Main area Community Dental Team Grade Band 6
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (To cover Maternity Leave)
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
22.5 hours per week
Job ref: 350-CC6556482-A
Site: Vauxhall Town, Knowsley
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing date: 29/12/2024 23:59
Interview date: 08/01/2025
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce.
Job overview
The Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust Community Dental Service is looking for a Full-Time Dental Therapist to join our Community and Personal Dental Service Team.
You will be part of a team delivering high-quality dental care to people of all ages and from a diverse range of cultural and social backgrounds. The successful candidate will deliver dental therapy services within our community and personal dental services, including providing preventative oral health care and treatment to patients and liaising with Dentists over their treatment. A key element will be the provision of dental hygiene activity and restorative care.
This post would be appropriate for a recently qualified Dental Therapist looking for an exciting development opportunity to work in a varied and challenging environment.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is to provide clinical, restorative, and preventive care and treatment through a treatment plan prescribed by a Dentist. The Post holder would be expected to manage patients who may present with complex needs.
The Post Holder will plan, provide, and adapt tailored oral healthcare advice and instructions to children and adult patients.
The post holder will be expected to work at any establishment at any time throughout the duration of the contract, normally within the boundaries of the Trust.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Qualification in dental hygiene and therapy to degree level or equivalent (e.g., B.Sc or Diploma in Dental Hygiene or Therapy)
* Current registration with General Dental Council
KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE
* Experience of working with child and adult patients with complex needs
* Knowledge of child and adult protection procedures
* Knowledge of behavioural management techniques for children and adults with complex needs
* Detailed knowledge of a broad range of complex medical conditions and their impact on the provision of dental care
Skills
* Communication skills – able to communicate with the very young and adults with learning disabilities
* Organisational and time management – able to prioritise and organise clinical and non-clinical time
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Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
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