Job summary
The post holder will be expected to provide oral health care to priority groups that may include people with learning difficulties, physical disabilities, severe mental health illnesses and the severely medically compromised. The post holder will be proficient in diagnosis, treatment plans, consent and treatment as appropriate for special care patients referred to the service. The post holder will be expected to be involved in the provision of care, training and supervision for special care in Cumbria. This may involve travelling throughout Cumbria by exception.
The post holder will be required to be on the GDC specialist list for Special Care Dentistry and will be a highly visible, proactive and accessible clinical leader in their speciality.
The post-holder will be expected to participate in regional MCN activity, as well as liaising with colleagues in the Special Care and Community Dental Service, local General Dental Practitioners (GDPs) and other health and social care professionals as appropriate.
The post holder will be required to support the Dental Service Clinical Director in the development and strategic direction of special care dentistry within the service.
A comprehensive Relocation package is available for this vacancy
Please read the job description for a full list of duties.
Main duties of the job
You will be working within the Special Care and Community Dental Service, based at Carlisle Dental Centre. The Dental Centre is a modern multi-surgery facility on the Cumberland Infirmary site with ready access to support from secondary care colleagues. It also accommodates an undergraduate dental training centre as part of UCLAN. The centre has access to digital radiography and a wheelchair tipper and bariatric facilities.The team are motivated and proactive in the best interests of their patients. In Cumbria you will have wide access to a broad patient base with the majority of referrals coming from local dentists but also from other health and social care providers.
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We're responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time'.
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BDS or equivalent
- Current registration on GDC specialist list
- NHS England performer list number
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualification in sedation
- Postgraduate educational qualification
Experience
Essential
- Provision of comprehensive care under dental general anaesthesia
- Experience in pain and anxiety control as appropriate to speciality area including provision of conscious sedation
- Experience of Clinical Audit and evaluation and learning cycle.
- Planning and managing care where there are complex medical co-morbidities or the situation requires the involvement of other professionals and/or carers to resolve complex patient management issues
- Experience of working in collaboration with other health care teams e.g. hospital staff, health and social care and GDS
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, training, supervising and mentoring junior staff, dental core trainees and/or undergraduate dental students
- Domiciliary experience relevant to Special Care Dentistry
- Use of patient management techniques such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT).
- Experience in the following: oPolicy and planning oLeading on projects oPeer review
Skills
Essential
- Organisational and leadership skills: ability to communicate with, support and motivate team
- Ability to plan, set objectives, priorities and review performance
- Able to take the lead clinically, facilitate new innovations and assist with management of change.
- Ability to work on own initiative but also a good team worker
Desirable
- Ability to impart theory and skills in the specialty and lead on peer review
- Coaching and mentoring skills
- Good presentation skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of theoretical concepts and practical skills relevant to area of speciality training.
- Knowledge and understanding of NHS England Commissioning Strategies on Special Care.
- Knowledge of wider dental agenda
- Specific knowledge of the NHS Dental Services and rules and regulations.
Desirable
- Knowledge of patient management techniques such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT).
- Local, regional and national oral health strategies
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BDS or equivalent
- Current registration on GDC specialist list
- NHS England performer list number
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualification in sedation
- Postgraduate educational qualification
Experience
Essential
- Provision of comprehensive care under dental general anaesthesia
- Experience in pain and anxiety control as appropriate to speciality area including provision of conscious sedation
- Experience of Clinical Audit and evaluation and learning cycle.
- Planning and managing care where there are complex medical co-morbidities or the situation requires the involvement of other professionals and/or carers to resolve complex patient management issues
- Experience of working in collaboration with other health care teams e.g. hospital staff, health and social care and GDS
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, training, supervising and mentoring junior staff, dental core trainees and/or undergraduate dental students
- Domiciliary experience relevant to Special Care Dentistry
- Use of patient management techniques such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT).
- Experience in the following: oPolicy and planning oLeading on projects oPeer review
Skills
Essential
- Organisational and leadership skills: ability to communicate with, support and motivate team
- Ability to plan, set objectives, priorities and review performance
- Able to take the lead clinically, facilitate new innovations and assist with management of change.
- Ability to work on own initiative but also a good team worker
Desirable
- Ability to impart theory and skills in the specialty and lead on peer review
- Coaching and mentoring skills
- Good presentation skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of theoretical concepts and practical skills relevant to area of speciality training.
- Knowledge and understanding of NHS England Commissioning Strategies on Special Care.
- Knowledge of wider dental agenda
- Specific knowledge of the NHS Dental Services and rules and regulations.
Desirable
- Knowledge of patient management techniques such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT).
- Local, regional and national oral health strategies
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).
