Job summary
Dental Officer
22.5 hours per week
Permanent
Salary: £50,512 - £75,767 per annum pro rata
Closing Date: 25th March 2025
Interview Date: TBC
**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **
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Main duties of the job
The role will be split between domiciliary care and clinic based care for adults and children. The commitment to domiciliary provision is the basis for the award of a golden hello. Care pathways will involve conscious sedation and general anaesthesia. Epidemiology fieldwork, quality improvement and audit are further aspects of the role.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role will focus on provision of care in residential settings and clinic based care of adults and children with dental anxiety or other access to dental service complexity.
Clinical Duties
- Provision of high quality special care dentistry consistent with contemporary standards of best clinical practice
- Delivering dental treatment in a manner which respects the dignity and needs of each individual patient
- Provision of care on a domiciliary basis appropriate to clinical need
- Clinical decision making on the appropriateness of patients to the service and prioritisation of patients according to clinical need
- Providing sedation using RA inhalation
- Undertaking treatment under GA as part of the rota, subject to need
- Undertaking fieldwork for dental epidemiological studies including participation in data collection, and any training and development activities including calibration, subject to need
Communication
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with GDPs, GPs, Medical and Surgical Consultants and the full multidisciplinary team in order to secure appropriate referral of patients and effective shared care arrangements
- Communicate effectively with the Dental Headquarters staff regarding clinical and nursing cover, time keeping, and sickness reporting and leave arrangements.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role will focus on provision of care in residential settings and clinic based care of adults and children with dental anxiety or other access to dental service complexity.
Clinical Duties
- Provision of high quality special care dentistry consistent with contemporary standards of best clinical practice
- Delivering dental treatment in a manner which respects the dignity and needs of each individual patient
- Provision of care on a domiciliary basis appropriate to clinical need
- Clinical decision making on the appropriateness of patients to the service and prioritisation of patients according to clinical need
- Providing sedation using RA inhalation
- Undertaking treatment under GA as part of the rota, subject to need
- Undertaking fieldwork for dental epidemiological studies including participation in data collection, and any training and development activities including calibration, subject to need
Communication
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with GDPs, GPs, Medical and Surgical Consultants and the full multidisciplinary team in order to secure appropriate referral of patients and effective shared care arrangements
- Communicate effectively with the Dental Headquarters staff regarding clinical and nursing cover, time keeping, and sickness reporting and leave arrangements.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Recent experience (in last 5 years) providing general dental treatment
- Good range of clinical knowledge
- Knowledge of issues of consent, the Mental Capacity Act and their correlation of treating Special Care Patients
Desirable
- Clinical Experience of a range of SCD including learning disabilities, physical/neurological conditions, medically comprised, phobic mental health problems, tolerance and behavioral needs
- Experience in providing treatment under inhalation sedation
- Knowledge of clinical governance relative to dentistry
Qualification(s) and Professional Training
Essential
- BDS Dental Qualification
- Full Professional dental registration with the GDC
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Self-critical and analytical approach
- Excellent communication, presentation and PR skills
- Good time management and ability to prioritise
- Good IT skills and familiar with dental software packages
Desirable
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to work as a team player and leader and develop effective working relationships with colleagues and external agencies
- Able to work under own initiative
- Flexible to the needs of the service and willing to adapt practice to fit with agreed service protocols and guidelines
Desirable
- Understanding issues affecting special care patients
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel between sites and meet the travel requirements of the role
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Recent experience (in last 5 years) providing general dental treatment
- Good range of clinical knowledge
- Knowledge of issues of consent, the Mental Capacity Act and their correlation of treating Special Care Patients
Desirable
- Clinical Experience of a range of SCD including learning disabilities, physical/neurological conditions, medically comprised, phobic mental health problems, tolerance and behavioral needs
- Experience in providing treatment under inhalation sedation
- Knowledge of clinical governance relative to dentistry
Qualification(s) and Professional Training
Essential
- BDS Dental Qualification
- Full Professional dental registration with the GDC
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Self-critical and analytical approach
- Excellent communication, presentation and PR skills
- Good time management and ability to prioritise
- Good IT skills and familiar with dental software packages
Desirable
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to work as a team player and leader and develop effective working relationships with colleagues and external agencies
- Able to work under own initiative
- Flexible to the needs of the service and willing to adapt practice to fit with agreed service protocols and guidelines
Desirable
- Understanding issues affecting special care patients
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel between sites and meet the travel requirements of the role
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
