Job summary
To provide Special Care Dentistry, Paediatric Dentistry, and Urgent Care Dentistry, as well as the opportunity to work as part of the Out of Hours Service, offering urgent care to the population of Wiltshire and Swindon. The post holder will be supported to deliver services within the GWHFT Community Dental Service contract and day to day management of a defined clinical area, based at Swindon Health Centre.
The Service covers the whole of Wiltshire, and the post holder may be required to deliver services from any of our 4 sites and in domiciliary settings The role may include participating in General Anaesthetic & Inhalation Sedation Lists, and Domiciliary Care.
The job plan for this post is likely to include, one of Urgent Care Dentistry, and four days of Special Care and Paediatric Dentistry.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic Dentist to join our existing team, providing Special Care and Urgent Care to meet the needs of adults and children in the local community in Swindon.
You should be innovative, flexible and committed to working in a team environment while providing high standards of clinical care.
The post holder will be required to work 8:30- 17:00, with one hour for lunch, 5 days per week. Our Community Dental Service has 4 dental clinics, within Wiltshire & Swindon. We work in domiciliary settings and within main hospitals therefore use of a motor vehicle is essential. You will join our team to provide care for our service users, those patients with dental needs outside of general practice, and be supported by a Senior Leadership team, offering mentoring and support and experienced line management.
We can offer an excellent range of benefits including:
Well-equipped surgeries
Full computerisation (Software of Excellence)
Varied and challenging work
Generous paid annual leave
NHS benefits (including pension)
Commitment to training / verifiable CPD
Clear job planning
Variety of work: Special Care, Paediatrics, Urgent Care, Domiciliary Care
Consistent and highly skilled dental nurse support
Generous study leave allocation, and support for professional development.
Opportunity to join the Out of Hours Service.
About us
Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.
Service We will put our patients first
Teamwork We will work together
Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service
Respect We will act with integrity
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provision of assessment, comprehensive treatment planning and treatment for people with special needs who are unable to obtain care from other providers. These include those clients with learning difficulties, physical disabilities, who are medically compromised or have behavioural problems, as well as children with additional needs, and children under 5 with high caries rates.
Provide dental treatment as required and to undertake urgent, routine and complex treatment in line with Trust protocol and current best practice
Provision of assessment, treatment planning and treatment of patients in domiciliary settings
Promote and maintain patients oral health within NHS regulations
- Work with the wider clinical team, in the provision of high quality dental care for the patients
- Achieve personal performance targets, awareness of the UDA system, working to achieve the targets set by commissioners.
- Meet Band A Dental Officer Competencies as set out within the terms and conditions of the Salaried Dental Service Contract
- Participate in Clinical Governance Programmes as required by the service including audit, peer review and annual performance appraisal.
- Ensure that standards for Dental Professionals are met as required by the General Dental Council this will include demonstration of required CPD
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provision of assessment, comprehensive treatment planning and treatment for people with special needs who are unable to obtain care from other providers. These include those clients with learning difficulties, physical disabilities, who are medically compromised or have behavioural problems, as well as children with additional needs, and children under 5 with high caries rates.
Provide dental treatment as required and to undertake urgent, routine and complex treatment in line with Trust protocol and current best practice
Provision of assessment, treatment planning and treatment of patients in domiciliary settings
Promote and maintain patients oral health within NHS regulations
- Work with the wider clinical team, in the provision of high quality dental care for the patients
- Achieve personal performance targets, awareness of the UDA system, working to achieve the targets set by commissioners.
- Meet Band A Dental Officer Competencies as set out within the terms and conditions of the Salaried Dental Service Contract
- Participate in Clinical Governance Programmes as required by the service including audit, peer review and annual performance appraisal.
- Ensure that standards for Dental Professionals are met as required by the General Dental Council this will include demonstration of required CPD
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oBDS or equivalent
- oFull registration with GDC
- oVT Number or equivalent
- oCommitment to CPD
- oOn an NHS Dental Performers List
Desirable
- oFamiliarity with Dental IT systems
- oCommitment to learn NHS rules and regulations
Experience
Essential
- oSignificant experience of providing routine dental care
Desirable
- oExperience working in a Community Dental Service
- oExperience of more complex dental care
- oAppropriate post graduate qualification
- oPrevious use of SOEL Health practice management software
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oBDS or equivalent
- oFull registration with GDC
- oVT Number or equivalent
- oCommitment to CPD
- oOn an NHS Dental Performers List
Desirable
- oFamiliarity with Dental IT systems
- oCommitment to learn NHS rules and regulations
Experience
Essential
- oSignificant experience of providing routine dental care
Desirable
- oExperience working in a Community Dental Service
- oExperience of more complex dental care
- oAppropriate post graduate qualification
- oPrevious use of SOEL Health practice management software
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).
