Specialty Dentist in Oral Surgery

Job responsibilities

Clinical duties within the Oral Surgery and Urgent Care Department involve outpatient and day- case care of patients at the Birmingham Dental Hospital. The post holder is clinically and managerially responsible to the Head of Service in Oral Surgery.

These duties involve all aspects of outpatient oral surgery, including consultation clinics and demand driven sessions. The timetable includes commitments to surgical activity utilising local anaesthesia, sedation and general anaesthetic techniques. The successful applicant must be prepared to work in all areas within Oral Surgery and Urgent Care.

It is expected that the post holder will give advice and assistance to members of the junior dental staff in training within the Department as the need arises and to participate in the clinical teaching of undergraduate and junior staff in training.

Discharge of clinical duties will be in accordance with Trust Policies and Procedures.

So far as is consistent with proper discharge of the above duties the post holder undertakes to deputise for absent colleagues as directed by the Head of Service.

Exceptionally, the post holder is expected to perform additional duties during occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.

Exceptionally, the post holder needs to be available for such irregular commitments outside normally rostered duties as are essential to ensure continuity of patient care.

Departmental administration and routine correspondence with referring Practitioners is required, for which secretarial support is available.

As a teaching unit, the Birmingham Dental Hospital and School of Dentistry undertake a wide range of research activities for which excellent facilities are available. The duties of this post are primarily of a service nature and as such, no specific requirement to pursue research is included.

Full participation in hospital/departmental Quality Assurance, Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance programmes is a requirement of the post.

To undertake other duties commensurate with this grade of post in agreement with the Head of Service for Oral Surgery.

Qualifications/Training

Essential

• BDS or equivalent dental qualification recognised by the General Dental Council
• Registration with GDC by time of application
• MFDS / MJDF or equivalent at the time of application
• Evidence of achievement of Foundation competences from a UK Dental Foundation training programme or equivalent
• Demonstrates the competencies required at the end of UK Dental Core training year 2 at the time of interview (or equivalent).
• Have the ability to travel to sites as required in order to fulfil the requirements of the post.
• Applicants must have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English, adequate to enable effective communication about dental topics with patients and colleagues; as demonstrated by one of the following:
• Academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) results showing a score of at least 7.0 in each domain (speaking, listening, reading, writing), with an overall score of at least 7.5, to be achieved in a single sitting and within 24 months of the time of application
• If applicants believe they have adequate communication skills, but do not have evidence in one of the above forms, they must provide alternative supporting evidence of language skills

Desirable

• Other degrees held at time of application e.g. BSc, MSc, PhD or Dip/MSc in sedation
• Specialist list in Oral Surgery

Experience

Essential

• Be able to provide complete details of their employment history.
• Shall have completed four years' full-time postgraduate experience (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) since first obtaining registration
• Have validated logbook evidence of appropriate experience
• Has evidence of undertaking appropriate courses commensurate with career progression and intentions.
• Understanding of the principles and relevance of research in evidence-based practice

Desirable

• Have experience of a substantive post working in oral surgery/oral and maxillofacial surgery
• Have documented experience of inpatient care and management of emergencies in a hospital setting.
• Shows realistic insight into Oral Surgery and the demands of a career in surgery
• Has evidence of experience in more than one dental specialty/clinical setting
• On an NHS primary care organisation Performance List or able to meet requirements for listing
• Evidence of participation in quality improvement/audit/service evaluation.
• Evidence of delivering undergraduate or postgraduate teaching, or teaching Dental Care Professionals
• Teaching qualification e.g. PG Certificate in Education, or other teaching training
• Publications and/or presentations on relevant oral surgery topics.
• Accreditation and experience in providing sedation.
• Membership of appropriate specialist society/associations.

Skills/Knowledge

Essential

• Meet professional health requirements (in line with GDC Standards for the Dental Team).
• Be physically and mentally capable of conducting procedures over several hours which demand close attention.
• Demonstrates good patient care skills
• Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement to problems
• Ability to prioritise clinical need
• Demonstrates appropriate technical and clinical competence and evidence of the development of diagnostic skills and clinical judgement
• Able to discuss treatment/oral health options with patients/stakeholders in a way they can understand.
• Demonstrates good information technology skills.
• Demonstrates awareness of ethical principles, safety, confidentiality and consent.
• Understanding of clinical governance and the responsibilities of an NHS employee

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Capacity to communicate effectively and sensitively with others.
• Capacity to think beyond the obvious, with analytical and flexible mind, bringing a range of approaches to problem solving.
• Demonstrates effective judgement and decision-making skills.
• Demonstrates respect for all.
• Capacity to work effectively in a multi- disciplinary team.
• Demonstrate leadership, when appropriate.
• Capacity to establish good working relationships with others.
• Demonstrates flexibility, decisiveness and resilience.
• Capacity to operate effectively under pressure and remain objective in highly emotive/pressurised situations.
• Awareness of own limitations and when to ask for help.
• Takes responsibility for own actions.
• Demonstrates honesty and reliability.
• Demonstrates respect for the rights of all.

Other Job Requirements

Essential

• Is up to date and fit to practise safely and is aware of own training needs
• Satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check in England & Wales / Disclosure Scotland (PVG) in Scotland / Access NI in Northern Ireland or equivalent

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).