Job summary
Shropshire
Community Dental Service is seeking to recruit a Dentist to join our childrens
and special care dental service working primarily at our sites in Telford. The successful
applicant will provide special care and childrens dentistry in both primary
and secondary care settings.
The
Community Dental Service provides a comprehensive special care dentistry and
paediatric dentistry service across three sites in Telford, Shrewsbury and
Oswestry as well as GA services across 2 different hospital trusts, sedation
and domiciliary services. Additionally, the service provides unscheduled
in-hours dental care from two sites, Castle Foregate in Shrewsbury and Oswestry
Health Centre via a single point of access dental advice line and runs salaried
general dental practices at Market Drayton and Craven Arms, as well as an oral
health improvement team and dental epidemiology services. We provide out of hours care at weekends from
Dawley in Telford and Shrewsbury, and an evening on call service which is accessed
via NHS 111. Out of hours and on call services are remunerated at a rate
additional to salary.
Main duties of the job
The team is looking to provide development opportunities for Band A dentists working within the service through internal talent management systems
- Continued professional development including mentoring and supervision from senior dentists
- Opportunities to develop skills in special care and childrens dentistry through mentoring, coaching and shadowing
- Positive relationships with the dedicated administration team, our highly qualified nursing staff, dental therapists, and our oral health improvement service
- The positive relationships we have with patients, carers and commissioners
For further information please contact: Tom Seager, Clinical Director Dental Service 01743 249976 or email tom.seager@nhs.net
About us
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based
health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and
some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing,
health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very
specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us
to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to
work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve.
Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can
feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to
work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages
applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender,
ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are
committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good
working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a full range of special care dentistry and childrens dentistry including
domiciliary care to the local population including the provision of treatment under
conscious sedation and general anaesthesia when required to do so.
To provide urgent care for patients who do not have a regular dentist and have
problems accessing regular dentistry when required to do so.
To provide routine NHS dental care to patients referred for treatment and those who receive continuing care within the community dental service.
The whole Dental Team (i.e., receptionists, dental nurses & dentists) have a
responsibility to give patients advice on exemptions, point of treatment checks, details
of NHS charges and the length of time required to complete proposed treatment.
To examine patients and providing them with a detailed treatment plan when required and options for securing reasonable oral health.
Flexible working arrangements include working at different clinics and undertaking
some evening sessions when required to do so following consultation with the post
holder. Participation in the weekday on-call arrangements and the OOHEDS sessions
as applicable and agreed as part of the job planning process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a full range of special care dentistry and childrens dentistry including
domiciliary care to the local population including the provision of treatment under
conscious sedation and general anaesthesia when required to do so.
To provide urgent care for patients who do not have a regular dentist and have
problems accessing regular dentistry when required to do so.
To provide routine NHS dental care to patients referred for treatment and those who receive continuing care within the community dental service.
The whole Dental Team (i.e., receptionists, dental nurses & dentists) have a
responsibility to give patients advice on exemptions, point of treatment checks, details
of NHS charges and the length of time required to complete proposed treatment.
To examine patients and providing them with a detailed treatment plan when required and options for securing reasonable oral health.
Flexible working arrangements include working at different clinics and undertaking
some evening sessions when required to do so following consultation with the post
holder. Participation in the weekday on-call arrangements and the OOHEDS sessions
as applicable and agreed as part of the job planning process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full dentist GDC registration is required.
- Dental Practitioner must have completed Vocational Training, been issued with a VT number or demonstrate VT equivalence training.
- Applicants must meet the requirements for the employment of a Dental Performer under NHS Contract and for inclusion on the National Performers list as determined by the NHS England.
Experience
Essential
- Dental Practitioner with experience of primary care dentistry, special care and childrens dentistry.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Demonstrate the competencies of a band A dentist which are
- clinical, communication, management & leadership, professionalism and teaching & training.
- Evidence of recent treatment of special care and paediatric patients such as care through GAs, conscious sedation or domiciliary visits.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full dentist GDC registration is required.
- Dental Practitioner must have completed Vocational Training, been issued with a VT number or demonstrate VT equivalence training.
- Applicants must meet the requirements for the employment of a Dental Performer under NHS Contract and for inclusion on the National Performers list as determined by the NHS England.
Experience
Essential
- Dental Practitioner with experience of primary care dentistry, special care and childrens dentistry.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Demonstrate the competencies of a band A dentist which are
- clinical, communication, management & leadership, professionalism and teaching & training.
- Evidence of recent treatment of special care and paediatric patients such as care through GAs, conscious sedation or domiciliary visits.
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).
