Specialist in Special Care Dentist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary:

To provide comprehensive oral care, including unscheduled care, for vulnerable adults and children with complex dental needs, and for those requiring treatment with sedation and general anaesthesia.

Support and mentor new and existing clinicians within the Special Care team and dentists on the JFDCT program, providing training where required alongside the Clinical Director and colleagues within the service.

The post holder will be expected to work closely with the Clinical Director and support other dentists, including Specialists in Paediatric and Special Care Dentistry, urgent care dentists and Dental Therapists.

The post holder will:

Maintain an understanding of, and work in accordance with the contractual obligations of Smile Together with regards to the criteria for patients referred to the Adult and Paediatric Special Care Service.

Work in accordance with the professional standards set out by the General Dental Council.

Be responsible for maintaining a Personal Development Plan and Continued Professional Development log.

Maintain up-to-date knowledge of best practice and evidence-based guidance of (but not limited to):

o Clinical examination and record keeping

o Oral health prevention strategies

o Radiography

o Antimicrobial prescribing

o Management of acute dental conditions

Consent and correct documentation of extractions

o Management of dental trauma (adult and paediatric)

o Management of endodontic emergencies

o Management of patients with additional needs and complex medical histories.

Maintain an awareness of current and correct referral criteria and pathways.

Support the Clinical Director in the development and maintenance of the Special Care Service and the clinicians that work within it.

Acknowledge a responsibility to highlight areas of development or gaps in their own skills or knowledge with the Clinical Director so that appropriate support may be provided.

Be responsible for supervising newly appointed Dentists ensuring induction training is completed and understood, and that compliance with clinical governance and legislation, evidence-based guidance, and health and safety procedures are adopted and adhered to.

Work innovatively to optimise clinical efficiency and patient experience in accordance with evidence-based best practice.

Actively engage with Smile Together teams and participate in audit activities, development, and in-house meetings etc.

Be prepared to support colleagues including Joint Dental Foundation Core Trainees.

Be prepared to deliver in-house training classroom sessions or webinars when required to do so.

Be prepared to undertake temporary duties away from their home base (with reasonable notice) when service output requires.

Undertake other reasonable duties as requested by the Clinical Director.

As an employee you must take personal responsibility for understanding and complying with Smile Togethers standards and any other Standards of Professional Conduct of any government, regulatory organisation, licensing agency, or professional association governing your professional activities.

Key accountabilities:

GDC registration, NHS performer number and indemnity certificate.

High clinical and ethical standards, reflective practitioner.

Experience in supporting line managers, an ability to provide and receive feedback.

Good communication and negotiation skills.

Established and successful relationship-building skills.

Excellent organisational skills.

Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.

Able and willing to adapt and change with the times as legislative requirements, technologies, materials, and methods change.

Compliance with appropriate health, safety and security procedures within the work areas, reporting accidents, incidents and near misses using the company reporting framework.

Be responsible, alongside the Clinical Director, for the induction of clinicians new to the Special Care Service.

Be responsible, alongside the Clinical Director of Workforce Development, for the appraisal and development of clinicians working within the Special Care Service.

To deliver Special Care Dentistry services to adult patients. Provide advice and support to colleagues for patients under 16 when required.

To undertake the delivery of Special Care Dentistry services using conscious sedation techniques.

To lead and deliver dental care under General Anaesthesia

To work with the Lead Anaesthetist for Adults with Additional Needs in improving GA services including patient assessment, effective use of sessions and developing a culture of continuous improvement.

To provide expert advice and guidance to colleagues for patients with Special Care Dentistry needs.

To develop care pathways with colleagues in other clinical disciplines in both medicine and dentistry so the right patient receives the right care in the right place at the right time.

Support and participate in the SW England MCN for Special Care Dentistry

Support and participate in the SW England local sedation network meetings.

Support and advise on the development and delivery of Specialist Training in Special Care Dentistry in Cornwall

Work with medical and dental colleagues to develop a culture of understanding of Special Care Dentistry, leading to a Primary Care network of mutual support to improve patient care.

Provide teaching of undergraduates in Special Care Dentistry in GA theatres

Create a strong culture of confidence in Special Care Dentistry in Primary Care.by Working with the Clinical Leadership team and Peninsular Dental School to develop a programme of Special Care teaching and experience for undergraduate students at Peninsular Dental School.

Work with the outreach dental therapy team to develop care pathways and services to vulnerable groups within coastal communities and other locations in Cornwall including traveller communities, homeless people, refugees, and asylum seekers.

Support the development of bariatric dental care in Cornwall.

Support the delivery of teaching and training in conscious sedation for dental nurses, dentists, and dental therapists.

Support dental nurses undertaking the NEBDN course in Special Care Dentistry.

Support the Clinical Leadership team with advice and guidance on matters relating to clinical and other services and to assist with service improvement.

Develop clinical leadership skills to strengthen succession planning at senior leadership level.

Be an ambassador for the companys vision, mission and values and demonstrate related behaviours

To professionally represent Smile Together as an ambassador for the company in this role, leading by example

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GDC Registered without conditions
• Specialism in Special Care
• Batchelor in Dental Surgery

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Smile Together

Address

Harleigh Road Dental Clinic

Harleigh Road

Bodmin

Cornwall

PL31 1AH

Employer's website

https://smiletogether.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)