"Clinical Lecturer/Honorary Specialty Trainee in Periodontics"

Job details

Posted: 08 July 2025

Salary: Clinical Academic Pay Scale: £48,288 - £71,550 per annum

End date: 22 July 2025

Location: Glasgow

Job Type: Clinical

Reference: 177333

Expiry: 22 July 2025 at 23:45

Job description

Job Purpose

This is a fixed term Clinical Lectureship (up to four years, with an additional six-month grace-period after obtaining CCST) based at Glasgow Dental School. The post is designed to support the teaching and research activities within Periodontics at the Dental School, and the postholder will be awarded a National Training Number (NTN) in Periodontics by the Dental Directorate of NHS Education for Scotland.

This post offers a unique opportunity to undertake speciality training while contributing to capacity building for Periodontics within the Dental School. The post integrates clinical training, academic development, and educational delivery. The person specification includes the requirements for appointment into specialty training in Periodontics, and the appointee will participate fully in the specialty clinical training and assessment process, including ARCPs.

Clinical training will be a key component of the Lectureship, supporting the award of a Certificate of Completion of Specialty Training (CCST), whilst also providing opportunities for academic scholarship, teaching and research training in the world class academic environment of the University of Glasgow. During training, the candidate will sit the Fellowship in Periodontics examination of the four Royal Colleges. Additional information can be found here.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical training:

To undertake a specialty clinical training programme in Periodontics and engage in continuing professional development activities as appropriate to the specialty. Successful completion of clinical training will lead to the recommendation for the award of a CCST in Periodontics.

Undergraduate teaching:

On average, there are around 90-100 undergraduate BDS students each year. The appointee will be required to prepare and deliver lectures, seminars and participate in examinations. The appointee will also be required to undertake assessment of courses within recommended timescales to provide effective, timely and constructive feedback to students in support of their learning.

Clinical teaching:

Direct instruction and supervision of students in periodontics and primary dental care within both simulated and clinical environments. The appointee will also participate in assessment of students and foster supportive working relationships with students, responding appropriately to individual learning support needs as required.

Postgraduate teaching:

Will be required to prepare and deliver lectures, seminars and to participate in examination and assessment. The appointee may also be required to undertake clinical supervision.

Research:

Will be expected to engage and contribute with other research-active academic staff members within the School to assist in the delivery of the research strategy aligned with to the wider MVLS College and the University of Glasgow.