Dental Officer

Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Bury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking enthusiastic dentists to join their Community Dental Service in Bury. This role involves delivering high standard dental care to patients unable to access general dental practices. Candidates should have experience in oral health care for children and adults with special needs, including those requiring sedation. Flexible working options available.

Qualifications

• Must have experience in a UK-based salaried primary care dental service.
• Demonstrable skills in providing oral health care for children and adults with special needs.
• Experience in providing dental care under sedation and general anaesthesia.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard of dental care for patients unable to receive care in a general practice.
• Work as part of a team with excellent nursing support.
• Adapt to work across different clinical sites in Greater Manchester.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Clinical skills

Oral health care for children

Sedation techniques

Job description

Overview

We are seeking enthusiastic and conscientious dentists with good interpersonal and clinical skills to join the Community Dental Service in Bury. Working as part of a team and with excellent nursing support, this post will suit a dentist who is committed to providing a high standard of oral health care. There will be the requirement to work across other clinical sites in Greater Manchester depending on service need.

The post-holder will be part of a team providing a high standard of dental care for patients who are unable to receive care in a general dental practice environment, including patients with disabilities and children requiring inhalation sedation or general anaesthesia. The successful candidate will preferably have current or recent experience of working in a UK-based salaried primary care dental service. Ideally the candidate should have established and demonstrable skills in the provision of oral health care for children and adults with special needs. The candidate will also ideally have experience of providing dental care under sedation and general anaesthesia, domiciliary dentistry and dental epidemiological fieldwork. Candidates who have worked in General Dental Services and have an interest in paediatric or special care dentistry will also be considered.

Flexible working will be considered for all roles.

Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.

Values

• P- Person-centred - We are passionate about individual needs and promote independence in the healthcare we provide.
• E- Empowered - We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.
• O- Open and Honest - We behave in a way that develops relationships based on trust, openness, honesty and respect.
• P- Professional - We support our people, so everyone has the right skills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.
• L- Locally Lead - We are always learning about our communities and show great pride in being a local provider of health and care.
• E- Efficient - We use our resources wisely to provide sustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.