Clinical Dental Tutor – Periodontology - Department of Dentistry - 106108ACL - Clinical - 7530

Position Details

Department of Dentistry, School of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health

Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £43,455 to £78,799

Grade: Clinical

Part Time (15 hours per week)

Fixed Term contract up to March 2028

Closing date: 4th August 2025

Our offer to you

People are at the heart of what we are and do.

The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years, and we are equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university. We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond, support them to succeed, and celebrate their success.

We are committed to helping the people who work here to develop through our sector-leading Birmingham Professional programme which provides all professional services staff with development opportunities and the encouragement to reach their full potential. With almost 5,000 professional services jobs in a wide-range of functions in Edgbaston and in our campus in Dubai, there are plenty of opportunities for you to be able to develop your career at the University.

We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate. We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are, and how we work.

Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and, depending on the role, we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements. We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working. In addition, you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay, and a pension scheme. We also have three high quality subsidised day nurseries.

The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus, including main bus routes and a train station on site. On campus we have a state-of-the-art sports centre with pool, shops, places to eat and drink, our own art gallery, museum and botanical gardens.

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Background

An opportunity has arisen for an individual(s) to join the enthusiastic and forward-looking team of clinical dental tutors and academics at the University of Birmingham Department of Periodontology, teaching undergraduate dental students registered on the BDS degree programme. Teaching on the open plan clinics, supervising patient care, at the Birmingham Dental Hospital and Department of Dentistry provides an excellent opportunity to shape the future dental professional using modern assessment and feedback technologies. The state-of-the-art Dental School and Hospital opened in 2016 as the first integrated, stand-alone facility of its kind in the UK for almost 40 years. Students have access to modern dental equipment to ensure they get the clinical experience they need to enter the profession upon graduation.

The College of Medicine and Health

College Overview and Structure

The College of Medicine and Health (CMH) is the largest of the University’s five Colleges with over 1,700 members of staff ensuring teaching and research excellence across a wide range of pre-clinical and clinical disciplines.

The College structure is aligned under three schools (Principal Academic Units): the School of Medical Sciences, the School of Health Sciences and the School of Infection, Inflammation and Immunology. Within these three schools sit fifteen different departments, including our clinical trials units: 

School of Medical Sciences:

• Cancer and Genomic Sciences
• Cardiovascular Sciences
• Metabolism and Systems Science
• Birmingham Medical School
• Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit (CRCTU)

School of Health Sciences:

• Pharmacy
• Dentistry
• Nursing and Midwifery
• Applied Health Sciences
• Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit (BCTU)

School of Infection, Inflammation and Immunology:

• Immunology and Immunotherapy
• Inflammation and Ageing
• Microbes, Infections and Microbiomes
• Biomedical Sciences
• Clinical Immunology Service

Our departments are in identified areas of high-performing research and teaching excellence, each with an ambitious strategy and empowered leadership. We draw together outstanding academic, clinical, and professional services staff around coherent and highly collaborative themes. 

Role Summary

The Department of Dentistry is looking to appoint Clinical Dental Tutor(s) to work under the direction of the lead for Periodontology Undergraduate Teaching and the Head of Department. To undertake clinical teaching and/or laboratory based simulation teaching and associated administrative duties including progress monitoring, report writing and feeding into the Department’s reporting processes. The demonstration of initiative in contributing actively to the continued development and improvement of the teaching programme is welcomed and expected.

To take responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of patients under student care. To ensure that patient treatment by students is carried out with minimal trauma, and discomfort, ensuring infection prevention and control measures are followed and not involving any danger to patient health. The care of patients takes precedence over academic concerns.

Clinical teaching sessions run through the day (08:30-12:30 morning and 13:00-17:00 afternoon). The post holder will be required to work through the day or on a sessional basis, which will be agreed at the time of appointment. The post offered will either be substantive or on a fixed term basis in the first instance. Please indicate in your application your preferred working sessions and preference for a substantive or fixed term contract. Flexibility in delivery of sessions would be desirable.

Main Duties

Teaching

• Clinical supervision of Periodontology Specialty Teaching areas including in clinical and simulation environments.
• Simulation teaching utilising phantom heads in both the laboratory and clinical environments. 
• To monitor student progress with clinical procedures and to intervene when appropriate.
• Participation in tutorials and lecture programme which may include development of new teaching materials as appropriate.
• Preparation of the required teaching material and conforming to relevant teaching policies, including those published by Specialty Teaching areas. To clarify these policies where necessary through discussion with the area concerned.

Continuous Assessment / Feedback

• Maintain a professional record of student achievement on a sessional basis including timely provision of recorded feedback to the student. 
• To provide input (report writing) to termly Continuous Assessment reports, collated by the lead for Periodontology Undergraduate Teaching.
• Ensure that unsatisfactory performance is explained in a supportive manner and duly noted in records so that they can be substantiated.
• Provide feedback to students on strengths and weaknesses as close to the event as possible.
• Participate in examinations including, from time to time, the invigilation, assessment, question setting and marking of examination papers.

Clinical Organisation

• To conform to the clinical policies, guidelines, and standard operating procedures of Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHCfT) and the Department of Dentistry.
• To support the lead for Periodontology Undergraduate Teaching in the safe and efficient running of the clinic.
• To complete clinical documentation as appropriate to the hospital and local teaching area.
  • Check student entries for errors or omissions
  • Electronically sign the hospital notes
  • Sign laboratory cards and IRMER compliant radiography prescriptions
  • Initial clinical stages and items
  • Target items according to the Clinical Practice course requirements
• To undertake occasional sessions for patient treatment or screening of patients for recruitment to student clinics.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications, Experience

• Full registration with the UK General Dental Council (GDC).
• Good Team Worker.
• Good IT skills and familiarity with electronic clinical records and systems.
• Meets the requirements for Occupational Health Clearance and enhanced DBS screening.
• Preferably have been involved in foundation training and have some teaching experience.
• Excellent communication skills.
  • Capable of adapting these to diverse environments including clinic, classroom, lecture theatre, one-to-one teaching. 
  • Able to communicate with colleagues and students at all levels in a clear, effective and timely manner.

Teaching

Essential:

• Experience of teaching undergraduate dental students

Desirable:

• Teaching qualification

When Evaluated:

• Application Form and interview

Clinical

Essential:

• Full registration with the UK General Dental Council (GDC) as a Dentist
• Up to date with core clinical mandatory training
• Experience of NHS systems and procedures is essential for carrying out this role
• Be able to work effectively in a team
• Good IT skills and familiarity with electronic clinical records and systems
• Meets the requirements for Occupational Health Clearance
• Enhanced DBS screening

Communication Skills

Essential:

• Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Awareness of Equality & Diversity
• Ability to adapt to changing circumstances and cope well with pressure
• Honesty, integrity, appreciation of ethical issues

Desirable:

• Evidence of team working skills

OH & DBS required

The University is committed to safeguarding and we promote safe recruitment practice, therefore all associated pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. Due to the nature of the work undertaken in this role all successful applicants will be subject to a satisfactory Occupational Health and DBS clearance prior to appointment.

Informal enquiries to Moritz Kebschull, email: m.kebschull@bham.ac.uk 

We believe there is no such thing as a 'typical' member of University of Birmingham staff and that diversity in its many forms is a strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation and debate at the heart of University life. We are committed to proactively addressing the barriers experienced by some groups in our community and are proud to hold Athena SWAN, Race Equality Charter and Disability Confident accreditations. We have an Equality Diversity and Inclusion Centre that focuses on continuously improving the University as a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. We are also committed to sustainability, which is a key part of our strategy. You can find out more about our work to create a fairer university for everyone on our website.