Faculty of Medicine and Health
School of Dentistry
Clinical Teaching Fellows in Oral Surgery
Fixed term for 2 years
Available as either part-time or full time options
This posts present a unique opportunity for development of individuals as clinical teachers. You will contribute
to the maintenance and further development of excellence in the quality of education at the School of Dentistry
and at designated outreach clinical centres. You will also have a key role in inspiring our students to develop
to their full potential through provision of best educational experience and clinical teaching. Responsibilities
will include both pre-clinical and clinical supervision of students.
With a dental qualification, full GDC registration and relevant general professional training or equivalent you
will be capable of contributing to all aspects of minor oral surgery and acute dental care teaching. Although
teaching experience is desirable, you should be able to evidence the ability to contribute effectively to teaching
programmes and be able to enthuse others. Previous experience of treating patients with IV sedation and
working in an oral and maxillofacial surgery unit is also desirable.
A full induction programme and inclusion on the University of Leeds Teaching and Research Award (ULTRA)
will be available to develop teaching and clinical skills with the full support of the University of Leeds Staff
Support and Development Unit.
These posts will suit enthusiastic clinicians with an interest in dental education, who wish to explore the
potential for an academic career in clinical dentistry.
The University of Leeds is committed to providing equal opportunities for all. The university is a
charter member of Athena SWAN and holds the Bronze award. We will be happy to consider job share
applications and are committed to flexible working for all our employees.
Clinical Lecturer Salary Scale (£31,301 - £58,231 p.a.) depending upon qualifications and relevant
experience
Informal enquiries regarding the post should be directed to Julie Burke, tel. +44 (0) 113 343 9156, email
j.l.burke@leeds.ac.uk or James Carey, tel +44 (0) 113 343 5675, email j.a.carey@leeds.ac.uk
If you have any specific enquiries about your online application please contact Christina Dowe on tel.
+44 (0) 113 343 8334, email c.h.dowe@leeds.ac.uk.
Job Reference:
MHDEN1013
Closing Date: 8 December 2014
Purpose of the post
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To contribute to the maintenance and further development of excellence in the quality of
education at the School of Dentistry and at designated outreach clinical centres- Beeston/Leeds,
Bradford and Hull.
To inspire our students to develop to their full potential through provision of best educational
experience and clinical teaching.
Location
The location of the main teaching may vary between academic terms, year groups being taught and
experience of the individuals appointed between the main School of Dentistry site and the three
outreach centres (Beeston/Leeds, Bradford and Hull).
Main Duties and Responsibilities
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You will be expected to be capable of contributing to all aspects of minor oral surgery and acute
dental care teaching. It is recognised that individual variation and preference for applicants’
particular clinical activities will be a factor that influences clinical activity.
To contribute to the clinical teaching (both at the School of Dentistry and designated outreach
centres), state-of-the-art clinical skills classrooms, and academic small groups and, with
appropriate support, in lectures.
Responsibilities will include giving pre-clinical and clinical demonstrations for students on
programmes of study offered by the School of Dentistry and high-level, effective supervision of
interventive patient treatment by students.
To supervise dental and dental care professionals on programmes of study offered by the School.
To ensure good communication and effective working with the Student Education Office at the
School of Dentistry.
To undertake training in relation to developing professional competence in teaching.
To maintain up-to-date knowledge and skills in the field of dentistry and to participate in quality
assurance and clinical governance programmes.
This job description is not intended as an exhaustive list of duties to be conducted. Rather it is
intended as indicative of the key responsibilities of the post.
General Information
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You will be expected to take advantage of further training opportunities, particularly with regard to
developing your professional competence in teaching and as stated above, support will be offered
through the University’s Staff and Departmental Unit.
A relevant NHS honorary contract(s) will be sought, the title being dependent upon relevant
clinical qualifications and experience.
You are invited to specify preference of days at the time of application.
Relationships
You will be directly responsible to a nominated Head of Department and onwards to the Director of
Student Education, through whom you will be accountable to the Dean of Dentistry, and ultimately the
Dean of the Faculty.
