Dental Officer - Band A

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust•Pendeford, WV

19h

About The Position

This is an opportunity for a motivated and conscientious clinician to join our team. Wolverhampton Special Care Dental provides high quality care for a wide spectrum of people who are unable to access treatment in a General Dental Practice. Services are delivered from three community clinics and a dental mobile unit. We pride ourselves in being an outward looking progressive service with great links with the Learning Disability, Mental Health, Substance Misuse, Community Nursing and paediatric teams which facilitates the provision of our Special Care Dental Service. This post holder will be required to cover many aspects of Community Dentistry including working on a mobile dental unit. There may also be the opportunity to participate in the annual epidemiological survey and our General Anaesthetic Service. This post is an ideal opportunity for a clinician who may have limited experience of Special Care Dentistry but keen to expand their knowledge and expertise in this specialty. The post holder will have full registration with the General Dental Council, be able to demonstrate proven clinical care skills to a high standard, have excellent communication skills and should have experience of treating a wide spectrum of patients. Applicants must be flexible as deployment across multiple sites will be required with travel round Wolverhampton to reach the communities we serve. The Dentist will work within the Special Care Dental Service, carrying out individual patient care, epidemiological survey work and health promotion, together with the associated management tasks. They will contribute to the effective and efficient delivery of Special Care Dental services by taking active part in planning services ensuring that they complement those provided in the General Dental Service as determined in the commissioners’ service requirements. The post holder will treat patients from a wide range of special care groups and have the opportunity to use inhalation sedation. Development opportunities in an appropriate area of interest will be encouraged. Appropriate clinical attachments will be considered They will contribute to clinical governance activities in the department. The post holder must be a graduate or licentiate in dentistry, hold current full registration with the General Dental Council and be eligible to join the Performers List. The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients. We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020. The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Requirements

The post holder will have full registration with the General Dental Council
be able to demonstrate proven clinical care skills to a high standard
have excellent communication skills
should have experience of treating a wide spectrum of patients.
Applicants must be flexible as deployment across multiple sites will be required with travel round Wolverhampton to reach the communities we serve.
The post holder must be a graduate or licentiate in dentistry
hold current full registration with the General Dental Council
be eligible to join the Performers List.

Responsibilities

To contribute to all aspects of care provided by the Special Care Dental Service in Wolverhampton as specified in the dental contract and service requirements.
To provide high quality clinical care for people who are unable use the General Dental Service and meet the acceptance criteria for the service.
The dentist is responsible for the continuing care of patients accepted for treatment within the Special Care Dental Services.
Treatment will be undertaken at fixed and mobile clinics or hospital dental departments located in any part of Wolverhampton together with any related domiciliary care, as determined by the Clinical Lead.
Some sessions may require the administration of Relative Analgesia.
To provide emergency domiciliary care as required.
To supervise dental therapists.
To contribute to the Oral Health Promotion programme.
To ensure that the correct Oral Health Promotion principles in line with Delivering Better Oral Health (DH 2019), are adopted for individual patients in the prevention of dental disease.
To contribute to the management and development of the dental services in Wolverhampton and the business planning process.
To ensure that clinical, administration and other workload is scheduled and completed on time
To ensure that proper standards appropriate to a clinical area and clinical procedures, including control of infection and record keeping procedures are maintained
To ensure the efficient and effective use of resources.
Organising and undertaking the fieldwork for dental epidemiological studies including participation in data analysis.
Communicate with a range of patients and families on complex clinical issues and/or in difficult situations.
Communicate with the clinical team and peers in a range of clinical and/or leadership situations in a professional and appropriate manner.
Communicate with other health and social care professionals on a range of issues relating to oral health and oral health care.
To establish liaison with colleagues in the dental profession, especially local General Dental Practitioners, other health care professions, and voluntary and local organisations, in order to promote:- o the dental and general health care of individual patients o the provision of dental services to particular care groups within the population as a part of the overall provision of health care to those groups.
To contribute to the professional dental clinical improvement groups and participate in clinical governance activities within the services to improve the quality of care for patients
To participate in a system of appraisals and such continuing education as may be considered necessary for personal development or to meet the organisational needs identified in the business plan.
To minimise the risks by following and developing systems of safe working within the dental service.
To ensure the maintenance of confidentiality of personal health data, including patient records, in accordance with established procedures.
To ensure the maintenance of high standards of conduct in relation to patients and the general public.
To ensure that agreed operational procedures within the Trust are followed.
To participate in the development and training of other grades of staff, as required including dental therapy, dental hygiene and dental students.
To follow GDC and other professional guidelines.
To comply with Trust Policies and Mandatory Training.
To follow Health and Safety instructions in accordance with Trust procedures within the place of work and to be responsible for your own health and safety within the workplace.
To undertake other duties to meet the changing needs and priorities of the Trust, as required and agreed with the Clinical Lead.