Locum Consultant in Orthodontics

Developing and maintaining close working relationships with specialist orthodontic practitioners in primary care to support effective patient pathways and continuity of care. Providing second opinions for patients at the request of dental and medical practitioners or consultant colleagues. Assessing and treating patients presenting with severe malocclusions and complex orthodontic needs. Managing patients requiring multidisciplinary care, including those with cleft lip and palate, orthognathic conditions, dentoalveolar discrepancies requirements, and sleep-disordered breathing conditions. Participating in joint multidisciplinary clinics and multidisciplinary team meetings, contributing specialist orthodontic expertise to the assessment, treatment planning, and management of complex cases. Advising and counselling patients where treatment is not indicated or is unlikely to deliver significant health benefit. Providing treatment plans and specialist advice to dentists, specialist practitioners, and referring clinicians. Supporting and helping to lead the education and training of Specialist Practitioners, Specialty Registrars, and Orthodontic Therapists, working in collaboration with educational colleagues at Guys and Kings College Hospitals. Participating in the education, training, and professional development of all departmental staff. Undertaking clinical audit and quality improvement activities at local, regional, and national levels. Participating in continuing professional development (CPD) and maintaining professional standards in accordance with General Dental Council requirements. Actively contributing to departmental clinical governance activities, including risk management, patient safety initiatives, morbidity and mortality review, audit, and service improvement programmes.