To provide safe holistic care to patients within the Community Dental Service and work within the team to improve integrated, high quality service delivery.
Clinical:
· Provide a full oral examination and treatment plan for patients of all ages who appropriately access the Newcastle Community Dental Service for advice or treatment.
· Provide and maintain a high standard of comprehensive dental care.
· Provide emergency treatment where necessary either as sole treatment or part of a planned course of treatment.
Administrative:
· Assess the competency of the dental undergraduate students using their electronic portfolios.
· Refer patients to the dental hygienist or dental therapist to undertake any treatment which the Dental Act permits Dental Hygienists to carry out, and ensuring appropriate use of the skill mix.
· Ensure maintenance of accurate clinical records and respect for patient confidentiality and data protection.
· The post holder will be expected to be able to use all equipment required in the provision of dental care. The department uses a dental software package, Kodak (R4) for electronic patient records and the post holder will need to be able to use this software once training is provided.
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
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The successful candidate will have gained experience in a broad range of clinical skills in restorative dentistry, oral surgery, paediatric dentistry, community or special care dentistry and be confident in managing patients with these dental procedures and additional needs. They will be adaptable, motivated and be content working across sites with a variety of professional colleagues. An ability to manage patients under conscious sedation would be desirable.
This advert closes on Sunday 2 Mar 2025
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