Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic and conscientious Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry to join the Paediatric Dentistry Team in Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust. This role will be based at the Dental Hospital with one day working in the Community at one of our Community Clinics.
This is a Consultant lead specialist service providing high quality dentistry to anxious children and children with special needs, in multiple sites across Birmingham, Sandwell, Walsall and Dudley. The service also provides mobile dental services at selected schools. General anaesthetic care is provided at Walsall Manor and Sandwell General Hospital and the dental hospital.
This role is a 12 month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave. Part time 0.8 WTE (30 hours per week)
Main duties of the job
To provide high quality dental treatment for children with a wide range of high treatment needs including those who have special needs and are unable to access care in the General Dental Service
To carry out the full range of clinical procedures, including inhalation sedation and IV sedation if competent to do so.
To support the undergraduate and post graduate teaching within BCHC.
The post holder will be required to move between different sites and settings within BCHC.
About us
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full detailed job description, please see the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full detailed job description, please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- BDS or Equivalent
- Full registration with the GDC
- VT or Equivalent
- On the specialist list in Paediatric Dentistry (or within 6 months of completion of specialist training)
- NHS performer number (or eligible to apply)
Desirable
- Further postgraduate qualification in a relevant clinical area.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within primary care
- Experience of providing oral healthcare/dental treatment under conscious sedation and General Anaesthesia as required
- Experience of treating children with additional care needs
- Familiarity with GDC regulations
- Understanding the aims of the Primary Care Dental Services
- Broad clinical experience
- Experience of assessing children for dental general anaesthesia
Desirable
- Leadership/management experience
- Experience of teaching and training (both post graduate and undergraduate teaching )
- Experience of presenting to groups
- Experience of chairing meetings
- Experience of working in a secondary and tertiary care setting
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Competent and experienced clinical practitioner with the ability to work without supervision
- Excellent and effective written, verbal and presentational communication skills
- Wide range of up to date primary dental care clinical skills
- Team working skills
- Leadership skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Compassionate - Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers and relatives remaining sensitive and empathetic
- Listens to other's views respecting and valuing individual patient needs Professional and patient focused approach with inspirational skills, acting as a role model to colleagues and junior staff members
- Excellent organisational skills, ability to manage own time and plan timed activities for staff and patients
- Ability to recognise and manage challenging situations in a calm and professional manner
- Able to take instruction and direction and work effectively as part of a team
- High standards of written communication skills with the ability to use email and internet
- Excellent IT skills in range of programmes including clinical, statistical, word processing, spread sheets and presentation programmes.
Desirable
- Experience of training the trainers
- Experience in recording clinical notes using electronic patient records
- Ability to interrogate and analyse databases and spreadsheets, including clinical systems
- Interpretation and presentation of complex data
Other job requirements
Essential
- Car driver with appropriate business insurance
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Compassionate - open minded, treats colleagues, patients, carers and relatives with dignity and respect
- Intuitive and caring nature
- Flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the patients
- Sympathetic and considerate towards patients, carers and relatives
- Act in a ways that support equality and diversity
- Highly professional
- Able to maintain confidentiality and deal with difficult and sensitive issues.
- Ability and desire to work effectively as part of a team
- Be able to work on own initiative
- Aware of own limitations
- Ability to complete work to deadlines
Desirable
- A completer/finisher with attention to detail
- Willingness to be open and share learning opportunities with all members of the dental team
- Willingness to put others needs before own
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- BDS or Equivalent
- Full registration with the GDC
- VT or Equivalent
- On the specialist list in Paediatric Dentistry (or within 6 months of completion of specialist training)
- NHS performer number (or eligible to apply)
Desirable
- Further postgraduate qualification in a relevant clinical area.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within primary care
- Experience of providing oral healthcare/dental treatment under conscious sedation and General Anaesthesia as required
- Experience of treating children with additional care needs
- Familiarity with GDC regulations
- Understanding the aims of the Primary Care Dental Services
- Broad clinical experience
- Experience of assessing children for dental general anaesthesia
Desirable
- Leadership/management experience
- Experience of teaching and training (both post graduate and undergraduate teaching )
- Experience of presenting to groups
- Experience of chairing meetings
- Experience of working in a secondary and tertiary care setting
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Competent and experienced clinical practitioner with the ability to work without supervision
- Excellent and effective written, verbal and presentational communication skills
- Wide range of up to date primary dental care clinical skills
- Team working skills
- Leadership skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Compassionate - Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers and relatives remaining sensitive and empathetic
- Listens to other's views respecting and valuing individual patient needs Professional and patient focused approach with inspirational skills, acting as a role model to colleagues and junior staff members
- Excellent organisational skills, ability to manage own time and plan timed activities for staff and patients
- Ability to recognise and manage challenging situations in a calm and professional manner
- Able to take instruction and direction and work effectively as part of a team
- High standards of written communication skills with the ability to use email and internet
- Excellent IT skills in range of programmes including clinical, statistical, word processing, spread sheets and presentation programmes.
Desirable
- Experience of training the trainers
- Experience in recording clinical notes using electronic patient records
- Ability to interrogate and analyse databases and spreadsheets, including clinical systems
- Interpretation and presentation of complex data
Other job requirements
Essential
- Car driver with appropriate business insurance
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Compassionate - open minded, treats colleagues, patients, carers and relatives with dignity and respect
- Intuitive and caring nature
- Flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the patients
- Sympathetic and considerate towards patients, carers and relatives
- Act in a ways that support equality and diversity
- Highly professional
- Able to maintain confidentiality and deal with difficult and sensitive issues.
- Ability and desire to work effectively as part of a team
- Be able to work on own initiative
- Aware of own limitations
- Ability to complete work to deadlines
Desirable
- A completer/finisher with attention to detail
- Willingness to be open and share learning opportunities with all members of the dental team
- Willingness to put others needs before own
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).
