 months.
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 per annum.