Faculty of Medicine and Health
School of Dentistry
Clinical Lecturer (without Honorary Consultant status) in Hygiene and Paediatric Dentistry
One Year Fixed Term - 0.3 FTE (Wednesday pm and all day Thursday)
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic individual with an active interests in teaching, to provide
academic support for the paediatric element of the Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy programme (two
sessions per week) and in paediatric dentistry (one session per week). The post will be based within the
School of Dentistry at the Leeds Dental Institute; however clinical supervision/triage sessions will take place
at the Bradford outreach centre: West Bourne Green (WBG) on Thursdays. You should hold a dental
qualification and have experience of teaching at an undergraduate and postgraduate level. You must be on
the GDC Paediatric Dentistry Specialist Register.
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.
Salary will be on the Clinical Lecturer Scale without Honorary Consultant Contract (£31,301 –
£58,231 per annum) depending on qualifications and experience
Informal enquiries may be made to Miss Leean Morrow, Dental Hygiene/Therapy Programme Director, tel:
0113 34 36234/36255, e-mail L.morrow@leeds.ac.uk and/or Professor Monty Duggal, Professor of
Paediatric Dentistry, tel: 0113 34 36177, e-mail: m.s.duggal@leeds.ac.uk
To apply on line please visit https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk . If you have any specific enquiries about your online
application please contact Claire Godfrey, tel: +44 (0)113 343 6168; email: c.l.godfrey@leeds.ac.uk)
Job Ref: MHDEN1011
Closing date: 5 December 2014
JOB DESCRIPTION
This post is based within the Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy Programme and Paediatric Dentistry.
You will be required to undertake the following set sessions:
West Bourne Green Outreach (Bradford): Thursday
- Clinical Teaching - Dental Therapy/Triage clinics
School of Dentistry: Wednesday PM
- Support of teaching -lectures/ PBL/preclinical skills/ GA exodotia/ assessments etc
PURPOSE OF THE POST
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To contribute to and be instrumental in developing excellence in paediatric teaching within the Dental
Hygiene and Dental Therapy programme and to develop appropriate interdisciplinary teaching.
Provide postgraduate teaching in paediatric dentistry.
Development of the curriculum and module lead in paediatric dentistry within the Dental Hygiene and
Dental Therapy programme.
Research project mentor
Internal examiner for the clinical practice examinations
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The main duties of the post will be responsibility for the leading and teaching of paediatric dentistry within
the Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy programme in addition to one session of teaching in paediatric
dentistry.
Student Education
The post holder will have effective teaching skills and will maintain and enhance standards of student
attainment in the Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy programme. Teaching duties will be in keeping with
those of a Clinical Lecturer to include didactic teaching, small group work, preclinical teaching and clinical
teaching under general anaesthetic and local anaesthetic. You will provide support and guidance to
students and departmental staff when requested.
In accepting the post the appointee will undertake to attend approved courses in small group teaching and
appraisal/examination techniques if required. Thereafter, the appointee will be expected to attend at least
one approved course in some aspect of teaching within every three year cycle. It is not envisaged that
he/she will need to repeat the same course every three years but to diversify their interest and breadth of
experience.
In addition:
 Make a significant contribution to developing and contributing to the paediatric dentistry elements within
Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy programme and paediatric dentistry.
 Effective large and small group teaching (including clinical teaching in small groups) will be expected.
An open and integrated approach to the ongoing design and delivery of courses that promote oral
health will be required.
 The candidate should be able to stimulate students to learn through demonstration of enthusiasm and
professionalism.
 The successful candidate should have experience of teaching at undergraduate level.
 The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate broad experience and evidence of innovation
in their methods of teaching.
 Postgraduate qualification in learning and teaching, or present equivalent evidence of understanding of
student learning is desirable.
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/
Relationships
The successful applicant is responsible to the Dean of the School of Dentistry and the Dean of the Faculty
of Medicine and Health.
In relation to clinical duties, the post holder will be managerially accountable to the relevant Operational
Directors within the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Bradford Salaried Dental Services.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
You must hold a dental qualification and be fully registered with the General Dental Council. You should
have a proven commitment to academic dentistry with an established reputation in teaching. In addition the
essential and desirable attributes required are as follows:
Essential
 A dental qualification (eg: BDS/BChD)
 Full registration with the United Kingdom General Dental Council (GDC) or eligible to be so if
from outside of the UK
 On the GDC Specialist Register in Paediatric Dentistry or eligible to be so if from outside of the
UK
 Substantial experience of clinical practice in either the NHS or private sector
 An ability to motivate and engender enthusiasm in others, as evidenced for example, in student
feedback obtained from teaching.
 Experience of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
 Effective participation in clinical audit.
 Experience of working independently
 Effective communication, presentation and time management skills.
 Experience of working within a team and as a team leader.
 An ability to work effectively independently and under pressure.
 Good organisational ability, including the ability to manage time effectively and prioritise tasks.
 Demonstrable liaison and networking skills
 Commitment to personal training and development.
 Strong problem solving skills
 Good IT skills, e.g. MSOffice, PowerPoint, email.
Desirable
 MSc or equivalent or any other higher academic qualifications
 Fellowship in Dental Surgery or Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery, or equivalent
 Commitment to research and publication, with a record of publication appropriate to experience
 Recognised teaching qualification
 Experience of student evaluation and assessment including exams, essays, presentations
 Experience of managing the clinical service.
 Experience of teaching Dental Care Professionals (DCP’s)
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 welcomes its newly-appointed Dean, Professor Helen Whelton, current President of the
International Association of Dental Research, from 1 October 1 2013. Of particular relevance to this post,
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 has recently introduced the first undergraduate master’s degree (BSc, BChD,
MChD) in UK dentistry. This is sector leading and it has been widely acclaimed as the future model for
dental education. Central to the new programme is the increased engagement with research for our
undergraduate students. The successful candidate would be involved in setting the direction that research
projects would take ensuring they built on existing research themes.
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 £multi-million 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-andbarring-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.