This a replacement post and you will join colleagues as part of an established team at an interesting time of developing the Community Dental Service.
Key Objectives of the Role
1. Delivering a range of comprehensive special care dental treatment.
2. Delivery of intravenous and inhalation services.
3. General and Specialist DGH and community based outpatient clinics.
4. Effective leadership of multidisciplinary staff members within the organisation.
5. The potential for Health board wide developments and a closer liaison with primary care and social services is substantial and exciting.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Delivering a range of comprehensive special care dental treatment.
2. Delivery of intravenous and inhalation services.
3. General and Specialist DGH and community based outpatient clinics.
4. Effective leadership of multidisciplinary staff members within the organisation.
5. The potential for Health board wide developments and a closer liaison with primary care and social services is substantial and exciting.
About Us
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers.
Job Responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for additional information on this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Bachelor of Dental Surgery.
* MSc in Conscious Sedation or equivalent.
* Current GDC registration.
* Current Performers number, VT number or completion of competency Equivalence scheme and therefore eligible for immediate inclusion on to Performer list.
Desirable
* Appropriate post-graduate qualification to specialist field. Inclusion on Specialist list.
Abilities & Skills
Essential
* Good communication skills - interpersonal, written and verbal.
* Ability to organise self, clinic and respond to time pressures.
* Basic IT skills.
Desirable
* Ability to use a clinical computer system.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
* Experienced in a wide range of special care dentistry.
* Minimum 5 years postgraduate experience.
* Experience in Special Care dentistry in the previous two years.
* Experience in provision of care under General Anaesthesia and conscious sedation.
* Knowledge and understanding of change management and behaviour change.
* Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development.
* Understanding of clinical governance and audit.
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