Senior Clinical Lecturer/Associate Professor/Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry

The Peninsula Dental School has a unique and exciting opportunity for an individual to work in a modern and innovative dental school. You will have a broad and exciting portfolio of responsibilities and be part of an enthusiastic team.

You will play a pivotal role in delivering the development of first class dental practitioners whose priority is their patients and their community. You will also be responsible for the overseeing treatment of all Paediatric patients in the Dental Education Facilities ensuring that the highest quality of teaching and patient care is provided.

You will have a Bachelor of Dental Surgery Degree, full registration with the UK General Dental Council (GDC) and be on the GDC Specialist List in Paediatric Dentistry.

The salary will be on the Senior Clinical Lecturer salary scale, the exact pay threshold will be dependent on experience and seniority. The post is available on a full-time basis.

The University of Plymouth is a thriving, dynamic institution, named in the top 10 UK Young University in the 2019 Times Higher Education Young University Rankings. A three times winner of the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education and the University was the first in the world to be awarded the Social Enterprise Mark. The University of Plymouth is a top 50 research university with clusters of world-class research across a wide range of disciplines.

The University of Plymouth has a strong record of excellence, enterprise and innovation across its teaching and research activities and having its own medical and dental schools enhances this exceptional portfolio. Indeed, Plymouth is the first modern university in the country to establish its own medical and dental school.

The Dental School’s educational philosophy centres on an enquiry-based approach with student driven learning, clinically intensive with purpose built facilities and state of the art technology in the localities of Plymouth (Derriford and Devonport), Exeter and Truro. Peninsula Dental School received the joint highest National Student Survey scores for teaching and learning in 2018 in the UK. The school achieved an exceptionally high position in the Guardian League Tables in 2019. Following the General Dental Council’s recent inspections the Dental School also achieved an excellent report.

For an informal discussion to find out more about the role then please contact Ewen McColl-Director of Clinical Dentistry-ewen.mccoll@plymouth.ac.uk

This is a full-time position working 40 hours per week (10 PA’s) on a permanent basis.

There is an essential requirement within this role that you will be required to travel to and work at different University sites and/or other business locations that may not be easily accessible by public transport. Please refer to the job description for further information.

Please demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.

This role will require an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check plus Adult and Children Barred List checks.

Interviews are likely to take place on Thursday, 18 May 2023 and you will be notified if you have been shortlisted or not.

Closing date: 12 midnight, Sunday 30 April 2023

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