University Values
All staff are expected to operate in line with the university’s values and standards, which work as an
integral part of our strategy and set out the principles of how we work together. More information
about the university’s strategy and values is available at http://www.leeds.ac.uk/comms/strategy/
Person Specification
Essential
 A dental qualification and eligibility for immediate and full registration with the General Dental
Council.
 Completed relevant general professional training or equivalent.
 Evidence of an ability to contribute effectively to the teaching of students on programmes of study
offered by the School of Dentistry.
 Evidence of an ability to contribute to academic management in the School of Dentistry and
outreach facilities.
 Evidence of enthusiasm and commitment to the promotion of quality enhancement in dental
education.
 Evidence that you will be able to inspire students to achieve their best.
 High level communication and presentation skills.
 Effective interpersonal and time management skills and the capacity to enthuse others and to
work successfully as a team member.
Desirable
 Innovations in dental education
 Teaching experience
 Possession of a formal teaching qualification or currently undertaking training in teaching
 Experience of treating patients with IV sedation
 Experience of working in an oral and maxillofacial surgery unit
Faculty Information
With more than 6,000 students, 1,600 staff and annual research income of £50m, the Faculty of
Medicine and Health at Leeds is bigger than some universities. Leeds has one of the largest medical
and bioscience research bases in the UK, and is an acknowledged world leader in cancer,
cardiovascular, psychiatric, genetic, musculo-skeletal and health services research. Treatments
developed in Leeds are transforming the lives of people around the world living with conditions such
as HIV, TB, diabetes and malaria.
The School of Dentistry
The School of Dentistry is newly convened in August 2013 following a separation of the NHS Trust
and University elements of the former Leeds Dental Institute. The School is committed to the highest
standards of academic excellence and will continue to work closely with partners in the Leeds
Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to deliver high quality patient care and exceptional clinical training at
all levels from undergraduate teaching through to specialist registration. Oral Biological Sciences are
a significant strength of the School, whose key research theme and aspiration is translation of
innovative scientific development into clinical practice.
The School’s current Dean is Professor Helen Whelton, former President of the International
Association of Dental Research (2013 - 4 session). Professor Whelton’s plans include an ambitious
international clinical research programme, addressing unanswered questions about the links between
oral health and general health.
The School of Dentistry is situated on the second floor of the Worsley Medical and Dental building,
which also accommodates the Dental Hospital, the Medical School and the University of Leeds Health
Sciences Library. It is situated on the southern side of the University campus half a mile from the city
centre.
Student Experience and Education Overview
The School of Dentistry is currently the most popular dental school in the United Kingdom. We
attract more applicants than any other school for our undergraduate programmes and we are the
second largest school for undergraduate dental education in the UK.
Student education at the University of Leeds’ School of Dentistry is internationally renowned for being
both flagship and innovative, and this is evidenced by the School offering the only undergraduate
masters’ programme in dental surgery in the UK. In tandem with our undergraduate masters’ dental
surgery programme we also offer a Diploma in Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy and, in
partnership with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, we are also involved in the provision of Dental
Nursing and Dental Technology training. This makes us unique, as we are the only school that trains
all members of the dental team. In tandem with our undergraduate programmes we also offer an
expanding portfolio of postgraduate dental programmes.
The quality of teaching on our undergraduate programmes is very high and all staff are committed to
continually developing our taught programmes. Recently the General Dental Council inspected all our
undergraduate programmes with all programmes being found to be of the highest standard.
Our programmes are completely modular and benefit from having Year and Module Leads with
Programme Leads managed under the direction of the Director of Student Education.
All members of staff within the School participate in both undergraduate and postgraduate taught
provision and this, we believe, is why the quality of our teaching, which is repeatedly assessed by our
students as very high, is as high as it is.
We have a student advice team, which supports all students within the school. This along with our
personal tutoring system, with which all staff engage, provides the highest levels of pastoral support
for our students.
