The postholder will be responsible for providing clinical care at senior dental officer level with a particular focus on special care dentistry, paediatric dentistry, sedation services, and services for other vulnerable patient groups that meet the criteria for treatment in CDS. You will assist the Clinical Director in the planning and delivery of Community Dental Services across Hywel Dda but with a particular focus on Ceredigion.
You will provide a range of Dental services in accordance with approved Health board plans and policies. These will include treatment of individual patients using inhalation sedation, intravenous sedation, and may include care under general Anaesthesia on adults and children. You will be required to assist with the training and development of community dentists, dentists with enhanced skills in special care dentistry, and professions complementary to dentistry.
Main duties of the job
The Hywel Dda Community Dental Service (CDS) is dedicated to providing dental care for vulnerable adults and children who may have difficulties in seeking and receiving dental treatment throughout Ceredigion. Our clinics are different from high street dental practices in that we see patients on a referral basis only, ensuring that they receive their treatment from the most appropriately trained member of the team and in the best clinic to suit their needs. The Senior Dental Officer will be supported by the Clinical Lead and the Community Team.
Job responsibilities
The role will be based in North Road Clinic, Aberystwyth, but there is currently a need to cover some clinics at Cardigan Integrated Care Centre as well.
1. Delivery of intravenous and inhalation sedation services.
2. General and Specialist DGH and Community-based outpatient clinics.
3. Effective leadership of multidisciplinary staff members within the unit.
4. Development of teaching, training, and research within the Organisation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Bachelor of Dental Surgery or equivalent.
* Current General Dental Council registration certificate.
* 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.
* Sedation experience/SAAD accreditation.
Abilities and 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 and Experience
Essential
* Experienced in a wide range of general and/or community dentistry.
* Minimum 5 years postgraduate experience.
* Experience in Special Care dentistry and paediatric dentistry in the previous two years.
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