Specialist in Special Care Dentistry

Job description

Job responsibilities

Patient Care

1. To provide high quality specialist oral health care for adults with additional needs care in a variety of settings, including clinics, hospitals and domiciliary settings. This will include treatment of people with learning difficulties, mental health problems and challenging behaviour, complex medical histories, mobility problems, sensory disabilities, frail older people and other adults who fall within the treatment remit.

2. The post holder will take clinical leadership role working across a number of clinics in both Swindon and Wiltshire supporting local teams with complex cases and providing care to complex patients internally referred by colleagues.

3. To undertake clinical and non-clinical duties, demonstrating and maintaining the competencies identified for a Band C specialist, set out in the Salaried Dentist terms and conditions of service.

4. To support and mentor other special care clinicians within the service, including accepting referrals, assisting in treatment planning and where necessary provision of dental care.

5. Patient management and dental care of patients requiring advanced behavioural management techniques and where appropriate sedation and general anaesthesia. This will include active involvement in GA lists at the Royal United Hospital, Great Western Hospital, Swindon and Salisbury District Hospital as needed.

6. Keep comprehensive contemporaneous clinical record in the computerised software system and familiarity with computerised notes systems and use of VDUs is essential. Complete statistical returns to monitor the services provided.

7. The provision of specialist in-service training to the dental team and to other colleagues and agencies as required.

Policy and service development

8. To work with the Clinical Director, Assistant Clinical Director and senior clinical colleagues to further develop sedation and other appropriate treatment modalities within the service.

9. To take a clinical leadership role in developing special care dentistry, including providing strategic advice to the Clinical Director, Operations Manager and NHSE.

10. To liaise and develop close links with hospital consultants and other colleagues.

11. To maintain professional knowledge and awareness of current dental issues, especially regarding special care dentistry.

12. Continuing postgraduate education will be encouraged and supported, especially in the post holders areas of special interests, consistent with service needs.

Governance

13. The management of the day-to-day operation of the dental clinics at which the post holder is based and the supervision of DCPs and dentists.

14. Participation in dental audit, clinical governance. Leading governance in their specialist area

15. To adapt flexibly to changes which occur in the service and assist in implementing such changes, as agreed with the Clinical Director, GWH NHSFT and commissioners.

16. To be aware of, apply and demonstrate leadership with regard to GWH NHSFT policies and procedures.

17. Be compliant with Trust statutory and mandatory training and with GDC enhanced CPD.

18. The post holder will also be expected to assist the Clinical Director and undertake such duties as may be delegated from time to time.

19. To be a member of the CDS Governance Group and a member of the MCN in Special Care Dentistry

Line Management

22. There are no line management responsibilities.

Other Responsibilities

23. This post will be based at a clinic for the purpose of claiming travel expenses and other allowances. Travel expenses will be paid in line with the Salaried Dentist contract. The post holder will be required to work from a variety of clinics and hospitals and the post holder will be expected to travel in their own time to and from clinics other than base clinic.

24. The post holder will be required to travel independently by car or other means to a variety of sites and at times will be required to transport other staff and equipment within the needs of the service.

25. In addition to the duties and responsibilities listed above, the post-holder may be required to perform other duties assigned by the Clinical Director from time to time.

Flexibility

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances, in discussion with the post holder. This role profile is intended to provide a broad outline of the main responsibilities only.The post holder will need to be flexible in developing the role with initial and on-going discussions with the designated manager.

Supplementary Information

This job description should be read alongside the Supplementary Information provided on NHS Jobs for applicants and alongside the Employee Handbook for current staff members.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A Primary Dental Qualification
• Full registration with General Dental Council.
• Registrable postgraduate qualification
• On Specialist list for Special Care Dentistry or within 6 months of inclusion.

Experience

Essential

• Recent clinical experience in all aspects of Special care Dentistry.
• Experience in provision of dental treatment under General Anaesthesia.
• Experience of use of and provision of dental care under all appropriate conscious sedation techniques.
• Experience in the dental management of medically compromised patients.

Desirable

• Experience of working in different environments; hospital, community and general dental services
• Experience of provision of care in domiciliary settings

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chippenham Dental Access Centre

Chippenham Hospital

Chippenham

SN15 2AJ

Employer's website

https://www.gwh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)