Job summary
Community Dental Service based in Chippenham.
Part time, 2 days a week (15 hours)
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, 2 days per week, one of the days will be a Friday. 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.
Further information about this post can be found in the attached Job Description. We welcome an informal contact from you (telephone calls, visits, meeting colleagues) in advance of your application. In the first instance please contact Lucy McArthur, Clinical Director on 01249 456598 or by email on gwh.dentaladmin.teamoffice@nhs.net.
Main duties of the job
GWHFT Community Dental Service provides Urgent Dental Care, Special Care Dentistry, Paediatric Dentistry for children with additional needs, and Out of Hours Dentistry to the population of Wiltshire and Swindon. The post holder will use their skills to deliver services within the GWHFT Community Dental Service contract.
The Service covers Wiltshire and Swindon, 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 inhalation sedation lists, domiciliary care and epidemiological surveys.
The post holder will provide a wide range of dental treatment including all extended duties appropriate to a registered dental therapist working collaboratively with dentists within the community dental service. The work will be carried out within our community dental clinics, domiciliary visits and occasionally at our hospital sites in Swindon, Bath and Salisbury. There may also be opportunity to participate in Health Inequality Projects in collaboration with the Integrated Care Board.
About us
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.
We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To perform a range of specialist clinical, restorative or preventative procedures without direct supervision according to treatment plans under the direction of dentists within Great Western Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Community Dental Service or under direct access to defined patient groups.
- To plan the management of patients, often patients with additional needs, paediatric patients and patients with moderate to severe anxiety demonstrating an understanding of their physical and social needs
- To maintain any associated patients records following delivery of care
- To provide oral health advice, oral health plans and instruction to specific client groups with multiple complex needs and to provide advice and instruction to parents and carers.
- To carry out a significant range of clinical procedures/activities to a high standard and comply with all relevant local and national guidance.
Please see the attached job description for full information
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To perform a range of specialist clinical, restorative or preventative procedures without direct supervision according to treatment plans under the direction of dentists within Great Western Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Community Dental Service or under direct access to defined patient groups.
- To plan the management of patients, often patients with additional needs, paediatric patients and patients with moderate to severe anxiety demonstrating an understanding of their physical and social needs
- To maintain any associated patients records following delivery of care
- To provide oral health advice, oral health plans and instruction to specific client groups with multiple complex needs and to provide advice and instruction to parents and carers.
- To carry out a significant range of clinical procedures/activities to a high standard and comply with all relevant local and national guidance.
Please see the attached job description for full information
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Degree in Dental Therapy and Hygiene or equivalent
- Registration with the General Dental Council
- Exemption training for the supply and administration of medicines
Desirable
- Diploma in Dental Health Education
- ISACD Accreditation in Inhalation Sedation
Experience
Essential
- Clinical experience of full range of dental care treatments recognised as within dental therapist advanced practitioners scope of practice
- Skilled communication and experience in the management of patients with additional needs, paediatric patients and vulnerable adults.
- Competency in permitted extended duties: Dental radiography, local infiltration analgesia, inferior dental nerve block analgesia, dental impressions, temporary dressings, recementing of crowns
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Degree in Dental Therapy and Hygiene or equivalent
- Registration with the General Dental Council
- Exemption training for the supply and administration of medicines
Desirable
- Diploma in Dental Health Education
- ISACD Accreditation in Inhalation Sedation
Experience
Essential
- Clinical experience of full range of dental care treatments recognised as within dental therapist advanced practitioners scope of practice
- Skilled communication and experience in the management of patients with additional needs, paediatric patients and vulnerable adults.
- Competency in permitted extended duties: Dental radiography, local infiltration analgesia, inferior dental nerve block analgesia, dental impressions, temporary dressings, recementing of crowns
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Chippenham Dental Access Centre
Chippenham Hosptital
Chippenham
SN15 2AJ
Employer's website
https://www.gwh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
