Job Description
Main area Dental Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried Dentist - C Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job ref 249-6331680
Employer Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Salisbury Central Health Clinic Town Salisbury Salary £88,686 - £101,923 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 04/07/2024 23:59
Band C Specialist in Special Care Dentistry
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a unique organisation, serving as the sole integrated provider in the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire system. Our scope extends beyond boundaries as we oversee adult community services in Swindon and provide acute care from the Great Western Hospital.
Our 5,500 staff have 1.2m patient contacts a year, with 13,000 operations carried out in our Theatres, around 4,000 babies born, and our emergency attendances are now well over 100,000 per year. Those numbers only tell part of our story about what an exciting time it is to join Great Western Hospitals.
We are cultivating a culture that fosters our ambitions, prioritising equality, diversion, inclusion, wellbeing, and leadership. We aim to create an environment where every member of our team can truly thrive.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer; all applicants who have a disability can opt to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme, which means that, providing they meet the minimum essential criteria for the post, they will be offered an interview. We are also proudly accredited as a Veteran Aware organisation and have signed The Armed Forces Covenant.
If we receive a high volume of applications, we may close adverts prior to the published closing date. Therefore, we advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for someone to apply their specialist dental knowledge and skills to lead the special care dental team in the provision of comprehensive dental care for patients with complex special needs. The role will include participating in Special Care GA lists, IHS and domiciliary care provision. The successful candidate will take an active leadership role including Governance of the Service, clinical audit and service development.
The person should be innovative, flexible and committed to work in a team environment while providing high standards of clinical care. This role offers the opportunity to develop the service in Salisbury, and will be both rewarding and varied, so that the successful applicant can share their expertise through mentoring colleagues and driving the service forward.
You will be well supported by the Clinical Director, Assistant Clinical Director and wider management team, and encouraged to uphold a just and restorative culture, being open and honest, professional, and promoting a learning environment for all.
We can offer an excellent range of benefits including:
- Full computerisation (Software of Excellence)
- Varied and challenging work
- Six weeks paid annual leave
- NHS benefits (including pension)
- Commitment to training / verifiable CPD
- Generous study leave budget
- Close links with the Special Care MCN, Bristol Dental Hospital
Main duties of the job
The post holder will take a clinical leadership role in developing Special Care Dentistry within Wiltshire and Swindon, including training and support to other members of the dental team. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of specialist clinical dental care to adults with additional and complex needs. This will include providing comprehensive dental care under sedation or general anaesthesia where appropriate. Dental care may be provided in community, hospital or domiciliary settings and a flexible approach will be required in responding to the clinical care needs of these patients.
Working for our organisation
Our STAR values – Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect – are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1.To provide high quality specialist oral health care for adults with additional needs in a variety of settings, including clinics, hospitals and domiciliary settings. This will include treatment of people with learning difficulties, mental health problems and challenging behaviour, complex medical histories, mobility problems, sensory disabilities, frail older people and other adults who fall within the treatment remit.
2.Taking clinical leadership role, supporting local teams with complex cases and providing care to complex patients internally referred by colleagues.
3.Undertaking clinical and non clinical duties, demonstrating and maintaining the competencies identified for a Band C specialist, set out in the Salaried Dentist terms and conditions of service.
4.Supporting and mentor other special care clinicians within the service, including accepting referrals, assisting in treatment planning and where necessary provision of dental care.
5.The Base for this post is Salisbury. However, from time to time there will be a requirement to attend other clinics in the Wiltshire and Swindon area to provide Specialist opinion and treatment.
Further details can be found in attached job description.
If you are interested and would like to know more about the role please contact Lucy McArthur via lucy.mcarthur1@nhs.net.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
- BDS or equivalent
- Full registration with GDC
- VT Number or equivalent
- Commitment to CPD
- On an NHS Dental Performers List
- Familiarity with Dental IT systems
- Commitment to learn NHS rules and regulations
Thank you for expressing interest in this role. For further employer guidance, please review the attached supplementary applicant information.
Eligibility for this role requires:
- Current right to work in the UK, subject to verification.
- Qualification of the eligibility sponsorship criteria
From 4 April 2024, UK immigration policy changes has increased minimum salary levels for skilled workers.
Current employees should be aware that this position is advertised as a Great Western Hospitals position and appointment ends any TUPE protection.
Candidates are responsible for covering the cost of their own DBS check if required: £18 for a Standard DBS check, recoverable from the first pay, or £38 for an Enhanced DBS check, divided and recoverable over the initial two pay periods. Payment for DBS checks for bank posts must be settled prior to commencement. Apprentices are exempt from DBS payment.
We are committed to supporting our staff in achieving a healthy work-life balance through flexible work arrangements. Upon joining the Trust, you have the right to request flexible working, with an unlimited number of requests allowed.
Upon acceptance of a job offer, your information will be transferred to the national NHS Electronic Staff Records System. All communication regarding your application will be conducted via email; please ensure to check your junk/spam folders as emails may occasionally be filtered there.
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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