Job description

Clinical University Lecturer in Oral Pathology/Oral Medicine Human Disease/Honorary Speciality Dentist in Oral Medicine (non-training grade)

Job Purpose

The postholder will be required to deliver 5 teaching sessions across Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine & Human Disease/Medicine in relation to dentistry teaching as part of the University undergraduate BDS and PGT programmes, and 5 clinical sessions delivering NHS clinical care and supporting activity at the level of a Specialty Dentist in Oral Medicine. The post will be based within the Dental School within the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences but will be required to work across other sites.

Suitable applicants will hold a registrable dental qualification with the General Dental Council. This post would suit an applicant who is an experienced dental surgeon and has recent experience of Oral Medicine within the clinical setting and who has demonstrable teaching experience. An Honorary clinical contract of appropriate seniority will be arranged by application to the NHS.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Academic duties

To deliver clinically relevant academic undergraduate education in Oral Pathology and clinical & academic undergraduate education in Oral Medicine and Human Disease/Medicine in relation to dentistry, including reviewing existing teaching material and supporting the planning and creation of new teaching material and development of innovative teaching methods.

To play a key role in the delivery of teaching of Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine and Human Disease/Medicine in Relation to Dentistry to undergraduate dental students. (On average there are around 80-90 undergraduate students per year on the undergraduate programme).
To participate in the design and delivery of a range of teaching and assessment activities within Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine and Human Disease/Medicine in Relation to Dentistry and in accordance with the teaching objectives aligned to the Dental School. This would include delivery of pre-clinical teaching and lectures/tutorials, in addition to clinical supervision and assessment.
To participate in the development of creative and innovative approaches to teaching and learning, ensuring that the educational opportunities available to students are maintained and significantly improved.
To provide effective, timely and appropriate feedback to students to support learning.
To provide input in question setting and examination of assessments to include written examinations as well as OSCEs, and Clinical Case Exams.
To carry out longitudinal continuous assessment of students in clinics via the digital assessment platform used in Glasgow Dental School and to prepare and review the data from this type of assessment.
To undertake administrative duties associated with the delivery of undergraduate teaching.
To act as a student mentor as part of the Dental School undergraduate mentorship programme.
To carry out any other duties as assigned by the Head of Dental School and Director of Dental Education.
To assist with teaching on postgraduate programmes as required.

NHS Clinical Duties

The post holder will work within a supportive team of clinicians and contribute to all aspects of the clinical activity aligned with the Department of Oral Medicine. You will be required to provide a specialist service for local general dental and medical practitioners for outpatients with complex oral mucosal disease, patients with oral disease occurring as a manifestation of systemic disease and patients with complex facial pain.

There is no required ‘out of hours’ commitment, however, there is daily middle grade cover and consultant rota to ensure that an urgent oral medicine opinion can be provided during working hours and that referrals are appropriately triaged.

The oral medicine team have a collaborative and multidisciplinary approach to patient care both with other specialities within the Glasgow Dental Hospital, as well as the Public Dental Service and other medical specialities within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. In addition, they share their active clinical governance processes nationally with other oral medicine units in Scotland.

Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Knowledge/Qualifications

Essential

A1 BDS or equivalent dental qualification which is registrable with the General Dental Council along with full GDC registration would be required before taking up the post.

A2 Be eligible to work in the UK.

A3 Possess or be willing to undertake a postgraduate certificate in academic practice or similar postgraduate teaching qualification.

Desirable:

B1 Possession of MFDS/MFD/ MJDF or equivalent from one of the Royal Surgical Colleges or other postgraduate dental qualification.

B2 Possess a higher degree or be in the process of writing up.

Experience

Essential:

C1 Minimum of 4 years post Qualification.

C2 Recent diagnostic and treatment experience in all aspects of Oral Medicine and the ability to undertake clinical practice in Oral Medicine as part of the Oral Medicine team.

C3 Experience of managing medically compromised dental patients with the need to be familiar with the common primary care medical problems and their management, also the common medical emergencies and their management.

C4 Experience of delivery of Undergraduate (or Postgraduate) Teaching and Assessment within Oral Medicine and familiarity with teaching in Oral Pathology and Medicine in Relation to Dentistry/Human Disease.

C5 Ability to deliver Evidence-based teaching.

Desirable:

D1 Experience of teaching Oral Pathology and Medicine in Relation to Dentistry/Human Disease.

D2 Experience of leading / managing a team in an academic or clinical environment.

D2 Experience of research involvement.

D3 Evidence of publications in refereed journals.

D4 Experience of quality improvement / Audit.

Special Aptitudes, Ability and Personal skills

Essential:

E1 Self-motivation and the ability to work independently.

E2 Good organisational and IT skills.

E3 Ability to work towards the Dental School, College and University objectives.

E4 Excellent communication skills.

E5 Strong interpersonal skills, approachable manner, ability to get on well with colleagues, but also strong ambitions in the field.

E6 Ability to work well in a team, including multidisciplinary teamwork.

E7 Ability to problem solve and work in a flexible way.

E8 Capacity for originality and innovation.

Desirable:

F1 Evidence of distinction in career to date e.g., prizes, awards, bursaries.

This is a 1.0 WTE Clinical Lecturer post. The post will be based, in the main, within the Dental School in the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, which is part of the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences [MVLS] at the University of Glasgow, but there will also be a requirement to work at other sites.

For any informal enquiries, please contact Professor Aileen Bell, Head of Dental School Aileen.Bell@glasgow.ac.uk or Dr Jennifer Taylor Jennifer.taylor.2@glasgow.ac.uk .

Line Managed by Dr Jennifer Taylor Consultant /Hon Clinical Senior Lecturer Oral Medicine, Lead Clinician.

Responsible to Professor Aileen Bell Head of Dental School.

Terms and Conditions

Salary will be on the Specialty Doctor and Specialist pay scale £50,780 - £96,129 per annum.

This post is full time and open ended.

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

1 A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.

2 An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension - pensions handbook https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/payandpensions/pensions/, benefits and discount packages.

3 A flexible approach to working.

4 A commitment to support your health and wellbeing, including a free 6-month UofG Sport membership for all new staff joining the University https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/staff/healthwellbeing/.

We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/.

We endorse the principles of Athena Swan https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/athenaswan/ and hold bronze, silver and gold awards across the University.

We are investing in our organisation, and we will invest in you too. Please visit our website https://www.gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/ for more information.

Vacancy reference number: 182693

Closing date: 8th October 2025