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Job summary

Main area
Restorative Dentistry
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Dental Core Trainee
Contract
12 months (Locum - 12 month fixed term contract)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week (Core hours 8.30 am - 4.45 pm (8 am - 8 pm with negotiation))
Job ref
820-7454061-DEN
Employer
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Birmingham Dental Hospital
Town
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Salary
£52,656 - £65,048 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
18/09/2025 23:59

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Locum Appointment for Service (Trust Grade - DCT2/3 Equivalent)

NHS Medical & Dental: Dental Core Trainee

Job overview

The post holder will be part of the team of DCTs based mainly within Birmingham Dental Hospital. Their clinical commitments will include generic primary care commitments and restorative dentistry specific clinics. They will be part of the restorative dental team across the hospital restorative specialities.

Main duties of the job

The clinical duties of this post in Restorative Dentistry will involve outpatient care of patients in restorative dentistry at the Birmingham Dental Hospital involving all aspects of Restorative specialities. This will include attendance at new patient clinics and also treating patients on their own dedicated treatment sessions. In addition there will be clinical supervision and training. 

As part of the post there will be an opportunity to attend MDT clinics. Certain clinics are involved in undergraduate teaching and there will also be opportunities to gain experience on these clinics. As part of the post the post holder will also attend generic primary care clinics in the dental hospital.

Working for our organisation

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The aim of this post is to broaden knowledge and gain experience in the management and treatment of patients requiring tier one to three restorative dentistry procedures and to acquire skills in restorative dentistry beyond those attained as an undergraduate. To provide you with an understanding of the range of diseases and conditions which affect the dentition along with management of dental trauma and other developmental dental anomolies. To gain experience in the management of these patients and treat those with complex medical problems. The unit encourages a multidisciplinary team approach and your time in the post should provide you with opportunities to develop diagnostic and clinical skills and allow greater understanding and experience of managing patients in hospital based specialist services.

To undertake other duties commensurate with this grade of post in agreement with the relevant line manager.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BDS or equivalent
  • Eligibility for inclusion on NHS Dental Performer List.
  • Registered with the GDC and eligible to work in the UK

Training

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of completion of a UK Dental Core Training Year 2 programme by time of post commencement; or Evidence of equivalence of completion of a UK Dental Core Training Year 2 programme by time of application, in the form of a National Certificate of Dental Core Equivalence (NCDCE)iii
  • Evidence of relevant CPD being undertaken regularly
  • Applicants must provide evidence of ability to arrange transport to meet the requirements of the post

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • High quality clinical skills.
  • Ability to make clinical decisions appropriate to experience and qualifications
  • Compassionate - Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers and relatives remaining sensitive and empathetic.
  • Listens to others' views respecting and valuing individual patient needs. Professional and patient focussed approach.
  • Excellent organisational skills.
  • Evidence of ability to engage with a team and achieve effective teamwork.
  • Ability to prioritise tasks, and manage own time.
  • IT skills, computer literate in a Windows environment and willingness to learn new software.

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the patients.
  • Sympathetic and considerate towards patients, carers and relatives
  • Act in a ways that support equality and diversity
  • Highly professional.
  • Able to maintain confidentiality and deal with difficult and sensitive issues.
  • Ability and desire to work effectively as part of a Team
  • Aware of own limitations
  • Ability to complete work to deadlines.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kate Cullotty
Job title
Service Lead Unscheduled Care/DCT Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Alternatively please contact, Christopher Williams, Medical Staffing Officer at [email protected]

 

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