Clinical Teaching Fellow in Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy

Would you like to have a key role in inspiring our students to develop to their full potential through provision of best educational experience and clinical teaching? Are you an enthusiastic clinician with an interest in dental education and the opportunity for an academic career? 

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic individual with an active interest in teaching, to provide academic support and teaching on the BSc Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy programme. There is also the opportunity to get involved in the shared teaching activities of the undergraduate dental surgery and dental hygiene and dental therapy students.

This is a unique opportunity for your development as a clinical teacher. With a dental qualification, full GDC registration and relevant foundation/general professional training or equivalent you must be capable of contributing across the broad range of clinical disciplines within undergraduate dental education. 

You will contribute to maintaining the high quality of clinical education of undergraduate BSc Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy students principally at the Dental Institute in Leeds, or at one our Outreach (Beeston or Bradford) centres as required. Responsibilities will include pre-clinical/clinical supervision of students, and admin duties related to the provision of patient care and student education. This post will suit enthusiastic clinicians with an interest in dental education, who wish to explore the potential for an academic career in clinical dentistry. 

The role is available at 0.4 FTE, working days of Tuesday and Thursday. 

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx. 16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s over 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance.
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team, and self-development courses including languages, Creative Writing, Wellbeing Therapies and much more.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 
Leean Morrow, Director of Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy Programme. Consultant in Restorative Dentistry. 
Tel: +44 (0)113 343 6234
Email: l.morrow@leeds.ac.uk

Location: Leeds - Main Campus

Category: Clinical

Working Time: 0.4 FTE working days of Tuesdays and Thursdays

Contract Type: Fixed Term (24 months - to complete specific time limited work.)

Closing Date: Sunday 09 June 2024

Further details:

• Candidate Brief

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