About the roles:
These joint clinical academic appointments offer an exciting opportunity to make a substantial contribution to both teaching, scholarship and academic leadership at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) and specialist clinical service delivery in paediatric dentistry with the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (BHSCT). The postholders will strengthen the clinical academic base of paediatric dentistry within the Centre for Dentistry, while providing high-quality, patient-centred specialist care.
The successful candidates will support and enhance the delivery of high-quality dental education, contributing to the planning, assessment and continuous improvement of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and assuming leadership responsibility for defined areas of the curriculum.
They will contribute to educational leadership, student support, and curriculum development, while actively engaging in scholarly activity related to dental education and/or clinical practice. In parallel, the postholders will contribute to the delivery and development of specialist paediatric dental services within BHSCT, supporting service innovation, clinical excellence, and multidisciplinary working.
Two posts are available:
Further information about the School and Centre are available at:
About the People:
To be eligible for appointment at Consultant level, candidates must have successfully completed an SAC-approved minimum 2-year training programme in a Fixed Term Training Appointment (FTTA) in Paediatric Dentistry, or a minimum of 2 years full-time (or part-time equivalent) relevant additional training after Membership in Paediatric Dentistry for other EEA nationals. This is required to demonstrate the additional competencies required for appointment at Consultant level.
For both posts, appointment may be made at Lecturer or Senior Lecturer academic grade. Please refer to the relevant candidate information document for the full criteria applicable to each post, and indicate clearly in your application which academic grade you are applying for.
The essential qualification requirements are:
Please note the above are not an exhaustive list and you should refer to the candidate information documents for the full lists of essential and desirable criteria for each post.
To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure that your application clearly evidences how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria.
What we offer:
Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-and-benefits/.
Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit www.qub.ac.uk/diversity.
If you are an international applicant and don't already hold a visa that permits you to take up the role you are applying for, please use the information provided on our website to self-assess whether the University is likely to be able to support a visa application - http://go.qub.ac.uk/internationalstaffsupport.
Candidate Information Documents: