Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Are you an orthodontic therapist looking to add variety in your working life?
We have a great opportunity for an orthodontic therapist who wants to get involved in the management of patients with more complex orthodontic needs. This is an opportunity to increase your confidence in treating patients who require multidisciplinary care or who have additional medical needs or a learning disability.
Main Duties of the Job
You will:
1. Deliver care to patients with complex orthodontic needs under the supervision of a consultant.
2. Deliver high quality, individualised focused care.
You have:
1. Full GDC registration.
2. A recognised Orthodontic therapist qualification (as listed on the GDC website Orthodontic therapy (gdc-uk.org)).
3. Experience of working as an Orthodontic Therapist.
We can offer you:
1. An opportunity to deliver care to a broad and complex patient group.
2. A chance to improve your clinical and communication skills.
3. A chance to work with a large multidisciplinary team including consultants, specialists, technicians, and orthodontic nurses.
About Us
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region, you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology.
Our Values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values-based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering the first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
Job Responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job description for a full explanation of the main role and responsibilities.
Essential Qualifications and Experience
Essential:
1. Full GDC Registration.
2. A recognised Orthodontic therapist qualification.
3. Experience working as an orthodontic therapist.
Skills & Abilities
Essential:
1. Ability to work in a team.
2. Demonstrate good organisational skills.
3. Possess good communication skills.
4. Have a good understanding of cross infection control within the dental surgery.
5. Knowledge of confidentiality in the workplace.
6. Have an understanding of Clinical Governance.
Personal Skills & Knowledge
1. Understands that safeguarding is everyone's responsibility.
2. Innovative and Dynamic.
3. Ability to cope with stressful situations.
4. High level of self-awareness and openness to self-improvement.
5. Able to communicate lay terms and technical information to patients and dentists.
6. High level of interpersonal skills.
7. Actively participate in contributing to improving patients' experience, accounting for complexity of context, culture, and diversity.
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.
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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