Clinical Teaching Fellow (Oral Surgery)

Newcastle - South Africa

Yearly Salary: £ 44049 - 73992

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Salary: 44049 to 73992 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 12 December 2025

The Role

The School of Dental Sciences is looking for a suitably qualified dentist for the role of Clinical Teaching Fellow. The post holder will be expected to make a significant contribution to the clinical teaching within the School with teaching duties primarily based in oral surgery delivering chairside teaching of surgical and non-surgical exodontia. A degree of flexibility is required however and duties may be extended to other disciplines dependant on the needs of the programmes.

It is essential that you have a BDS (or equivalent) an interest and ideally experience of clinical teaching and a sound oral surgery-based skill set detailed knowledge of general dentistry applicable to undergraduate curriculum and significant experience of UK General Dental Practice beyond Foundation Training Level. You will have excellent organisational communication and interpersonal skills and have a strong commitment to develop your teaching and management skills.

You will have the opportunity to undertake a Masters level qualification.

Further information about the School of Dental Sciences can be found at is a full time fixed term post (3 years)

Informal enquires may be made to Dr Rachel Green ()

To apply please attach your CV and a cover letter that demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria for the position as outlined in the Person Specification of the Job Description. Any requested additional documents required as part of your application should be included within the same file as your cover letter. The total file size must not exceed 10MB.

Key Accountabilities

Contribute to the delivery of an exceptional educational experience in both undergraduate programmes within the School (BDS and BSc in Oral and Dental Health Sciences) but may on occasion be required to deliver teaching within one of our postgraduate programmes
Take an active and significant role in the development and delivery of clinical teaching. Teaching duties may be within a range of clinical disciplines dependant on the needs of the programmes and skill set of the successful applicant but it is envisaged that for this post they will be within Oral Surgery involving clinical training and supervision
Make a contribution to the pastoral support of students
Fully engage with quality asssurance and enhancement processes within the School and carry out administrative tasks and other duties to support the educational programme
Identify and undertake a programme of professional development

The Person (Essential)

Knowledge Skills and Experience

Evidence of relevant formal post-graduate training (for example completion of Dental Foundation Training or equivalent)
Experience of teaching in a dental clinical setting
Demonstrable technical/clinical skills and experience in dentistry including surgical extractions
Clinical experience in an Oral Surgery setting (Desirable)
Broad understanding of the undergraduate programmes within the School (Desirable)
Completion of DCT 2 or equivalent (Desirable)

Attributes and Behaviour

Evidence of the ability to work independently and as part of a team
Excellent organisational communication and interpersonal skills
Evidence of the ability to meet deadlines and to manage conflicting priorities
Understanding and commitment to the Universitys education strategy mission and engagement strategy
Commitment to own personal development including a strong desire to develop educational skills

Qualifications

BDS
Current and full registration with the United Kingdom General Dental Council.
Postgraduate Certificate Diploma or Masters in Clinical Education or registration with the HEA (Desirable)

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. We value diversity as well as celebrate support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.

At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC. We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.

In addition we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.

Requisition ID: 27882

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