Dental Officer

HCRG Care Group

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Job summary

The post holder will ensure that high quality, evidence based dental services are delivered effectively and efficiently to patients referred to and accepted by Surrey Community Dental Service.

The post holder will be expected to provide comprehensive, clinical care to patients with special needs and/or patients with special dental requirements.

This will include providing comprehensive dental care under sedation and general anaesthesia where appropriate. Dental care may be provided in community, hospital, or domiciliary settings, as a flexible approach is required to address the clinical care needs of these patients.

The post holder will liaise with colleagues and other healthcare professionals as necessary and provide onward referrals, if appropriate. Youwill provide treatment planning for dental therapists and supervise dental therapists, treating patients under prescription.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities This list is intended to summarise the key responsibilities and is not intended to cover every task that may be required of the role: - The post-holder will be expected to:

Identify commonly occurring medical emergencies and lead the dental team in the appropriate first line management of the emergency, using appropriate techniques, equipment, and drugs.
Undertake a thorough examination of patients and be able to plan, manage and deliver care to a wide range of patients.
Plan, develop, implement and evaluates appropriate interventions to prevent disease and promote health for individual patients.
Undertake appropriate assessment of patients to determine the need for specialist advice as appropriate
Undertake the diagnosis of periodontal disease; select the appropriate periodontal techniques and delivers periodontal care in an effective way.
Undertake routine exodontia and simple surgical exodontias.
Undertake the diagnosis, selection and delivery of appropriate restorative techniques and/or replacement of teeth as required.
Consider all appropriate behavioral management techniques.
Carry out comprehensive treatment planning and provide treatment for patients who require treatment under general anaesthesia, including appropriate case selection.
Provide advice, training, and guidance to colleagues as appropriate.
To provide clinical cover, when required, in clinics other than their base.

For a full list of responsibilities please see attached Job Description.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Date posted

08 April 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialist

Salary

£47,653 to £71,479 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

HCRGCG/TP/53790/9638

Job locations

HCRG Care Group

Guildford

Surrey

GU2 4AX

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a Dental Officer, youll be part of our valued team at our Buryfields Clinic

You will feel valued as a Dental Officer within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

£47,653 - £71,479with national Terms and Conditions of Service for Salaried Primary Dental Care Services (England)
Free tea, coffee, and milk at your base location
Plentiful on site-parking
Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a Dental Officer, youll be part of our valued team at our Buryfields Clinic

You will feel valued as a Dental Officer within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

£47,653 - £71,479with national Terms and Conditions of Service for Salaried Primary Dental Care Services (England)
Free tea, coffee, and milk at your base location
Plentiful on site-parking
Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

Person Specification

General Requirements

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Person Specification

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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.