Pre Assessment Nurse

Whittington Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Specialist in Special Care Dentistry at a leading NHS Trust in north London. The post-holder will deliver specialist treatments, oversee clinical governance, and provide training and leadership within a multidisciplinary team focused on delivering high-quality care for patients with special needs.

Qualifications

• Eligible for full GDC registration and on NHS Performers List.
• Extensive experience in managing complex special care patients.
• Experience of providing dental treatment under sedation and anaesthesia.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist clinical care to adults with special care needs.
• Manage delivery of special care dentistry safely and effectively.
• Demonstrate leadership and provide clinical supervision to junior staff.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Team-working

Education

Post-graduate qualification in Special Care Dentistry

Certificate of Accreditation or eligibility for a CCST

Tools

IT skills relevant to electronic patient records

Job description

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Specialist in Special Care Dentistry to join our service in north London. The post-holder will be responsible for the specialist treatment of patients referred to the service, as well as providing clinical leadership for the development of special care dentistry in north west London.

Main duties of the job

The majority of the post will involve providing specialist clinical care but there will also be responsibilities in the areas of clinical governance, training, management and supervision. Key requirements for the post are significant experience managing a wide range of complex special care patients, including treatment under IV sedation and GA , good communication skills and a pragmatic and proactive mindset. Note discussion on additional hours is possible.

Working for our organisation

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To provide specialist clinical care to adults with special care needs. Patients may be referred by community dentists, general dental practitioners, and hospital consultants, in addition to those referred from staff in the health, local authority and voluntary sectors.
• To provide a comprehensive dental treatment service for patients who require special care, including the development of integrated care pathways across primary, secondary and social care
• To manage the delivery of special care dentistry and to ensure that treatment is provided safely, effectively and This will include ensuring that the appropriate monitoring and resuscitation equipment is available.
• To provide clinical care under sedation, and/or general anaesthesia in conjunction with the Hospital Dental Service (HDS), when required
• To demonstrate professional and clinical leadership
• To comply with all relevant professional and Trust policies, guidelines and standards
• To provide clinical cover, when required, in health centres other than their base clinic, and in other settings such as care homes and hospital
• To provide clinical supervision of junior staff, including trainees in special care dentistry
• To carry out appraisals of the work of junior colleagues
• To demonstrate leadership in the development of special care dentistry locally, making presentations to stakeholders and commissioners where appropriate
• To take on management roles as part of the senior leadership team in Dental Services
• To work with colleagues in other sectors of dentistry to ensure that adults with special needs receive high quality care in the most appropriate setting. This may involve working with colleagues in secondary care, and on a pan-London basis
• To provide training and advice to post-graduate students and trainees in the speciality when requested

Person specification

Qualifications

• Eligible for full GDC registration
• On NHS Performers List
• On the GDC specialist list in Special Care Dentistry
• Post-graduate qualification/s relevant to Special Care Dentistry
• Possession of a Certificate of Accreditation or eligibility for a CCST in Special Care Dentistry

Experience

• Experience or training such that the applicant has reached a standard equivalent to that expected after 3 years of specialist training in Special Care Dentistry
• Additional NHS experience in Special Care Dentistry following the attainment of the above standard
• Extensive experience in the clinical management of a wide range of special care patients
• Experience of providing dental treatment under sedation and general anaesthesia

Research Teaching Presenting

• Experience of presentations to key audiences
• Experience of providing teaching and /or training in the NHS
• Experience of clinical supervision
• Experience of postgraduate teaching
• Experience of research relevant to Special Care Dentistry

Audit and Quality Improvement

• Experience of involvement in clinical governance and risk management
• An understanding of the indicators of quality relevant to NHS services
• Experience of audit

Communication

• Excellent communication and presentation skills – written and verbal
• Excellent interpersonal, team-working and leadership skills

Managemnt and Leadership

• Experience of either assessing, appraising or managing staff
• Experience of project management
• Experience of policy and procedure development associated with speciality

Other attributes

• Highly motivated and committed to patient-centred care
• Leadership and team-working skills
• Enthusiasm, drive and commitment
• Possession of appropriate IT skills including those relevant to electronic patient records

SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS

To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies , procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:

• Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with theLondon Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
• Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
• Participate in required training and supervision.
• Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct

Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.