Consultant Orthodontist

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Consultant Orthodontist to join our dynamic Oral Surgery & Orthodontics team at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn. This is an excellent opportunity to lead and shape specialist orthodontic care for our local community, providing high-quality assessment and treatment for children and adults with a wide range of orthodontic needs. This is a rewarding position within a friendly, supportive department that is committed to delivering excellent patient care and continuously developing its services. We welcome applications from clinicians who combine strong clinical expertise with a collaborative, patient-centred approach.

Main duties of the job

To lead the delivery of specialist orthodontic care for children and adults, managing a wide range of complex cases including multidisciplinary and orthognathic treatments. Provide high-quality clinical care, contribute to the development of the orthodontic service, and work closely with colleagues in Oral Surgery, Maxillofacial Surgery, Paediatrics, and regional partners.

As Consultant Orthodontist, your primary responsibility will be to maintain the highest clinical standards in the management of orthodontic patients, including complex and interdisciplinary cases. You will provide specialist diagnosis, prevention and treatment of malocclusion, ensuring high-quality care across all aspects of the service.

Key responsibilities include:

• Deliver safe, effective orthodontic treatment for children and adults, including complex secondary-care cases.
• Participate in combined orthodontic-orthognathic pathways in collaboration with NNUH.
• Contribute to clinical governance, audit and continuous improvement within the service.
• Support and supervise junior dental staff, including DCTs, and contribute to teaching activities.
• Maintain continuing professional development and engagement with CME.
• Help ensure the smooth running and development of the orthodontic service, including participation in departmental meetings and annual job planning.
• Comply with Trust policies relating to safeguarding, health and safety, infection control, data protection and equality.

About us

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust provides acute, specialist, maternity and community services for around 375,000 people across West and North Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs. We are united in delivering safe, high-quality and compassionate care.Each year, our teams support tens of thousands of patients, including over 94,000 Emergency Department attendances, more than 25,000 day-case procedures, nearly 32,000 elective and non-elective inpatients, and over 1,700 births across 22 wards and around 500 beds.As part of the Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group, we work closely with partner hospitals to share expertise, innovate and create new opportunities for collaboration, learning and career development.We are helping shape the future of local healthcare, with plans for new state-of-the-art hospitals in King's Lynn and Gorleston through the Government's New Hospital Programme, and ongoing digital investment such as implementing an electronic patient record.The QEH holds teaching hospital status and is research active, recruiting more than 1,800 participants to NIHR portfolio studies last year. Rated 'Good' by the CQC in Caring, Well-Led and Effective, with Maternity Services also rated 'Good', and with around 4,000 staff and volunteers, we offer a strong community ethos and a focus on learning, wellbeing and development. The QEH is a place where your contribution matters -- and where you can help shape the future of healthcare.

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BDS or equivalent
• Full registration with the UK General Dental Council
• Full registration on GDC Specialist Register in Orthodontics
• Programme in Orthodontics obtaining CCST or equivalent

Desirable

• Further postgraduate qualifications (e.g. MSc, DDS or equivalent)

Professional Values & Behaviours, Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of SAC approved specialist training in orthodontic to consultant level or equivalent
• Wide experience in treatment of complex orthodontic cases appropriate to Secondary care
• Meets the criteria set out in the Specialist generic capabilities framework