Job summary
Oxfordshire Community Dental Service is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Dental Officer.
As a part of this role you will be required to provide comprehensive routine and urgent dental care to adult special care and paediatric patients in a variety of locations including dental clinics, hospitals, residential care, mental health units, homeless and domiciliary settings as required.
Whilst providing dental treatment using a variety of treatment modalities including local anaesthetic, sedation and general anaesthetic.
This posts will be based in across Oxfordshire and the successful candidate will be expected to have;
- excellent clinical skills
- strong communication and inter-personal skills
- the ability to coordinate and carry out tasks
- comprehensive IT skills (experience using Microsoft Publisher, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and Word).
Main duties of the job
Dental services in Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust are provided by the Oxfordshire Community Dental Service (OCDS). This service provides National Health Service (NHS) dentistry to a wide range of patients including both adults and children requiring either special care dentistry, or specialist care. In addition to this core role the service also provides emergency care for patients requiring urgent dental treatment who do not currently have a dentist of their own.
The service provides care for patients from ten dental clinics across Oxfordshire located at Abingdon, Banbury, Bicester, Didcot, East Oxford, Luther Street, Kidlington, Wantage and Witney.
Several of the clinics are equipped to provide dental treatment with inhalation and/or intravenous sedation and the service also provides dental treatment under general anaesthesia for children and adult special care patients at the John Radcliffe and Horton Hospitals.
For patients who are unable to access the clinics easily there is a countywide domiciliary (home visit) service available by referral. All the clinics have wheelchair access and facilities for patients with disabilities and there is are hoists available at East Oxford and Murray House Dental Clinics for patients who have difficulty transferring into the dental chair.
About us
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:o Excellent opportunities for career progressiono Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and developmento 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous serviceo NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailerso Competitive pension schemeo Lease car schemeo Cycle to work schemeo Employee Assistance Programmeo Mental Health First Aiderso Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)o Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Job description
Job responsibilities
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
Person Specification
Qualifications Academic Skills
Essential
- Primary Dental Qualification
- Registered with General Dental Council
Desirable
- Relevant postgraduate qualification
Knowledge requirements
Essential
- Good IM&T knowledge and skills including R4, Microsoft Office
- Ability to deal with sensitive information and respect confidentiality
Experience
Essential
- Experience in General Dental Practice
- Experience of more than one branch of dentistry
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the role of the CDS
- Evidence of good dental record keeping
Desirable
- Experience of working as part of a team including supervisory role at an appropriate level
- Delivery of dental care under inhaltion sedation
- Experience of working with a wide range of patient groups
- Able to demonstrate relevant experience in Clinical Governance, Quality Assurance and Audit
- Experience of working on a domiciliary basis
Contractual requirements
Essential
- Full registration with General Dental Council
- Completion of Dental Core Training or demonstrable exemption
- Ability to travel between sites
- Commitment to safegaurding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults
Person Specification
Qualifications Academic Skills
Essential
- Primary Dental Qualification
- Registered with General Dental Council
Desirable
- Relevant postgraduate qualification
Knowledge requirements
Essential
- Good IM&T knowledge and skills including R4, Microsoft Office
- Ability to deal with sensitive information and respect confidentiality
Experience
Essential
- Experience in General Dental Practice
- Experience of more than one branch of dentistry
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the role of the CDS
- Evidence of good dental record keeping
Desirable
- Experience of working as part of a team including supervisory role at an appropriate level
- Delivery of dental care under inhaltion sedation
- Experience of working with a wide range of patient groups
- Able to demonstrate relevant experience in Clinical Governance, Quality Assurance and Audit
- Experience of working on a domiciliary basis
Contractual requirements
Essential
- Full registration with General Dental Council
- Completion of Dental Core Training or demonstrable exemption
- Ability to travel between sites
- Commitment to safegaurding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults
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).
