Community Dental Officer

Wye Valley NHS Trust

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Job summary

The Community Dental Officer will be expected to demonstrate high professional standards and have responsibility for maintaining clinical standards, working within a commissioned dental service. The post holder will provide comprehensive routine and urgent care to patients and preventative care advice to all ages including working with a wide range of patient groups including children and adults with specific needs. These specific needs may include adults and children with additional needs, patients with complex medical needs, anxiety management and/or treatment with sedation, patients with urgent and immediate dental needs who are unable to access dental care in the GDS.

Applicants for the Community Dental Officers post will be flexible, motivated and patient focused. They must possess full GDC registration and hold a Performer number; have evidence in a portfolio of up to date continuous professional development; be able to demonstrate leadership skills and relevant clinical experience; and have excellent communication skills with an understanding of and ability to be sensitive to the needs of relevant patient groups.

You must be able to travel across Herefordshire in the delivery of dental care.

2 x Community Dentists - Band A based Herefordshire dental access centres.

Part time hours will be considered

We welcome all applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.

For more information please contact Sofia Almeida - Sofia.Almeida@wvt.nhs.uk

Main duties of the job

To provide high quality treatment planning, preventative and urgent/routine NHS dental care treatments services for a wide range of patients including children and adults with additional needs or with special dental requirements in accordance with NHS Regulations and provider requirements.

Manage the day to day activities of the dental surgery in conjunction with the other members of the team. Maintaining proper standards appropriate to a clinical area, including control of infection procedures and the efficient and effective use of resources

Provision of urgent dental care for patients who cannot access NHS dental care

To accept referrals from our General Dental Service colleagues and provide a service which is complementary to other primary care providers.

To prescribe appropriate items of dental care for delivery by other members of the dental team ensuring the most appropriate use of the available skill mix.

To ensure all treatment plans and care are explained fully to patients and that patient records are correctly noted.

Flexible patient centred approach to treatment planning and service provision

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Date posted

26 March 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£47,653 to £71,479 a year plus unsocial hours enhancement of 10%

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

229-SDMS-JC-6174659

Job locations

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Herefordshire

HR1 2HU

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on the job duties and responsibilities please do see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on the job duties and responsibilities please do see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full GDC Registration
BDS degree or equivalent
Hold Dental performer number
Applicants must have completed Vocational Dental Foundation Training or equivalent
Evidence of relevant continuing education and development

Desirable

Postgraduate qualification in Special Care Dentistry and/or paediatric dentistry or postgraduate training in a relevant clinical subject or equivalent experience

Skills

Essential

Able to demonstrate Band A Salaried Primary Dentist competencies in .Clinical .Communication .Management and Leadership .Professionalism
Good planning and organisational skills
Demonstrates knowledge of NHS patient charge regulations and contractual requirements including UDAs
Ability to prioritise workload and work flexibly to meet the needs of patients.
Computer literate and willingness to learn practice software

Experiance

Essential

Excellent clinical skills
Experience of working with a wide range of patients groups including children and adults with special needs
Understanding and evidence of participation in clinical audit and clinical governance
Wide experience of primary dental care provision

Desirable

Evidence of participation in peer review and clinical supervision

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full GDC Registration
BDS degree or equivalent
Hold Dental performer number
Applicants must have completed Vocational Dental Foundation Training or equivalent
Evidence of relevant continuing education and development

Desirable

Postgraduate qualification in Special Care Dentistry and/or paediatric dentistry or postgraduate training in a relevant clinical subject or equivalent experience

Skills

Essential

Able to demonstrate Band A Salaried Primary Dentist competencies in .Clinical .Communication .Management and Leadership .Professionalism
Good planning and organisational skills
Demonstrates knowledge of NHS patient charge regulations and contractual requirements including UDAs
Ability to prioritise workload and work flexibly to meet the needs of patients.
Computer literate and willingness to learn practice software

Experiance

Essential

Excellent clinical skills
Experience of working with a wide range of patients groups including children and adults with special needs
Understanding and evidence of participation in clinical audit and clinical governance
Wide experience of primary dental care provision

Desirable

Evidence of participation in peer review and clinical supervision

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).