Job summary
Worcestershire Urgent Care Dental Service is seeking to recruit additional local dental practitioners to the team of experienced dentists participating in the Out of Hours Emergency Dental Service managed by Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust.
This service provides emergency and urgent care to patients who have been initially triaged by our trained dental care professionals and NHS111.
The sessions are undertaken at our Moor Street Clinic in Worcester at Weekends and Bank holidays. The shifts are from 09:00-13:00.
The Trust liaises closely with NHS England who commission this service and the Local Professional Network. There is a locally agreed sessional rate with enhancements for the Christmas Bank Holidays.
This role would suit experienced dentists who wish to contribute in the provision of emergency and urgent care to the local population and to develop and enhance this particular skill.
Main duties of the job
The main role of the Primary Care Dental Officer is to provide emergency and urgent care identified through the dental triage process.
The duties may under exceptional circumstances need to be beyond the end of the services formal end of normal operating hours period where a late emergency patient presents prior to the service closing or completion of an urgent patient treatment extends beyond the formal service closing time. It is expected that these instances will be very few in number, by exception and where no other clinical alternative is possible to ensure the safety of the patient.
You will be working as part of a small clinical team in a modern surgery at Moor Street Clinic in Worcester, where patients are triaged in advance by an experienced trained Receptionist and booked directly into clinic slots.
At Herefordshire & Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust we pride ourselves on delivering outstanding care to our patients.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. Its why we were named Large Apprenticeship Employer of the Year award at the 2022 Worcestershire Apprenticeship Awards. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.
What we offer
27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
Flexible and agile working opportunities
Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
Wide range of staff networks such as LGBT+ and ENRICH (Equality Network for Race Inclusion and Cultural Heritage)
Health service discounts and online benefits including excellent cycle to work and car salary sacrifice schemes
Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our careers website.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provision of emergency and urgent dental care, as defined by the Band 1 urgent treatment NHS guidance to patients who have accessed the Service via the dental triage process
Undertake appropriate assessment and investigation of the patient to determine the need for specialist advice and onward referral
Use Appropriate local Anaesthetic and patient management approached to pain and anxiety control during dental treatment
To maintain accurate clinical records through the use of SOEL Health dental management programme used with the service.
Take responsibility for the management of the immediate clinical environment and dental team during clinical sessions.
Communicate with a range of patients and their families on individual clinical issues and communicate with all members of the clinical team and with other health care professionals involved in the care of the patient in an appropriate way
Understand the responsibility for health and safety issues
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provision of emergency and urgent dental care, as defined by the Band 1 urgent treatment NHS guidance to patients who have accessed the Service via the dental triage process
Undertake appropriate assessment and investigation of the patient to determine the need for specialist advice and onward referral
Use Appropriate local Anaesthetic and patient management approached to pain and anxiety control during dental treatment
To maintain accurate clinical records through the use of SOEL Health dental management programme used with the service.
Take responsibility for the management of the immediate clinical environment and dental team during clinical sessions.
Communicate with a range of patients and their families on individual clinical issues and communicate with all members of the clinical team and with other health care professionals involved in the care of the patient in an appropriate way
Understand the responsibility for health and safety issues
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills with citable examples of working as part of a wider dental team
- Empathy and understanding towards patients and other staff members
- Ability to organise own workload and manage priorities.
- Expertise in a range of clinical dentistry
Qualifications
Essential
- BDS or equivalent
- Dental Foundation Training completed (or equivalence achieved)
- NHS England Performer List registration
Experience
Essential
- Having worked 'unsupervised' as a dentist for a minimum of two years within NHS Primary Care dentistry
Desirable
- Previous experience working in emergency dental service
Knowledge
Essential
- Basic Life Support
- Compliant with training in core CPD determined by GDC
- Compliant with training in Medical Emergencies in Dental Practice
- Knowledge of SDCEP and CGDent guidance around prescribing in dental practice
- Legislative framework governing the delivery of oral health care in England
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills with citable examples of working as part of a wider dental team
- Empathy and understanding towards patients and other staff members
- Ability to organise own workload and manage priorities.
- Expertise in a range of clinical dentistry
Qualifications
Essential
- BDS or equivalent
- Dental Foundation Training completed (or equivalence achieved)
- NHS England Performer List registration
Experience
Essential
- Having worked 'unsupervised' as a dentist for a minimum of two years within NHS Primary Care dentistry
Desirable
- Previous experience working in emergency dental service
Knowledge
Essential
- Basic Life Support
- Compliant with training in core CPD determined by GDC
- Compliant with training in Medical Emergencies in Dental Practice
- Knowledge of SDCEP and CGDent guidance around prescribing in dental practice
- Legislative framework governing the delivery of oral health care in England
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
