This is an exciting opportunity to continue to engage with a career in teaching and the scholarship of restorative dentistry
Cardiff University, School of Dentistry
Clinical Senior Lecturer / Reader / Chair / Honorary Consultant in Restorative Dentistry
College of Biomedical and Life Sciences
Cardiff University, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, School of Dentistry invites applications for the post of Clinical Senior Lecturer / Reader / Chair / Honorary Consultant in Restorative Dentistry (full-time).
To support our core activities, we are looking for an individual with excellent skills and the capability to educate the next generation of dental professionals in Wales in Restorative Dentistry. We are seeking an experienced clinician to lead and develop teaching in these areas across our dental undergraduate programmes. If you are looking for an opportunity to work in a centre with access to the full range of support facilities and lead these disciplines for the Principality, we would like to hear from you. We will work with you to create opportunities to link with our research groups, develop innovative teaching, or pursue other related aspirations. Appointment is offered at Clinical Senior Lecturer to Reader level, though for candidates meeting the relevant benchmarks set by Cardiff University, appointment may be made at Professorial level.
The successful candidate will be awarded an appropriate honorary contract by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.
For confidential, informal enquiries regarding this vacancy please contact Professor Nicola Innes, Head of School (InnesN@Cardiff.ac.uk)
Salary: £86,063 - £111,732 per annum (Clinical Grade D6) – an appointment will be made on the appropriate point of the Clinical Academic Consultant scale. This position provides eligibility for clinical commitment awards. These are awarded automatically in the absence of an unsatisfactory job plan review once a Consultant has reached top of scale and then at 3 yearly intervals thereafter.
This post is full time (37.5 hours per week), open-ended and available from 1 May 2023.
Interview date: TBC
Closing date: Thursday, 9 March 2023
Visit the link www.tinyurl.com/cardiffresto for essential criteria and the job description to find out more – or email Professor James Field fieldj2@cardiff.ac.uk
Essential Criteria
All candidates (Clinical Teaching and Scholarship AND Clinical Teaching and Research Applicants) should:
1. Possess a BDS (or equivalent) degree, full registration with the United Kingdom General Dental Council (GDC);
2. Possess Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Exit Examination in Restorative Dentistry or equivalent with entry onto the Specialist Register or be within 6 months of eligibility for inclusion;
3. Hold a Certificate of Accreditation or eligibility for a CCT in Restorative Dentistry;
4. Have achieved a postgraduate qualification in a related subject area; postgraduate degree at PhD level in the related area or significant other relevant experience with evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
5. Be able to demonstrate, perform and supervise clinical procedures in Restorative Dentistry at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
6. Have an established national and developing international reputation within academic field (for appointment at Clinical Senior Lecturer level); an emerging international reputation is required at Reader level, and an established international reputation is required at Chair level.
7. Be able to demonstrate knowledge of clinical and research governance and good clinical practice criteria and evidence of actively engaging clinical and research governance activities.
8. Show evidence of significant post qualification experience of working within Restorative Dentistry within a specialist practice environment and/or hospital environment.
9. Show evidence of the ability to manage, lead and develop a specialist clinical service and the ability to demonstrate clinical procedures at a specialist level.
10. Have a proven record of academic leadership
