Clinical Lecturer (Paediatric Dentistry) - Department of Dentistry - 97748 - Clinical

Job Description

Position Details

Department of Dentistry, School of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health

Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £45,943 to £82,701

Grade: Clinical

Full Time, Permanent

Closing date: 9th February 2026

Please note: We are advertising for both a Clinical Lecturer (8620) and an Associate Clinical Professor (8621), however there is only 1 post available.

Our offer to you

People are at the heart of what we are and do.

The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years, and we are equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university. We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond, support them to succeed, and celebrate their success.

We are committed to helping the people who work here to develop through our sector-leading Birmingham Professional programme which provides all professional services staff with development opportunities and the encouragement to reach their full potential. With almost 5,000 professional services jobs in a wide-range of functions in Edgbaston and in our campus in Dubai, there are plenty of opportunities for you to be able to develop your career at the University.

We believe there is no such thing as a

typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate. We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are, and how we work.

Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and, depending on the role, we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements. We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working. In addition, you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay, and a pension scheme. We also have three high quality subsidised day nurseries.

The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus, including main bus routes and a train station on site. On campus we have a state-of-the-art sports centre with pool, shops, places to eat and drink, our own art gallery, museum and botanical gardens.

Find out more about the benefits of working for the University of Birmingham

Role Summary

In their role as Clinical Lecturer, the candidate will contribute to teaching, research, and administration. In addition, the candidate will be expected to contribute to academic citizenship, likely to be demonstrated through generous, mutually respectful and supportive working relationships with all staff and students.

Teaching will include: (a) development and leadership of major teaching programmes or equivalent; and (b) enhancement of the student experience and employability.

Research will involve an established national and international reputation through significant original research work and a clear record of impact.

Management and administration will include Departmental / School leadership and management activity with University wide involvement – for example, through sustained high value research, knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, and public engagement or similar activities.

Clinical service as part of an honorary contract with the Birmingham Community Health Care Foundation Trust.

Main Duties

Education

You will contribute across the range of teaching and learning activities:

• making a significant contribution to the pedagogical knowledge base of the subject that advances teaching through the enhancement of practice, the development of teaching resources and/or through practice-based research;

leading the development of new and appropriate approaches to learning and teaching. This may be underpinned by research and evaluation of teaching methods and systems.

leading sustained high value impact in knowledge transfer and enterprise (including business engagement, public engagement) that enhances the student experience and/or or employability, and is of manifest benefit to learning and teaching in the College and the University

undertaking own teaching, which will include teaching and examining courses at a range of levels, planning and reviewing own teaching approaches, developing programme proposals, supervision, marking and examining. You will ensure that your teaching practice is informed by discipline-based research, through participating in the research culture of the School.

Research

To pursue sustained research activity through original research and scholarship, including other research-related contributions through conference papers and presentations and/or consultancy projects and advice, including (as appropriate):

• contributing to the management of research activities;
• consistently publishing internationally excellent research, with some research regarded as world leading, that results in a sustained, highly respected reputation of international quality;

providing expert advice internally and externally;

peer reviewing articles for peer reviewed academic journals and grant applications by research councils and/or other major funding bodies;

leading sustained impact activity including public engagement and makes a significant contribution to policy development at a national and international level;.

as appropriate, managing research activities

developing novel methodologies and techniques appropriate to the type of research being pursued.

Management/administration

Lead activities in the Department/ School and represent the School on College/ University committees or working groups. Where appropriate to the discipline, this is likely to include some but not all of the responsibilities listed below:

• making an important contribution to the development and running of the Department or School, for example, leading activity on research and/or teaching assessment
• leading a successful international engagement at School or College level.
• making important contributions to the development of the Department’s research and/or learning and teaching strategy

Citizenship

• identifying wellbeing issues within the School/College/University and developing appropriate solutions to address these.
• taking collective ownership of challenges faced by the School or College and working with colleagues to develop solutions.
  
  

Person Specification

• This is a clinical academic post and the postholder must be a dentist who has completed specialist training, is fully registered and with a licence to practise with the GDC and participating in clinical appraisal and revalidation.
• Demonstrated competence in Learning and Teaching, and Management and Administration.
  
  

Learning And Teaching Requirements

An excellent teaching profile and performance in terms of both impact and quality. The teaching quality demonstrated to be informed by an appropriate level of scholarship.

Where appropriate, evidence of success under the following headings:

• Successful and sustained use of a range of appropriate teaching methods, and assessment strategies that promote high quality learning, including learning that is flexible, distinctive and current and stimulates learners’ natural curiosity

Significant and sustained contribution to one or more of the following: strategic development of new programmes; approaches to learning; the development of learning resources

Track record of substantial and sustained high value impact on the enhancement of the student experience, and/or employability

Research Requirements

A PhD is a prerequisite for all applicants seeking a Research & Education role, along with the required level of experience.

Management And Administration-related Requirements

Demonstrated significant achievement in management and administration-related activities, which may include leadership of activities/initiatives. Evidence of success under the following headings

• Successful and sustained contribution to the corporate life of the School/College/University, displaying willingness to contribute actively to committees, collaborative teaching and administrative tasks
• Actively promotes equality and diversity to internal and external stakeholders
• Able to use data to identify equality and diversity issues
• Experience of developing interventions to address equality and diversity issues
  
  

Clinical Service

• To engage in clinical activity in Paediatric Dentistry as guided by the service lead for the department. This could include local sessions within BCHCT or under a service level agreement with surrounding trusts.
• To continue to develop clinical skills across Paediatric dentistry.
• Personal treatment sessions on an outpatient basis with access to inhalation sedation
• To be involved in formal and informal teaching programme established in the department supporting junior members of dental and nursing staff.
• To work closely with colleagues in BCHCT, surrounding community trusts and Birmingham Children’s Hospital to develop and strengthen a network for paediatric dental service provision.
  
  

OH And DBS Required

The University is committed to safeguarding and we promote safe recruitment practice, therefore all associated pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. Due to the nature of the work undertaken in this role all successful applicants will be subject to a satisfactory Occupational Health and DBS clearance prior to appointment.

Further particulars can be found here

Informal enquiries to Maddie Kyffin, email: m.k.m.kyffin@bham.ac.uk

Use of AI in applications:

We want to understand your genuine interest in the role and for the written elements of your application to accurately reflect your own communication style. Applications that rely too heavily on AI tools can appear generic and lack the detail we need to assess your skills and experience. Such applications will unlikely be progressed to interview.

We believe there is no such thing as a 'typical' member of University of Birmingham staff and that diversity in its many forms is a strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation and debate at the heart of University life. We are committed to proactively addressing the barriers experienced by some groups in our community and are proud to hold Athena SWAN, Race Equality Charter and Disability Confident accreditations. We have an Equality Diversity and Inclusion Centre that focuses on continuously improving the University as a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. We are also committed to sustainability, which is a key part of our strategy. You can find out more about our work to create a fairer university for everyone on our website .