Research Overview
Leeds Dental Institute (LDI) was rated highly in RAE2008, with 60% of its research rated as
world leading or internationally excellent. The successful candidate will join a group of high
quality, highly active researchers. The School of Dentistry enjoys a lively, multi-disciplinary research
environment and has a long held reputation for excellence in interdisciplinary research.
Our goal is to carry out excellent clinical research underpinned by outstanding basic dental science,
in order to meet the international priority needs for translational and clinical research in dentistry. We
have three Research Groups, each with internationally recognised leadership (Basic Dental Sciences
Research Group led by Professor J Kirkham; Clinical Dental Research Group led by Professor V
Clerehugh; Dental Education Research & Scholarship Group led by Professor M Manogue). The
Groups collaborate extensively with each other and with colleagues within our Faculty (Medicine and
Health), as well as in other Faculties (e.g. Biology, Engineering, Mathematics and Physical
Sciences).
The Basic Dental Sciences Research Group encompasses three themes:
The Biomineralisation Research Theme (led by Professor Jennifer Kirkham) encompasses
skeletal tissue biology from formation to destruction and genotype to phenotype at all stages of the
translational pipeline; including investigations of molecular mechanisms i) controlling mammalian
biomineralisation events, ii) of pathogenesis in inherited dental pathologies and iii) underlying
biomimetic therapeutics together with iv) ultra-high resolution imaging of cells and biomolecules.
The Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Research Theme (led by Professor David Wood)
aims to develop strategies for the restoration, repair or regeneration of musculoskeletal tissues;
including i) development of novel antimicrobial dental materials, ii) development of scaffolds for tissue
engineering of bone and cartilage, iii) controlling the growth and differentiation of stem cells for
regenerative applications.
The Microbiology and Cell Biology Research Theme (led by Professor Deirdre Devine)
endeavours to understand the roles of microbes and host responses in health and infectious or
malignant disease; including (i) characterising and controlling oral biofilms, including mathematical
and computational modelling of biofilms ii) investigations of environmental regulation of microbial
pathogenicity, iii) understanding host-microbe homeostasis, iv) cellular responses and innate
defences in infectious and malignant disease.
The Clinical Dental Research Group encompasses two themes:
The Applied Clinical Dental Research Theme (led by Professor Valerie Clerehugh) focuses on
caries and erosion research on foods and their implications for oral health, together with research in
tooth whitening, tooth avulsion/fracturing and periodontology, conducting research and clinical trials
to GCP/ICH standards. Expertise in fluoride research resident at Leeds School of Dentistry has
resulted in development of a novel fluoride releasing device to target high risk children and has
introduced new paradigms in the thinking around the molecular mechanisms of dental fluorosis.
The Dental Public Health & Health Services Research Theme (led by Professor Gail Douglas)
participates in a strong network of international collaboration in Dental Public Health and Health
Services Research across Europe, the United States and South America. Research streams are
related to i) the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) collaboration; ii) we
are a WHO Collaborating Centre for Research in Oral Health, Migration and Inequalities, undertaking
research into oral health issues relevant to public health in the UK and overseas; iii) developing
statistical methodologies to optimise clinical research evidence in oral health, in close collaboration
with the University of Leeds Centre of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
The Dental Education Research and Scholarship Group (led by Professor Michael Manogue)
encompasses research into advances in, i) curriculum development, ii) how best to assess and
provide feedback for students at various stages of their undergraduate and postgraduate careers, iii)
professionalism and what it means in the 21st century for dental professionals, iv) team working and
its benefits, v) admissions process and the parameters that define a successful dentist. We are
collaborating with the Medical education Unit in a £4.5 M award investigating Assessment and
Learning in Practice Settings. Scholarship and its promotion is a key role of the Group and with it,
the encouragement of a scholarly, academic and reflective approach to dental education.
Staff in the School of Dentistry are involved in flagship, cross-Faculty initiatives aimed at
translating fundamental and applied research findings for maximum clinical and socio-economic
benefit.
