DenTCRU Research Dentist (Primary Care)

Location: Leeds - Main Campus

Working time: 0.2 FTE

Contract type: Fixed Term (until 31^st March 2028 - to complete specific time limited work.)

Are you a GDC registered dentist with experience of working in Yorkshire primary care who has a research interest and are keen to gain further research experience and knowledge? Do you want to work with a group of inter-disciplinary academics and develop your clinical research skills?

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic dentist who will deliver strategic improvement of access to research opportunities in Yorkshire & the Humber for Oral & Dental Health (O&DH) addressing prevention targeting oral health inequalities bringing it out to the community by supporting research delivery in Primary Care Dental Practices and in Non-NHS settings with at-risk students in schools.  The focus is addressing oral & dental health (O&DH) prevention targeting at-risk, underserved communities with high oral health inequalities to ensure robust EDI. Adopting cross-organisational collaboration and partnerships that make Y&H the ‘go to place’ for delivering commercial and NIHR/UKRI researcher-led O&DH research. 

The post will support the growth of DENTPRIME NORTHERN (Dental Primary Care Oral Health Research Network) – our regional primary care research network. You will be supported by the NIHR Research Delivery Networks Oral & Dental Speciality leads in the locality Professors Sue Pavitt and Peter Day. You will also link to a person in South Yorkshire in Prof Zoe Marshman’s doing a similar role for knowledge exchange and sharing best practice approaches. 

As the primary role permits, you will also have some opportunity to be engaged in RAISED [Research Activity in Schools Evaluating Dental & oral health] in Yorkshire (RiY) research delivery across secondary schools. RiY is a complex intervention to improve oral health knowledge, skills, and behaviour in vulnerable communities. You will support participating Schools and primary care-based Foundation Dentists. This will also create opportunity to explore training practices joining DENTPRIME Northern. 

You should be have experience of working in Primary Care Dentistry in Yorkshire & The Humber, have experience of research, dental public health and/ or project management and in working with non-NHS communities. Evidence of successful work with young people is highly desirable. You should be highly organised, motivated, competent in working to tight deadlines and able to communicate effectively to a range of audiences in both oral and written mediums.   

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx. 16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s over 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance.
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: 
• Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• All FMH staff are entitled to ten days staff development per year (pro rata). Please speak to your Line Manager about how you can utilise these.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Professor Sue Pavitt, Director of DenTCRU

Tel: +44 7939 014659

Email: s.pavitt@leeds.ac.uk

or

Professor Peter Day, Professor in Paediatric Dentistry

Email: p.f.day@leeds.ac.uk

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