Job summary
Oxfordshire Community Dental Service is looking to recruit a Senior Dental Officer to provide dental treatment to special care adults and children using a variety of treatment modalities, and to provide leadership and management at Banbury Dental Clinic in conjunction with the Senior Management Team.
Oxfordshire Community Dental Service provides countywide special care and paediatric dentistry to the local population, operating from multiple sites and delivering care via a wide range of treatment modalities including sedation and general anaesthesia.
The service is part of Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust which is a large multi-service trust.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated clinician with excellent interpersonal skills who wishes to join an extensive team.
You will provide a comprehensive range of high quality dental care for special care children and adults, including provision of treatment under sedation, general anaesthesia and domiciliary care.
In addition you will support the Senior Management Team and undertake managerial roles. You will assume a leadership role in a clinical area and/or a geographical locality/team as appropriate.
Full registration with the General Dental Council and a current performer number are essential for post.
A full driving licence is essential.
About us
Benefits of working for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with an increase to 32 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Staff accommodation
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide high quality and appropriate routine and emergency oral healthcare to patients.
- Provision of dental care for special care children and adults including those who are medically compromised.
- To work within current local and national guidelines for providing dental care.
- To be involved in the paediatric dental outpatient general anaesthesia service.
- To provide care for homeless persons.
- To provide domiciliary care for patients who are unable to access the dental clinics.
- To participate in any screening, epidemiology and other dental public health activities that the service provides.
- Liaise with colleagues in hospitals, primary care and local authorities to ensure and improve the quality of patient care.
- To work collaboratively and support the various teams and staff in Oxfordshire Community Dental Service including dental therapist and Health Improvement Practitioners.
- Manage the day to day operations and staff of clinics in liaison with the other Senior Dental Officers/Lead Clinicians/ Specialists.
- To assume a leadership role in a clinical area and/or a geographical locality/team as appropriate
- To take an active role in conjunction with other Senior Clinical colleagues in the teaching of clinical skills to other members of the dental team as appropriate.
- Support the senior management team as required.
- Monitor and update policy, taking account of existing Trust policies and liaising with other Senior Dental Officers/Lead Clinicians/Specialists.
- Undertake training as required by the Trusts and as needed to maintain standards of clinical practice.
- Take part in all aspects of clinical governance, including GDC lifelong learning, clinical audit, peer review and clinical supervision.
- Maintain close working relationships with other disciplines as related to these duties.
- Undertake responsibility for a given area of clinical practice including the coordination and management duties involved in that particular area.
- Be responsible for data collection and reports as required for the Oxfordshire Community Dental Service.
- Other such duties as may be delegated.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide high quality and appropriate routine and emergency oral healthcare to patients.
- Provision of dental care for special care children and adults including those who are medically compromised.
- To work within current local and national guidelines for providing dental care.
- To be involved in the paediatric dental outpatient general anaesthesia service.
- To provide care for homeless persons.
- To provide domiciliary care for patients who are unable to access the dental clinics.
- To participate in any screening, epidemiology and other dental public health activities that the service provides.
- Liaise with colleagues in hospitals, primary care and local authorities to ensure and improve the quality of patient care.
- To work collaboratively and support the various teams and staff in Oxfordshire Community Dental Service including dental therapist and Health Improvement Practitioners.
- Manage the day to day operations and staff of clinics in liaison with the other Senior Dental Officers/Lead Clinicians/ Specialists.
- To assume a leadership role in a clinical area and/or a geographical locality/team as appropriate
- To take an active role in conjunction with other Senior Clinical colleagues in the teaching of clinical skills to other members of the dental team as appropriate.
- Support the senior management team as required.
- Monitor and update policy, taking account of existing Trust policies and liaising with other Senior Dental Officers/Lead Clinicians/Specialists.
- Undertake training as required by the Trusts and as needed to maintain standards of clinical practice.
- Take part in all aspects of clinical governance, including GDC lifelong learning, clinical audit, peer review and clinical supervision.
- Maintain close working relationships with other disciplines as related to these duties.
- Undertake responsibility for a given area of clinical practice including the coordination and management duties involved in that particular area.
- Be responsible for data collection and reports as required for the Oxfordshire Community Dental Service.
- Other such duties as may be delegated.
Person Specification
Knowledge requirements
Essential
- Experience of staff management
- Good IT skills
Qualifications
Essential
- Primary dental qualification
- Relevant post grad qualifcation
Job related apitude and skills
Essential
- Full registrations with GDC
- Vocational training, general professional training, or equivalent post grad training
- Eligible for inclusion on performer list
- Evidence of membership of professional organisations
Experience
Essential
- Evindence of signifcant post graduate clinical experience
- GA experience
- IHS experience
- Wide experience of GDS/CDS/HDS
- Experience of teaching or supervising staff
- Experience of working with a wide range of patient groups
- Experience in audit and clinical governance
Personal qualities
Essential
- Excellent team working and communication skills
- Good time keeping and deadline skills
- Involvement in staff training and development
- Self-motivated and able to work independently
- Able to work flexibly with role and to organise and prioritise own workload
- Good IM&T knowledge and skills, includnig R4 and Microsoft Outlook
- Able to maintain standards of service delivery
- Able to deal with sensitive information and respect confidentiality
- Good office skills and maintenance of records
- Awareness of own training and development needs
- Able to manage change effectively
- Able to delegate
Other requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel
- Willing to work out of hours
Person Specification
Knowledge requirements
Essential
- Experience of staff management
- Good IT skills
Qualifications
Essential
- Primary dental qualification
- Relevant post grad qualifcation
Job related apitude and skills
Essential
- Full registrations with GDC
- Vocational training, general professional training, or equivalent post grad training
- Eligible for inclusion on performer list
- Evidence of membership of professional organisations
Experience
Essential
- Evindence of signifcant post graduate clinical experience
- GA experience
- IHS experience
- Wide experience of GDS/CDS/HDS
- Experience of teaching or supervising staff
- Experience of working with a wide range of patient groups
- Experience in audit and clinical governance
Personal qualities
Essential
- Excellent team working and communication skills
- Good time keeping and deadline skills
- Involvement in staff training and development
- Self-motivated and able to work independently
- Able to work flexibly with role and to organise and prioritise own workload
- Good IM&T knowledge and skills, includnig R4 and Microsoft Outlook
- Able to maintain standards of service delivery
- Able to deal with sensitive information and respect confidentiality
- Good office skills and maintenance of records
- Awareness of own training and development needs
- Able to manage change effectively
- Able to delegate
Other requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel
- Willing to work out of hours
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).
