ES06 251830 Senior Dental Officer (Outreach/Teaching)

NHS Highland; Newcastle Local Municipality; On-site; ZAR 1 129 000 - 1 582 000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Dental Officer in Inverness. The role involves supervising dental students and providing clinical care. This position requires an experienced clinician adept at emergency dental service and patient management. Nestled in a vibrant city, this role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to dental education while providing essential care. Applications must be completed through Jobtrain.

Qualifications

• Experience as a qualified dentist with clinical supervision experience.
• Ability to provide emergency dental care for unregistered patients.
• Experience in teaching and supervising dental students is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise dental students providing clinical care.
• See patients with outstanding treatment outside of student term.
• Participate in emergency dental service when needed.

Skills

Clinical supervision

Emergency dental care

Patient management

Education

Dental qualification recognized in the UK

Job description

Equality and Diversity

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Senior Dental Officer – Inverness

Senior Dental Officer based in the Inverness Dental Centre, UHI House, Raigmore campus 1 day per week on a Tuesday. Working as part of an experienced team this post will have a responsibility to supervise students providing clinical care to patients as part of the University of Dundee BDS Dental outreach programme. They will be the supervising clinician supervising up to 5 bays in the teaching polyclinic for students in their 4 and final years. Students will be providing a range of treatments as part of their training including emergency dental care for unregistered patients. The successful candidate will also be expected to see patients with outstanding courses of treatment from the teaching wing out‑with the student term time and participate in the emergency dental service when required out‑with term time. Due to the level of supervision this is suitable for an experienced clinician.

Inverness is a thriving and exciting small city with great services, transport links and schooling and located with unrivalled access to wonderful scenery and great leisure activities.

For informal enquiries please contact [e-mail]

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