• Job Description

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  Job summary

  Senior Dental Officer

  We are looking for enthusiastic dental professionals to join our dynamic community dental team at Whittington Health. We are a large organisation providing paediatric and special care dentistry across ten boroughs in north London. You will work alongside our dedicated team including specialists, therapists, and oral health promoters, in fully equipped clinics and be well-supported by an experienced nursing and management team. You will have opportunities to develop your skills and interests in the areas of paediatric and special care dentistry.

  Main duties of the job

  The post-holder will be responsible for the provision of high quality special care dentistry to patients referred to the service.Much of the post will involve providing clinical care but there will also be responsibilities in the areas of clinical governance, training, management and supervision.

  About us

  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.

  Date posted

  30 December 2024

  Pay scheme

  Hospital medical and dental staff

  Grade

  Doctor - other

  Salary

  £78,573 to £91,903 a year Per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  220-S&C-MED-6891859

  Job locations

  Hounslow

  Hounslow

  TW3 3LN

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  • To provide specialist clinical care to patients with additional or special care needs at Level 2 and above.
  • To provide clinical care under sedation when required and following further training if required
  • To demonstrate professional and clinical leadership in the clinical setting in providing treatment safely and to a high standard
  • To provide clinical care for other CDS patients, according to the needs of the service
  • To comply with all relevant professional and Trust policies, guidelines and standards including mandatory training, health and safety and infection control
  • To provide clinical care, when required, in health centres other than their base clinic, and in other settings such as care homes and hospitals
  • To work with others in the health, local authority and voluntary sectors to raise awareness of the oral health needs of adults and children with special needs, promote oral health and to improve access to dental services

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  • To provide specialist clinical care to patients with additional or special care needs at Level 2 and above.
  • To provide clinical care under sedation when required and following further training if required
  • To demonstrate professional and clinical leadership in the clinical setting in providing treatment safely and to a high standard
  • To provide clinical care for other CDS patients, according to the needs of the service
  • To comply with all relevant professional and Trust policies, guidelines and standards including mandatory training, health and safety and infection control
  • To provide clinical care, when required, in health centres other than their base clinic, and in other settings such as care homes and hospitals
  • To work with others in the health, local authority and voluntary sectors to raise awareness of the oral health needs of adults and children with special needs, promote oral health and to improve access to dental services

  Person Specification

  Education / Qualifications

  Essential

  • BDS
  • Full registration with the General Dental Council
  • Eligible for Performers List
  • Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to special care dentistry and compliance with GDC requirements for recertification

  Desirable

  • A relevant postgraduate qualification relating to special care dentistry or evidence of working towards this

  Experience

  Essential

  • Significant experience in the clinical management of a wide range of special care patients

  Desirable

  • Experience of providing dental treatment under IV sedation
  • Experience of providing dental treatment under general anaesthesia
  • Experience of either assessing, appraising or managing staff

  Knowledge Skills & Abilities

  Essential

  • High quality general dental clinical skills in care of adults
  • Ability to manage difficult or challenging behaviours in patients, including use of sedation techniques and clinical holding
  • Ability to assess capacity and implement MCA procedures
  • Knowledge of medical conditions relevant to the practice of dentistry and how they should be managed
  • Ability to liaise with others in providing care for patients
  • Good interpersonal and liaison skills
  • An understanding of the concept and effect of inequality as it relates to oral health
  • Knowledge of health promotion and preventive strategies
  • Knowledge of good practice, clinical developments and evidence-based dentistry
  • An understanding of clinical governance issues in community dentistry
  • Knowledge of service priorities and contractual targets and supporting others to achieve them

  PERSONAL QUALITIES

  Essential

  • Highly motivated and committed to patient-centred care
  • Enthusiasm, drive and commitment
  • Ability to maintain good relationships with colleagues within the various teams.
  • Ability to meet the demands of the post and to work under pressure

  Person Specification

  Education / Qualifications

  Essential

  • BDS
  • Full registration with the General Dental Council
  • Eligible for Performers List
  • Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to special care dentistry and compliance with GDC requirements for recertification

  Desirable

  • A relevant postgraduate qualification relating to special care dentistry or evidence of working towards this

  Experience

  Essential

  • Significant experience in the clinical management of a wide range of special care patients

  Desirable

  • Experience of providing dental treatment under IV sedation
  • Experience of providing dental treatment under general anaesthesia
  • Experience of either assessing, appraising or managing staff

  Knowledge Skills & Abilities

  Essential

  • High quality general dental clinical skills in care of adults
  • Ability to manage difficult or challenging behaviours in patients, including use of sedation techniques and clinical holding
  • Ability to assess capacity and implement MCA procedures
  • Knowledge of medical conditions relevant to the practice of dentistry and how they should be managed
  • Ability to liaise with others in providing care for patients
  • Good interpersonal and liaison skills
  • An understanding of the concept and effect of inequality as it relates to oral health
  • Knowledge of health promotion and preventive strategies
  • Knowledge of good practice, clinical developments and evidence-based dentistry
  • An understanding of clinical governance issues in community dentistry
  • Knowledge of service priorities and contractual targets and supporting others to achieve them

  PERSONAL QUALITIES

  Essential

  • Highly motivated and committed to patient-centred care
  • Enthusiasm, drive and commitment
  • Ability to maintain good relationships with colleagues within the various teams.
  • Ability to meet the demands of the post and to work under pressure

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  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).

  UK Registration

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

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  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).

  UK Registration

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

  Address

  Hounslow

  Hounslow

  TW3 3LN

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

  Address

  Hounslow

  Hounslow

  TW3 3LN

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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