Band B Senior Dental Officer in Paediatric Dentistry

NHS; Dudley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is looking for a Senior Dental Officer in Paediatric Dentistry to join the Dudley based Paediatric Dentistry Team. This role involves providing high-quality dental care to children, leading projects and training staff, while collaborating across multiple sites. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in paediatric dentistry and a strong educational background.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in providing treatment to children under inhalation sedation.
• Evidence of leadership and project management experience.
• Eligibility for inclusion on NHS Dental Performer List.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialised dental care for children in Dudley and surrounding areas.
• Lead and develop staff, including training undergraduates and dental therapists.
• Engage in clinical governance and audit for service improvement.

Skills

High quality clinical skills in paediatric dentistry

Excellent communication and presentation skills

IT skills

Education

BDS or equivalent

Postgraduate certificate in medical education or paediatric dentistry

Job description

Band B Senior Dental Officer in Paediatric Dentistry

We are seeking an enthusiastic and conscientious individual with significant experience in paediatric dentistry to join the Paediatric Dentistry Team in Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust. The role will be based in the Dudley locality but the candidate will need to be able to move to locations across BCHC sites to deliver patient care when necessary.

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.

Main duties of the job

The main job role is to provide senior support based in Dudley providing specialised dental care for children who fulfil the acceptance criteria for community paediatric dentistry. Alongside this the senior dental officer is expected to work with the other senior dental officers taking a lead role in areas such as the dental mobile, line management and the development of staff, undergraduate dental student and therapy teaching, clinical governance, audit and dental sedation and the general anaesthetic service.

About us

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 and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab 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.

If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

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

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BDS or equivalent
• Vocational training or equivalent if non UK graduate
• Eligibility for inclusion on NHS Dental Performer List
• Evidence of relevant CPD being undertaken regularly
• Possession of a registrable postgraduate qualification
• Postgraduate certificate in medical education or paediatric dentistry

Experience

• Substantial experience in providing treatment to children under inhalation sedation
• Substantial experience in treatment of children with complex needs
• Experience in teaching and training dentists and DCPs
• Experience in providing treatment under IV sedation and general anaesthetic.
• Evidence of leadership, service development and project management

Skills/Knowledge

• High quality clinical skills in paediatric dentistry
• Ability to make clinical decisions appropriate to experience and qualifications
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Excellent organisational skills
• Evidence of ability to engage with a team and achieve effective teamwork
• Ability to prioritise tasks, delegate effectively and manage own time
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• IT skills, computer literate in a Windows environment and willingness to learn new software
• Ability to empathise with the needs of students and provide effective feedback
• In depth knowledge of NHS dental services

Personal Qualities

• Able to be independently mobile across the BCHC area
• Ability to remain calm and work under pressure
• Adaptable, flexible and able to work at different sites as required
• Ability to maintain and foster good working relationships with colleagues
• Full car driving licence with business use

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.

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