Specialist In Special Care Dentistry

Job summary

The post holder will ensure that high quality, evidence based dental services, are delivered effectively and efficiently to patients referred to and accepted by Surrey Community Dental Service.

You will be expected to provide leadership, direction, and training to colleagues within the service. The successful candidate will have enthusiasm and motivation to provide the highest standard of care and strive for continued service improvement.

The successfulcandidate will be expected to provide comprehensive, clinical care to patients with special needs and/or patients with special dental requirements. This will include providing comprehensive treatment planning and dental care under both sedation and general anaesthesia, where appropriate.

Dental Care may be provided in community, hospital, or domiciliary settings, as a flexible approach is required to address the clinical care needs of these patients.

Main duties of the job

This list is intended to summarise the key responsibilities and is not intended to cover every task that may be required of the role: -

• Identify commonly occurring medical emergencies and lead the dental team in the appropriate first line management of the emergency, using appropriate techniques, equipment and drugs.
• Undertake a thorough examination of patients and be able to plan, manage and deliver care to a wide range of patients.
• Take on routine exodontia and/or simple surgical exodontias.
• You will need to carry out appropriate investigations during patient examination to determine the need for specialist advice in the management of the developing dentition.
• Use of appropriate local anaesthetic to control pain and anxiety during dental treatment.
• To provide domiciliary care to housebound patients, in line with Surrey Community Dental Service Domiciliary Protocol.
• Use of conscious sedation when considered appropriate (this may include inhalation, intravenous, intranasal).
• Assessment, treatment planning and delivery of care to patients who can only accept care under general anaesthesia. This includes the understanding of assessment of capacity and management of complex cases that require liaison with multiple parties.
• Carry out comprehensive treatment planning and provide treatment for patients who require treatment under general anaesthesia, including appropriate case selection.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Guildford

Surrey

GU2 4AX

Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Guildford

Surrey

GU2 4AX

Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

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