Dental Therapist

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Abergavenny; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is offering a part-time dental post based at Nevill Hall Hospital with two days there and two days at Ebbw Vale Dental Clinic. The role involves delivering planned dental care, promoting oral health, and working with dental teams to serve vulnerable groups across ABUHB sites, including clinics, schools, and homes.

Applicants should have a BSc in Dental Therapy and Dental Hygiene, be registered with the GDC, and have Direct Access training.

Qualifications

• BSc in Dental Therapy and Dental Hygiene or equivalent.
• Trained in Direct Access to patients as per GDC guidance.
• Registration with the General Dental Council.

Responsibilities

• Provide oral health promotion, education, and preventive care.
• Deliver dental care prescribed by a dentist or Direct Access.
• Work across multiple sites including clinics, schools and homes.

Skills

Direct Access

Oral health promotion

Communication skills

Education

BSc in Dental Therapy and Dental Hygiene

Job description

Job summary

There is a part time post available based in Nevill Hall Hospital. The post holder is required to work two days in Nevill Hall Hospital and two days in Ebbw Vale Dental Clinic with dental teams in an efficient and effective manner to ensure the delivery of appropriate health care for the patients. The dental care of patients will include vulnerable children and adults providing care in clinics, schools, hospitals, care homes, patient homes, and mobile dental units across Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) area. The provision of dental care using inhalation sedation will also be required for those who have received further training in dental sedation.

Main duties of the job

To provide oral health promotion, education, and prevention and clinical dental care that has been prescribed by a dentist or via Direct Access arrangements as per General Dental Council (GDC) standards of competencies for vulnerable adults and children. This will include care in clinics, mobile dental units, care homes, hospitals, and patient's home.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Well being Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc in Dental Therapy and Dental Hygiene or equivalent
• Trained in providing Direct Access to patients as per GDC guidance
• Registration with the General Dental Council

Desirable

• Post Graduate Certificate in Education and Training
• Certificate in Oral Health Education course

Experience

Essential

• Able to provide direct access to adults and children
• Competent in being able to provide oral health promotion, education, prevention and dental care for children and adults
• Experience in working independently
• Experience in providing Direct Access as per GDC guidance

Desirable

• Carrying out dental health programmes
• Experience in providing inhalation sedation
• Working in different sites i.e domiciliary care or mobile dental units

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).