Community Dental Officer - Band A

Job description

Job responsibilities

MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

Patient/Client Care

To provide high quality oral health care to patients within the remit of the Community Dental Service 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. This also includes children with social problems or requiring behavioural management.

Care will be provided in clinics and domiciliary settings, which will involve driving between establishments and the transportation of appropriate equipment required for such visits.

To provide preventative care and advice to individual patients and their carers.

Keep comprehensive records and statistical records and complete FP17 forms and statistical returns.

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

Clinical teaching and supervision of Dental Core Trainees placed within the community dental service where appropriate, including assessment of their performance and completion of associated evaluation reports.

KEY INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS

Information Management

Direction and supervision of Dental Care Professionals.

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.

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

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

To maintain professional knowledge and awareness of current dental issues, especially regarding paediatric and special care dentistry. Continuing postgraduate education will be encouraged and supported, consistent with service needs

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

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

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

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

Any other duties that may be delegated by the Clinical Director.

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.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Understands the functions of the Community Dental Services
• Kept up to date with professional developments
• Motivated to work with clients with special needs
• Demonstrable experience of providing dental care for children

Desirable

• Wide range of clinical experience
• Varied clinical experience in primary and secondary care
• 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 general anaesthesia
• Experience in inhalation sedation
• Experience in domiciliary care

Qualifications

Essential

• Full registration with GDC
• Please confirm your GDC registration number
• To be eligible to be on the Dental Performers List

Ability and Skills

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
• Ability to cope with challenging, emotional and confrontational situations
• Ability to deal with sensitive information and respect confidentiality

Desirable

• Experience of communication with consultants and senior clinicians across a broad range of medical specialities concerning the care of patients with complex needs

Research and Audit

Essential

• Evidence of audit and the implementation of change following the audit

Education and Teaching

Essential

• Ability to identify own training and development needs
• Knowledge of data protection, health and safety, COSHH, equality and diversity

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

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Rotherham Community Health Centre

Greasbrough Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 1RY

Employer's website

https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)