Clinical Lead for Tees Community Dental Service

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide clinical leadership, advice and support to the multidisciplinary team, ensuring that they are able to contribute effectively to the development and smooth operation of the Department. Overseeing the planning and delivery of clinical activity in line with commissioned activity including General Anaesthetic and Sedation provision within the department.

In leading, comply with and promote the core principle of Putting the Patient First; to be a strong advocate for improving the experience of our patients, their families and carers.

To provide a visible, accessible and authoritative presence to whom staff, stakeholders, patients and their families can turn to for assistance, advice and support.

Promote patient safety, quality and effective clinical governance within the Department. To liaise with the Service Lead, Senior Clinical Professional & Patient safety team with regard to complaints and untoward incidents as per Trust practice e.g. investigating clinical incidents, creating relevant action plans and communicating these to staff to ensure compliance.

Undertake a thorough assessment of patients and subsequently plan and manage 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.

MANAGEMENT/LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES

Delegate key roles and responsibilities to other members of the Dental and multidisciplinary team as appropriate.

Maintain and enhance effective communication and team working both within the Tees Community Dental Service, with colleagues in the wider Trust and with stakeholders and partners external to the Trust.

To work with the Dental Consultant/Specialist to assess current and future resource implications of service change and modernisation; to work with senior management colleagues to help ensure these needs are resourced. In particular in this regard, to be a strong advocate for multidisciplinary working and new ways of working.

To work with the Dental Consultant/Specialist and the senior management team to define clear service objectives to ensure the most clinically and cost effective deployment of resources and the provision of a modern CDS service to a high standard.

To undertake both Performance reviews & clinical supervision jointly with Consultant for the SDOs/other clinical staff where appropriate.

Delegated responsibility for Lead for Society for the Advancement of Anaesthesia in Dentistry (SAAD), work with regional Radiation Protection Advisors and Radiation Protection Supervisors to ensure compliance, Medical Devices & GA, e.g. attendance at Theatre meetings.

The role covers all operational management of SDOs including attendance management, appraisals, 1:1s, personal and clinical performance monitoring, clinical supervision and training and development etc. Therefore the post holder will be an effective team player with the ability to lead, supervise and motivate staff teams and facilitate and implement change as needed.

Work with commissioners, Senior Clinical Professional, Contracts Manager and other members of the Senior Management team to plan and implement clinical services in order to meet contractual requirements.

POLICY AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

To ensure awareness, and support the rollout of, relevant national guidance and best practice in the Tees Community Dental Service e.g. GDC, NHS England, SDCEP, BSPD Guidance and relevant documents etc.

To lead on all quality issues including standard setting and clinical governance, improving the quality of patient care and management of clinical risk by improving clinical performance.

To work with the CDS line management team to develop, implement and review Trust and departmental protocols, guidelines and SOPs. To ensure compliance within the department and regular evaluation of standards.

Experience and understanding of the principles of Oral Health Promotion and Dental Public Health including annual BASCD survey.

RESEARCH AND AUDIT RESPONSIBILITIES

The post holder is responsible for clinical audit within the department to ensure the department complies with appropriate national guidance. To secure and assure the highest standards of patient care and take a lead role in the implementation of audit and benchmarking.

MANAGING RESOURCES

To work closely with the Service Lead/Senior Clinical Professional/Dental Nurse Manager to ensure staff within the area are deployed effectively and appropriately ensuring effectiveness and equity of service provision.

Recruit and select staff as necessary and provide appropriate induction, training and support on commencement of employment.

The post holder will be responsible acting on issues highlighted by CDS staff concerning clinical equipment/materials/procurement of lab services for example as required for the service.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

To promote high levels of education and training within the Department to ensure mandatory and Continuous professional Development hour required by clinical staff have been identified and supported in line with service delivery requirements.

• Full Registration with the General Dental Council and registration
• Postgraduate qualification in Sedation/Paediatric Dentistry/Special Care etc
• Experience in working with special needs groups
• Experience in the dental management of medically compromised patients
• Compassionate, open minded and treating colleagues, patients and carers with dignity and respect
• Skills in minor oral surgery
• Knowledge and experience of community dentistry
• Experience in RA sedation techniques as applicable to UK practice
• Effective report writing skills and computer literacy
• Experience of presenting complex material to senior managerial and clinical colleagues
• Excellent organisation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills remaining sensitive and empathic when communicating with patients, their families, carers, various health and social care professionals.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

PERSONAL

The post-holder must treat colleagues in a manner that conveys respect for the abilities of each other and a willingness to work as a team. The post holder has a requirement to be able to communicate well with children, adults, patients, carers and other health, education or social services professionals. To take a lead role in the planning and development of the Community Dental Service in conjunction with the Consultant/Specialist in Paediatrics/Special Care/Service Lead/ Senior Clinical Professional/Dental Nurse/Admin Manager/Oral Health Promotion Coordinator. To ensure the provision of a high quality service, external relationships include but are not limited to:

Dental Commissioners, Consultants in Dental Public Health, General Dental and Medical Practitioners, the Hospital Dental Service, Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Dentistry, Dental Hospitals and Schools, Professions Allied to Medicine, Local Education/ Social Services and carers to ensure the provision of a high quality service.

Internally, close working relationship with all Community Dental Department staff and visiting Consultants as well as Foundation Trust medical colleagues and other healthcare professionals.

NT&HFT is committed to continuing to professional development and if deemed necessary a new post holder would be provided with appropriate training to meet the requirements of the job.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Bachelor of Dental Surgery Degree
• Postgraduate qualification in a relevant field
• Sedation Qualification
• Full General Dental Council registration
• Eligible for the National Dental Performers List (NHS England) without restrictions

Desirable

• Registered with the GDC as a Specialist in Special Care/Paediatric Dentistry or other relevant field.
• Suitable Leadership /Management Qualification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Knowledge and experience of community dentistry
• Significant experience in the dental management of medically compromised patients
• Significant experience of providing a comprehensive range of dental treatment to, and working with, special needs groups
• Significant experience in sedation techniques as applicable to UK practice
• Knowledge of recent developments in the NHS and experience of working with NHS contract.

Desirable

• Broad knowledge of special needs patients sufficient to ensure appropriate treatment provision
• Involvement in clinical audit research projects
• Skills in minor oral surgery

Skills

Essential

• IT skills
• leadership skills
• Effective report writing skills and computer literacy
• Good communication skills
• Good organisation skills

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

North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University Hospital of North Tees

Stockton

TS198PE

Employer's website

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