The EPSRC Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC) in Medical Technologies will facilitate
translation of the School’s research in development of novel devices for skeletal tissue regeneration
and repair. Led by the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Professor John Fisher, and funded by a £multimillion award from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council of Great Britain
(EPSRC), the IKC aims to address the creation of new medical technologies and services and their
accelerated adoption within a complex global marketplace.
The Wellcome EPSRC Centre of Excellence in Medical Engineering (WELMEC) is a £multi-million
initiative, “Engineering Solutions for an Ageing Population with Musculoskeletal & Cardiovascular
Disease: 50 more years after 50”. WELMEC integrates therapeutic interventions, diagnosis, enabling
evaluation technologies and patient monitoring to address clinical and industrial challenges in
medical engineering for the aging population. In dentistry, WELMEC is addressing degeneration of
bones and teeth in an ageing population and exploiting ease of access to deliver innovative
regenerative therapies and novel diagnostic methods.
International Profile and Initiatives
In line with the University of Leeds strategy the School of Dentistry is committed to enhancing our
international profile through the development of key strategic partnerships. Formal collaborative
agreements between Leeds and Dental Schools in the Universities of Michigan, Osaka and Nanjing
have been established to promote excellence in international, multi-centre collaborative research,
particularly in clinical and translational research and regenerative technologies. Building on shared
expertise and knowledge amongst our partners we aim to work together to improve oral health
outcomes in our own communities and across the globe.
In addition to formal Memoranda of Understanding with the Universities of Michigan and Osaka we
have established a Joint Centre for Oral Health Sciences with the University of Nanjing. We are also
founder members of the World Universities Network for Oral Health Sciences, a network of research
intensive universities committed to addressing global challenges in Oral Health. The impact from the
development of our Strategic partnerships has included joint research through staff/student
exchange, resulting in publications, grant income and enhanced opportunities for dissemination of
research advances to a global audience.
Additional Information
Terms and Conditions
Details of the terms and conditions of employment for all staff at the university, including information
on pensions and benefits, are available on the Human Resources web pages accessible via the links
on the right hand side, or at http://hr.leeds.ac.uk/policies
University Teaching and Research Award
The Senate of the University has agreed that all newly appointed staff with a contract of 0.5 FTE and
above who have a teaching/ research role and are deemed new to teaching or research in Higher
Education should be required to complete successfully all of the requirements of the University of
Leeds Teaching and Research or an appropriate alternative. Whether or not this applies to you, will
be decided as part of the appointment procedure at interview.
Further details of the ULTRA are available at http://www.sddu.leeds.ac.uk/sddu-ultra.html
Staff with contracts of less than 0.5 FTE may take the ULTRA provided that they have a broad
enough range of teaching, research and assessment to complete the requirements of the
Programme: this will be decided in conjunction with the School and the course providers.
Disclosure and Barring Service checks
This post falls under the remit of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
As such, all applicants are required to declare any convictions, cautions, reprimands and warnings,
including any pending criminal prosecutions and those which would otherwise be considered 'spent'
under the 1974 Act. However, amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013) provide that certain
‘spent’ convictions and cautions are now 'protected' and are not subject to disclosure to employers ,
and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and
convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service website.
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service and at
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1198/pdfs/uksi_20131198_en.pdf
Declarations of any such information as described above, should be made in the ‘other personal
details’ section of the application form and details sent to the Recruitment Officer at
disclosure@leeds.ac.uk.
Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is required for this position.
The successful applicant will be required to give consent for the University to check their criminal
record status through independent verification (from the DBS). Information will be kept in strict
confidence. Your offer of appointment will be subject to the University being satisfied with the
outcome of these checks.
Disabled Applicants
The post is located on Levels 5 & 6 of the Worsley Building. Disabled applicants wishing to review
access to the building are invited to contact the department direct. Additional information may be
sought from the Recruitment Officer, email disclosure@leeds.ac.uk or tel + 44 (0)113 343 1723.
Disabled applicants are not obliged to inform employers of their disability but will still be covered by
the Equality Act once their disability becomes known.
Further information for applicants with disabilities, impairments or health conditions is
available in the applicant guidance.