Orthodontic Therapist

Main area Orthodontics Grade NHS AfC Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Part time
• Job share

0.4 sessions per week (Working days Monday and Friday 09:00 am - 17:00 pm)

Job
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Employer King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Queen Mary's Hospital Town Sidcup, Kent Salary £44,485 - £52,521 per annum, including high cost allowance, Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 10/02/2026 23:59

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c £1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.

An opportunity has arisen for a qualified Orthodontic Therapist to join our Orthodontic team, for 2 days per week. The post is located at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup, within the Gilles Unit. You will join a team of 3 Orthodontic therapists, Consultants and Registrars from multiple dental specialities who work together to provide numerous MDT clinics.

You will have your own treatment clinics, working under the direct supervision of Consultants and senior staff for the management of multi-disciplinary cases and patients with additional medical needs.

Your work is supported by on-site Maxillofacial laboratory, specialist dental nurses with enhanced skills, and full secretarial support.

Queen Mary’s Hospital is set within pleasant leafy grounds with easy access to the A20, M25 and M20 and a train service to Central London. We serve a large local population and take referrals from South east London and West Kent.

Come and join our team to experience rewarding clinical challenges and enhance your clinical skills.

To provide a high quality clinical orthodontic service for patients referred for treatment and care. This includes all aspects of appropriate and supervised treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the department. To carry out the full range of clinical dental treatments currently permitted under the General Dental Council regulations, working from direct supervision by a consultant or a written treatment plan / prescription from a Dentist or Specialist Dentist.

• Delivery of advanced orthodontic therapy with precision and care
• Communicating with clarity and compassion to patients
• Collection of relevant records for clinical audit and research
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to shape patient outcomes
• Contribute to clinical development and innovation
• Facilitating and participate in department meetings, audits, and quality assurance programmes, and promote evidence-based practice.

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.