Band A Dental Officer

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

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Job summary

Band A Dental Officer

Applications are invited for a full time Band A Dental Officer. This post is based in the Dental & Maxillofacial Department at East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, Surrey.

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated dentist to join a specialist team working in Paediatric & Special Care Dentistry in East Surrey. This specialist service provides dental treatment for children, adults and older people, who are referred because of physical, mental or emotional impairment and unable to access general dental care.

The post-holder will be responsible for the provision of a full range of dental care for both children and adults with specific needs. There will be opportunities to provide care under nitrous oxide sedation. Patient groups routinely treated will include adults with learning difficulties, medically compromising conditions and mental health problems, children who have been referred from GDP with behavioural or management difficulties. The post holder will provide domiciliary and outreach care.

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is a major local employer, with a workforce of about 3,100, and provides acute and non-acute services to a resident population of 353,000 and thousands more patients from the surrounding catchment area.

Main duties of the job

East Surrey Hospital has the extensive and modern facilities expected in progressive district general hospitals, including MRI and CT scanners, intensive and coronary care units, and is the designated major accident centre for Gatwick Airport.

Applicants should be fully registered and be on the specialist register (or be eligible within six months of the interview date) with the General Dental Council

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities or contact Ms Mili Doshi or Mr R Fitzgerald, Consultants in Special Care Dentistry on 01737 768511 ext 6233.

About us

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate, and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding', and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021
National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do
We are in the top 20% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment
Our staff rate us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts when asked if they would recommend the Trust as a place to work and when asked whether care of patients is the organisation's top priority
Our workforce is amongst the most motivated in the country; we achieved the top acute hospital score in the country for staff engagement in the last national staff survey

Date posted

28 June 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£44,955 to £67,433 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

326-5355429-SR

Job locations

East Surrey Hospital

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH1 5RH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
A complete and accurate application
Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
Evidence of essential experience for role
Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
A complete and accurate application
Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
Evidence of essential experience for role
Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

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).