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We require an enthusiastic and conscientious clinician to join our professional and supportive team to provide patient focused paediatric and special care dentistry for people in the community with more complex needs who are unable to accept care in general dental practice.
Based: The base for this post can be agreed with the successful candidate at either a North Tees or South Tees clinical site due to being a Teeswide service covering: Guisborough Primary Care Hospital, One Life, HARTLEPOOL, North Ormesby Health Village, Middlesbrough, Lawson Street Health Centre, Stockton, University Hospital North Tees, Stockton.
Tees Community Dental Service provides Consultant led level 2 and 3 Paediatric and Special Care Dentistry for, including adults and children with additional needs both in primary and secondary care settings, throughout the Tees Valley. A caring and empathetic manner is essential.
The post offers opportunities for training and development, and the clinician will work primarily in Guisborough, as well as within other clinics in the Teesside area.
Full registration with the General Dental Council is required. Although a postgraduate qualification is not essential, it would be considered an advantage.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be an experienced dentist possessing the necessary skill, patience and tact required in the provision of dentistry for adults and children with additional needs as well as experience in delivering care under conscious sedation and general anaesthesia.
Working within the Consultant led dental team, duties will include the treatment of children and adults with a range of additional needs encompassing physical, sensory, intellectual, mental, medical, emotional or social impairment or disability or a combination of these factors.
The successful candidate will also be involved in supervising trainees and supporting the ongoing development of the wider dental team as well as participating in the departmental audit programme.
In addition, the successful candidate will assist the Community Dental Management Team with the administration, planning, and development within the department and wider organisation when required.
About us
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, our main priority is to provide safe and high-quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.
We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars, and Service Awards.
We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
We recruit for values and "Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool".
Job responsibilities
For a detailed description and the main responsibilities of the position, please see the Job Description.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
* BDS or equivalent qualification recognised by the GDC
* Full registration with the GDC
* Fellowship in Dental Surgery or Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery or equivalent
* A relevant Postgraduate qualification appropriate to Special Care Dentistry
* Immediate Life Support Skills
Experience
* Listed on a primary care organisation NHS Performers list or be able to meet requirements for listing
* Experience in the dental management of patients who have learning, physical, psychiatric and medical disabilities using behavioural management techniques / conscious sedation techniques etc.
* Experience in the comprehensive dental management of patients under general anaesthesia
* Experience of working within a CDS setting
* Experience working within a secondary care setting
Communication
* Experience of working with colleagues and other health professionals
* Good verbal, written and listening skills, empathy with patients from all backgrounds
* Excellent interpersonal skills in a clinical and non-clinical setting
Management / Supervision
* Effective team player
* Leadership and the ability to motivate others
* Ability, enthusiasm and willingness to teach and mentor trainees and other staffing groups (nursing, management, undergraduates)
* Teaching experience
* Experience of clinical supervision
Skills and Attributes
* An understanding of clinical audit
* A sound approach to ethics
* A professional outlook
* A commitment to continuing professional development
* Able to organise and Lead in clinical audit projects
* Membership of relevant specialist societies (e.g. BSSCD, BSPD etc.)
* Prioritise workload being aware and responsible of own limitations
* Active interest in Paediatric / Special Care Dentistry
* Lead in clinical audit projects
* Membership of relevant specialist societies (e.g. BSSCD, BSPD etc.)
Other Attributes
* The ability to travel independently between sites/clinics in order to reach these for scheduled work-related sessions is essential
* Flexibility - able to cope with different work environments
* Ability to work under pressure/meet tight deadlines whilst delivering high-quality work
Knowledge
* Knowledge of recent developments in the NHS
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.
Address
Guisborough Primary Care Hospital, plus working at different locations throughout Teesside.
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