Job Purpose

To deliver undergraduate education and carry out clinical duties in Paediatric Dentistry, including the development of innovative approaches to teaching and educational scholarship. This will take place mainly in the paediatric dentistry outreach setting.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. To play a key role in the delivery of teaching of Paediatric Dentistry to undergraduate dental students (up to 100 per year) with a focus on teaching and coordination of the paediatric outreach programme. This includes logistics and enhancing student experience in relation to accessing GA Assessment and Paediatric GA theatre lists within the GGC health board area. The role requires close collaboration with the Public Dental Service, its managerial and clinical staff and its processes.

2. To participate in the design and delivery of a range of teaching and assessment activities within Paediatric Dentistry in Glasgow Dental Hospital & School and Paediatric Outreach for undergraduate students, in accordance with the teaching objectives of the Dental School and the intended learning outcomes of the General Dental Council. This would include delivery of tutorials and potentially lectures in addition to clinical teaching.

3. 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.

4. To provide effective, timely and appropriate feedback to students to support learning.

5. To undertake administrative duties associated with the delivery of undergraduate teaching.

6. To undertake the clinical duties associated with the post as appropriate to an Honorary Speciality Dentist in Paediatric Dentistry. Personal clinical duties will increase during non-term/non annual leave time. These clinical duties will address the current needs of the NHS Public Dental Service or secondary care services in Paediatric Dentistry and may include General Anaesthetic Lists or provision of care under Inhalation Sedation as well as routine clinical care.

Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Knowledge/Qualifications 

Essential: 

A1 Registrable qualification with the General Dental Council.

A2 Must be fully registered with the GDC at the time of post commencement.

Desirable:

B1 Fellowship in Dental Surgery, MFDS from one of the Royal Surgical Colleges or equivalent.

B2 Masters degree or Higher Research Degree.

B3 Hold, or working towards, a certificate in Academic Practice, or equivalent learning and teaching qualification.

B4 Working knowledge of Public Dental Service patient acceptance criteria, patient flow, processes and interaction with other services.

Skills

Essential:

C1 Ability to deliver research-informed teaching.

C2 Excellent administrative and organisational skills.

C3 Good IT skills including the ability to work in an online environment.

C4 Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.

C5 Excellent presentation skills.

C6 Willingness and ability to work as part of a team.

Experience

Essential:

E1 Minimum of 5 years post qualification with significant clinical experience in Paediatric Dentistry.

E2 Experience of delivering undergraduate clinical teaching in Paediatric Dentistry.

Desirable: 

F1 Experience in coordination of an undergraduate outreach programme in Paediatric Dentistry.

F2 Experience in academic assessment of dental students.

F3 Experience of mentoring students and/or staff.

Terms and Conditions

Salary will be on the Speciality Doctor Pay Scale £50,780 - £96,129 per annum.

An honorary clinic contract of appropriate seniority will be arranged by application to the NHS.

This post is full time and open ended.

Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme

The University of Glasgow is committed to safeguarding children and protected adults by ensuring that individuals in regulated roles are appropriately vetted and monitored. 

The University of Glasgow’s PVG policy aligns with the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 and reflects the legal requirements effective from 1 April 2025, including the mandatory PVG Scheme membership for regulated roles.

The post for which you are applying is considered to be a regulated role under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020. Under the Act, individuals working in a regulated role must be a PVG Scheme member before employment. If you are successful in your application, the offer of employment will be conditional subject to a satisfactory PVG Scheme record check. We will be in touch regarding requirements related to this. 

Further information is available at: https://www.mygov.scot/pvg-scheme

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, 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.

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 here.

We endorse the principles of Athena Swan 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.

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

Professor Alison Cairns, Director of Dental Education and Academic Lead for Paediatric Dentistry, Alison.Cairns@glasgow.ac.uk

Closing Date: 08 September 2025 at 23:45.