Band A Dental Officer in Paediatric Dentistry (Salaried Dentist - A) - Paediatric Community Den[...]

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 76,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Band A Dental Officer in Paediatric Dentistry, delivering high-quality dental care to children in Birmingham. This part-time role involves providing treatment in community settings and requires a commitment to ongoing education and patient care.

Benefits

Full NHS terms and conditions

Extensive holidays

Attractive relocation payment

Discounts for local and national retailers

Dedicated well-being services

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Fully registered with the General Dental Council.
• Evidence of continuing education.
• Eligible for the NHS Dental Performers List.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality dental treatment for children with special needs.
• Carry out clinical procedures including inhalation sedation.
• Work in community dental clinics and mobile units.

Skills

Clinical audit

Communication skills

Inhalation sedation

Interpersonal skills

Analytical approach

Education

BDS

Vocational training or equivalent

Registered with General Dental Council (GDC)

Additional qualification in paediatric dentistry

Job description

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Band A Dental Officer in Paediatric Dentistry

Salaried Dentist - A

Main area Paediatric Community Dental Services Grade Salaried Dentist - A Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (8 am - 8 pm) Job ref 820-7143197-DEN

Site Community Dental Service - Birmingham and Black Country Town Birmingham Salary £50,512 - £75,767 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 02/06/2025 23:59

Job overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic and conscientious Dentist to join the Community Paediatric Dentistry Team in Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust.

This is a Consultant lead specialist service providing high quality community based 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. Dentists maybe required to drive these vehicles as part of service delivery; training would be provided, as required.

The successful candidate will also be required to provide inhalation sedation services; it will be a requirement of this post to complete the necessary qualification, if not already held, and appropriate support will be given to achieve this additional qualification.

This role is part time - 0.6 WTE (22.5 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.

The post holder will be required to move between community dental clinics and work in a mobile dental unit.

Working for our organisation

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

IMPORTANT

• Please ensure you check your Trac account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process
• Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.

Informal enquiries are encouraged to contact Nabeel Ilyas, Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry via Claire Webb on 07753 316283

Person specification

Qualifications

• Fully registered with General Dental Council (GDC).
• BDS
• Vocational training or equivalent if UK graduate
• Evidence of continuing education undertaken regularly
• Eligible for the NHS Dental Performers List
• Additional qualification or training in paediatric dentistry
• Additional qualification or training in paediatric dentistry

Experience

• Treatment of children
• Working on own initiative
• Clinical audit/peer review
• Previous Community Dental Service Experience
• Previous experience in paediatric dentistry post
• Teaching/supervision
• Previous GDS experience
• Competent in inhalation sedation
• High quality clinical skills
• Good interpersonal & communication skills (written & verbal)
• Experience of flexible approach
• Self critical/analytical approach

Personal Attributes

• Able to be independently mobile across the CCDS area
• Must hold a clean driving licence

Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme

BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification. We encourage applicants to submit their applications and to request any reasonable adjustments where required.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC are an advocate of diversity and strive to mirror the community we serve as much possible.

We are committed to and actively promote equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals from all areas of the community who meet the specific criteria are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage/civil partnerships.

Promoting Workforce Equality

In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.

The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.

Flexible Working

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.

In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a ‘Great Place to Work’. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust acknowledges Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Generative AI (GenAI) tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini etc; are powerful tools that can help you in various stages of your job application and how they can be used in certain circumstances during your application process with BCHC. You can read more about acceptable use on our internet pages here

Benefits of working for us:

• Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
• Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
• Discounts for local and national retailers
• Dedicated well-being services for all employees
• Flexible working where possible

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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