Dental Officer

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Dentist to provide a wide range of primary dental care for diverse patients, including children and those with disabilities, across community and hospital settings in Cheshire and Merseyside. The role includes domiciliary visits, clinic treatment with local anaesthetic or inhalation sedation, and occasional hospital work under general anaesthesia.

Travel across locations is expected.

Qualifications

• BDS or equivalent required.
• Full GDC registration required.
• Performer number required.
• Postgraduate qualification preferred.
• Experience at VT level or higher desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide a wide range of primary dental care for diverse patients.
• Provide domiciliary dental care for housebound patients.
• Treat in clinic with local anaesthetic or inhalation sedation.
• Treat in hospital under general anaesthesia when needed.
• Travel to Cheshire and Merseyside locations as required.
• Maintain full contemporaneous dental records.
• Adhere to department standards and audit processes.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Organisational skills

IT literacy

Team player

FP17s & charges knowledge

Electronic records

Professional standards knowledge

Education

Bachelor of Dental Surgery

General Dental Council registration

Performer number

Postgraduate qualification

VT level experience

Job description

Job Purpose: To provide dental care for priority groups in a variety of settings.,

Responsibilities

• If you are related to a director or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship. The ability to travel independently across the Trust
• The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs, Ability to provide a wide range of dental care to a high standard.
• Good verbal communication skills
• Good written communication skills.
• Good organisational skills.
• Ability to manage own workload.
• Basic I.T. skills
• Knowledge of professional standards.
• Ability to work as a member of a large team.
• Ability to use electronic dental patient records system.
• Knowledge of FP17s, treatment banding and patient charges. Flexible working will be considered for all roles.

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM) serves more than one million residents across the Halton and Warrington boroughs and the wider North West region. Bringing together community and out-of-hospital services (formerly provided by Bridgewater Community Healthcare) with inpatient and elective care (formerly Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals) we provide services at two hospital sites and more than 70 community hubs and facilities. Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM). They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation.

Our mission We will be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other Our vision We will be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn

Values

• Kind: We are caring, supportive and respectful to everyone
• Open: We are honest, transparent and open to new ways of working
• Fair: We listen, value our differences and are inclusive to all
• One team: We work well together and with our communities Provide a wide range of primary dental care for patients including children, people with disabilities,

Duties

• Provide a wide range of primary dental care for patients including children, people with disabilities, older people and those referred by general dental practitioners.
• Provide dental care in the domiciliary setting for patients who are housebound.
• Provide treatment in the clinic with local anaesthetic or inhalation sedation.
• As required provide dental care in hospital under general anaesthesia for patients who cannot have their treatment provided in the clinic.
• Travel is an essential part of the role and the successful applicant could be asked to support services in any of the services Cheshire and Merseyside locations.
• Adhere to department and professional standards/protocols without direct supervision.
• Comment on department policies and propose changes to departmental working practices or procedures as necessary.
• Keep full and contemporaneous dental records of treatment carried out.
• Provide a wide range of primary dental care for patients including children, people with disabilities, older people and those referred by general dental practitioners.
• Adhere to department and professional standards/protocols without direct supervision.
• Comment on department policies and propose changes to departmental working practices or procedures as necessary.
• Keep full and contemporaneous dental records of treatment carried out.
• Access communication from the Trust and from the department via e-mail.
• Complete FP17 forms for patients and determine which band the course of treatment falls into.
• Organise the collection of patient charges and report any bad debtors to the Head of Dental services.
• Provide dental care in the domiciliary setting for patients who are housebound.
• Provide dental care in hospital under general anaesthesia for patients who cannot have their treatment provided in the clinic.
• Support the Clinical Director to maintain health and safety and security within the department, reporting risks and taking appropriate action as required.
• Participate in audit and peer review as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Dental Surgery or equivalent.
• Full registration with General Dental Council.
• Performer number

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification, Experience to post VT level.
• Providing dental care for children.
• Providing dental care to special care patients
• Treatment under general anaesthesia
• Undertaking dental care in the domiciliary setting.
• Treatment with inhalation sedation

Right to WorkEssential

• Do you currently have the unrestricted right to work in the UK?
• If appointed, will you require sponsorship under a UK work visa route (now or in the future)?
• Please note that sponsorship is not available for all roles. Sponsorship will only be considered where the post meets the relevant UK immigration requirements and where the organisation determines that sponsorship is appropriate for the role.

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification, Experience to post VT level.
• Providing dental care for children.
• Providing dental care to special care patients
• Treatment under general anaesthesia
• Undertaking dental care in the domiciliary setting.
• Treatment with inhalation sedation

Right to WorkEssential

• Do you currently have the unrestricted right to work in the UK?
• If appointed, will you require sponsorship under a UK work visa route (now or in the future)?
• Please note that sponsorship is not available for all roles. Sponsorship will only be considered where the post meets the relevant UK immigration requirements and where the organisation determines that sponsorship is appropriate for the role.

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.