Job summary
Employer heading
Band A Dental Officer - Salisbury
NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried Dentist - A
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a unique organisation, serving as the sole integrated provider in the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire system. Our scope extends beyond boundaries as we oversee adult community services in Swindon and provide acute care from the Great Western Hospital.
Our 5,500 staff have 1.2m patient contacts a year, with 13,000 operations carried out in our Theatres, around 4,000 babies born, and our emergency attendances are now well over 100,000 per year. Those numbers only tell part of our story about what an exciting time it is to join Great Western Hospitals.
We are cultivating a culture that fosters our ambitions, prioritising equality, diversion, inclusion, wellbeing, and leadership. We aim to create an environment where every member of our team can truly thrive.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer; all applicants who have a disability can opt to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme, which means that, providing they meet the minimum essential criteria for the post, they will be offered an interview. We are also proudly accredited as a Veteran Aware organisation and have signed The Armed Forces Covenant.
If we receive a high volume of applications, we may close adverts prior to the published closing date. Therefore, we advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
Job overview
Wiltshire Community Dental Services
Special Care Dentist Band A, based in Central Health Clinic, Salisbury - (0.6 Part Time, Permanent)
We are looking for an enthusiastic Dentist to join our existing team, providing Special Care and Urgent Care to meet the needs of adults and children in the local community in Salisbury.
You should be innovative, flexible and committed to working in a team environment while providing high standards of clinical care.
The post holder will be required to work 8:30- 17:00, with one hour for lunch, 3 days per week. Our Community Dental Service has 4 dental clinics, within Wiltshire & Swindon. We work in domiciliary settings and within main hospitals therefore use of a motor vehicle is essential. You will join our team to provide care for our service users, those patients with dental needs outside of general practice, and be supported by a Senior Leadership team, offering mentoring and support and experienced line management.
Main duties of the job
To provide Special Care Dentistry, Paediatric Dentistry, and Urgent Care Dentistry, as well as the opportunity to work as part of the Out of Hours Service, offering urgent care to the population of Wiltshire and Swindon. The post holder will be supported to deliver services within the GWHFT Community Dental Service contract and day to day management of a defined clinical area, based at Central Health Clinic, Avon Approach, Salisbury.
The Service covers the whole of Wiltshire, and the post holder may be required to deliver services from any of our 4 sites and in domiciliary settings The role may include participating in General Anaesthetic & Inhalation Sedation Lists, and Domiciliary Care.
The job plan for this post is likely to include, one day of Urgent Care Dentistry, and two days of Special Care and Paediatric Dentistry.
Working for our organisation
Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.
Service We will put our patients first.
Teamwork We will work together.
Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service.
Respect We will act with integrity.
We can offer an excellent range of benefits including:
- Well-equipped surgeries
- Full computerisation (Software of Excellence)
- Varied and challenging work
- Six weeks paid annual leave
- NHS benefits (including pension)
- Commitment to training / verifiable CPD
- Clear job planning
- Variety of work: Special Care, Paediatrics, Urgent Care, Domiciliary Care
- Consistent and highly skilled dental nurse support
Living and working in Wiltshire offers a high quality of life, a richly varied county with good road and rail links to London, as well as easy access to the south coast, the Midlands, and Bristol Airport.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Provision of assessment, comprehensive treatment planning and treatment for people with special needs who are unable to obtain care from other providers. These include those clients with learning difficulties, physical disabilities, who are medically compromised or have behavioural problems, as well as children with additional needs, and children under 5 with high caries rates.
- Provide dental treatment as required and to undertake urgent, routine, and complex treatment in line with Trust protocol and current best practice.
- Provision of assessment, treatment planning and treatment of patients in domiciliary settings
- Promote and maintain patients’ oral health within NHS regulations.
- Work with the wider clinical team, in the provision of high-quality dental care for the patient
Further information about this post can be found in the attached Job Description.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- BDS or equivalent
- Full registration with GDC
- VT Number or equivalent
- Commitment to CPD
- On an NHS Dental Performers List
Desirable criteria
- Familiarity with Dental IT systems
- Commitment to learn NHS rules and regulations
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience of providing routine dental care
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in a Community Dental Service
- Experience of more complex dental care
- Appropriate post graduate qualification
- Previous use of SOEL Health practice management software
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
- The ability to complete clear and concise patient records using practice management software.
- A good standard of written and spoken English is required to be able to undertake the relevant duties.
- Able to be accurate and good attention to detail
- Leadership and motivational abilities
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Best Interest Case work
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lucy McArthur
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01249 456604
- Additional information
We welcome informal contact from you (telephone calls, visits, meeting colleagues) in advance of your application. In the first instance please contact Lucy McArthur, Clinical Director on 01240 456604 or by email on [email protected]
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