Community Dental Officer - Band C

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Specialist in Special Care Dentistry

Grade: Band C (LD21)

Working Hours: Full time - 37.5 Hours Per Week

Division: Integrated Medicine

Work Base: New Street Health and Wellbeing Centre, Barnsley

Tenure: Permanent

Operationally Accountable to: Clinical Director of Community Dental Services

Professionally Accountable to: Medical Director

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The Post

The post holder will work alongside Consultant and Specialist in Special Care Dentistry based in Rotherham and Doncaster in developing the adult special care provision within the whole service.

SCOPE AND RANGE

The post holder will be responsible for the provision of Specialist care to Adult Special Care patients. This will include providing comprehensive dental care under IHS sedation, general anaesthesia and potentially IV sedation (where appropriate). The post holder will provide leadership for the Barnsley GA Comprehensive care and be involved in the IV sedation (currently anaesthetist led) lists carried out in Rotherham. 

Dental care may be provided in community, hospital or domiciliary settings as a flexible approach will be required in responding to the clinical care needs of these patients. 

The post holder will take a clinical leadership role in developing special care dentistry within the Barnsley CDS team, including training and support to other members of the team. The post holder will be based at New Street Health and Wellbeing Centre, Barnsley with 2 sessions at Rotherham Community Health Centre and allocated service development time. The post holder may from time to time be expected to cover at clinics at Rotherham or Doncaster if the need arises.

MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

Patient/Client Care

• To provide high quality specialist oral health care to adults requiring comprehensive dental care in dental clinics, hospital and domiciliary settings. This will include the treatment of those with learning difficulties, mental health problems and challenging behaviour, complex medical histories, mobility problems, sensory disabilities, frail older people and other special needs.

• To provide preventative care and advice to individual patients and their carers. Occasionally this may also include the provision of oral health services to groups of such patients or their carers or care home staff.

• Keep comprehensive records and statistical records and complete statistical returns.

• To support other clinicians within Barnsley CDS in providing special care dentistry, including accepting referrals, assisting in treatment planning and where necessary provision of dental care.

• Provision of advice and emergency care to all groups of patients seen within the Community dental service.

• Provision of a specialist referral service for general dental practitioners and other professionals.

• Clinical teaching and supervision of Dental Foundation Trainees and STR’s in special care dentistry as required.

KEY INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS

Information Management

• Direction and supervision of Dental Care Professionals.

• The management of the day-to-day operation of the dental clinic at which the post holder is based and the supervision of the CDS staff who are working under the direction of the Specialist in Special Care Dentistry.

• Liaison with hospital and general dental service colleagues and other health and social services staff in order to co-ordinate the patient services provided by the CDS with those of other dental and general health services.

• Represent the CDS at meetings within and outside the Trust related to the care of special needs clients.

• To be aware of and apply Trust policies and procedures within the scope of delegated responsibility.

• Display behaviours that demonstrate the Trust Vision and Values.

• Carry out such duties as may reasonably be required across the Trust.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

• The provision of in-service training to the dental team

• To be involved in the TRFT CDS special care group

• To maintain professional knowledge and awareness of current dental issues, especially regarding special care dentistry. Continuing postgraduate education will be encouraged and supported, especially in the post holder’s area of special interest, consistent with service needs

• Contribute to the development of the knowledge and evidence base for delivering effective clinical care in special care dentistry

• To be involved in assurances of achievement with local and national standards and quality indicators including those within the performance framework of the Care Quality Commission.

POLICY AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT

• To take a clinical leadership role in developing specialist care dentistry services within Barnsley including providing strategic advice to the Clinical Director of CDS

• Participation in dental audit, clinical governance and Trust and service training events organised for all staff the Trust’s mandatory training programme.

• The post holder will also be expected to assist the Clinical Director and undertake such duties as may be delegated from time to time

• These duties may require attendance at any of the Trust’s dental clinics and other establishments for the purposes of service provision, in training, staff meetings and maintenance of services during periods of staff absence

• Participation in continuing professional development as required by regulation and personal requirements as highlighted during the development of personal development plan

• Participate, through the individual development review / appraisal process, in matching organisational aims with personal objectives

• To adapt flexibly to changes which occur in the service and assist in implementing such changes, as agreed with the commissioners

• Take responsibility for identifying risks, and taking action to control them as appropriate to the post

• To work to all policies and procedures in accordance with Trust guidelines including health & safety, patient confidentiality etc.

• To take reasonable care for his/her own health and safety and that of other persons who may be affected by his/her acts or omissions. The post holder is also required to cooperate with supervisory and managerial staff to ensure that all relevant statutory regulations, policies, codes of practice and departmental safety procedures are adhered to and to attend mandatory training programmes provided by the employing Trust.

• Take responsibility for identifying risks, and taking action to control them as appropriate to the post

• To work to all policies and procedures in accordance with Trust guidelines including health & safety, patient confidentiality etc.

• To take reasonable care for his/her own health and safety and that of other persons who may be affected by his/her acts or omissions. The post holder is also required to cooperate with supervisory and managerial staff to ensure that all relevant statutory regulations, policies, codes of practice and departmental safety procedures are adhered to and to attend mandatory training programmes provided by the employing Trust.

Experience

Essential

• Wide range of clinical experience
• Experience of providing dental care for patients with complex co-morbidities including those people with additional needs, a learning disability and/or mental health problems; and frail older people
• Previous experience of working in the Community Dental Service
• Experience of working with other agencies
• Experience in leadership and management including governance of clinical care related to Special Care Dentistry
• Experience of performing clinical audit
• Experience in general anaesthesia
• Experience in conscious sedation
• Experience in domiciliary care

Desirable

• Experience in line managing Community Dentists
• Varied clinical experience in primary and secondary care

Qualifications

Essential

• Full registration with GDC
• To be eligible to be on the Dental Performers List
• Admitted to GDC Specialist List in Special Care Dentistry or eligible for CCST within 6 months of the date of interview

Knowledge, Skills and Ability

Essential

• Understands the functions of the Community Dental Services
• Ability to organise and prioritise own work load
• Ability to work on own initiative and manage themselves and others
• Good IM&T knowledge & skills
• Willing to work flexibly

Desirable

• Understanding of NHS Clinical Governance and resource constraints, management/financial awareness

Other Criteria

Essential

• Approachable and empathic
• Caring, reassuring, adaptable and self-motivating
• Ability to show considered enthusiasm & innovation skills
• Effective team player & ability to build good working relationships
• Ability to communicate orally with confidence with patients and their families, peers and members of the dental team, and other health and social care professionals including those acting in a caring capacity
• Experience of communication with consultants and senior clinicians across a broad range of medical specialities concerning the care of patients with complex needs
• Ability to cope with challenging, emotional and confrontational situations
• Ability to deal with sensitive information and respect confidentiality
• Ability to identify own training and development needs
• Knowledge of data protection, health and safety, COSHH, equality and diversity
• Advanced keyboard skills
• Ability to effectively fulfil the travel requirements of the post
• Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with Trust Core Values

Desirable

• Experience in teaching undergraduate or postgraduate dental trainees.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).