Specialty Doctor in Restorative Dentistry (fixed term)

Job overview
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated ambitious individual to join our well-integrated team to support us with our treatment services in Restorative dentistry.  We offer excellent clinical facilities in our dedicated department within the Dental Hospital. The post is available from January 2026 for a period of 12 month.
You will be an experienced Dental Surgeon with an enthusiasm to communicate your own knowledge and experience to students and patients.  You will have been fully registered with the GDC for at least 3 years and have experience of restorative dentistry, including experience of acute patient management, and a working knowledge of Tier 2 type restorative treatments.  You will be offered a structured induction and support with the opportunity for further educational and skill development.  You will assume the responsibility for the planning, co-ordination and delivery of specific components of service treatments in partnership with clinical and academic colleagues. The successful postholder may be expected to provide clinical activity in all of the monospecialties within the “Restorative” remit.
Main duties of the job
The primary aim of the 1.0 WTE Specialty Doctor in Restorative Dentistry post is to join the existing well-integrated team to help provide a consultant led service at tertiary level to the population of the North-East and beyond. This post is configured to support the clinical activities of the specialty. The successful applicant will help to provide a comprehensive diagnostic, treatment and advisory service in Restorative Dentistry within the Trust at the Dental Hospital.   The successful applicant will contribute to provision of the Restorative Dentistry Service and may be involved with supervision of undergraduate students, GPT (General professional trainees), DCT (Dental core trainees) and possibly postgraduate students.
Working for our organisation
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
Freeman Hospital
Newcastle Dental Hospital
Cramlington Manor Walks
Urgent treatment centres
Newcastle Fertility Centre
Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on Careers at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit  our website:
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust