Detailed job description and main responsibilities

    Provision of a full range of clinical dental care for people with additional needs who have been referred into the service

To provide dental treatment as required in a range of locations, including domiciliary care, working at acute hospitals if required. This may also involve the provision of treatment under general anaesthesia and sedation.

  To promote and maintain patients’ oral health within NHS regulations. To provide dental screening or dental epidemiological surveys of school children and other priority groups if required by the service.

      To provide clinical leadership for the local dental team.

    To work with the wider clinical team and oral health promotion staff in the provision of high-quality dental care for the patients 

   To achieve personal performance targets, for both clinical activity and management tasks.

    To provide support for Band A dental officers and Foundation Dentists.

     To meet Band B Dental Officer competencies as set out within the terms and conditions of the Salaried Dental Service Contract. The post holder will be required to keep and build a portfolio of these competencies, which will form the basis of an annual appraisal.

   To actively participate and lead Clinical Governance Programmes as required by the service including audit, peer review and annual performance appraisal. This will also require the post holder to lead agreed work streams for the overall governance programme.

    To ensure that they meet the standards for Dental Professionals as required by the General Dental Council this will include demonstration of required CPD

Patient Care

    In addition to the above, the post holder should ensure that Estimates are printed for all Band 2 & Band 3 courses of treatment (COT)

Budget Responsibilities

·       To work with the Specialist in Special Care Dentistry/Assistant Clinical Director and Clinical Director to ensure effective use of resources in the service area.

·       Staff should ensure that completed courses of treatment (COT) are closed within 1 month of completion to enable transmission to BSA within that calendar month.

·       All staff must ensure they use resources in a manner consistent with organisational objectives and policies, ensuring that resources are realistic, justified and of clear benefit to the organisation.

Responsibilities for People or Training

·  Provide clinical support for Band A dentists and Foundation Dentists, and work collaboratively with the Specialist in Special Care Dentistry.

·  Day-to-day supervision of Dental Nurses in a defined clinical area, in association with the Dental Nurse Team Manager.

·  Act as a role model for your designated area.

·  Liaise with Dental Senior Leadership Team to ensure maintenance of high standards within the team

·  Participation in Policy Working Groups for Sedation, Best interests and Consent, Safeguarding, Domiciliary Care and Audit.

Other Factors

·       Post holder will be required to travel throughout Wiltshire, must be a car driver with access to a motor vehicle.

·       Regular VDU usage

Flexibility

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive, and that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances, in discussion with the post holder. This role profile is intended to provide a broad outline of the main responsibilities only.  The post holder will need to be flexible in developing the role with initial and on-going discussions with the designated manager.

Supplementary Information

This job description should be read alongside the Supplementary Information provided on NHS Jobs for applicants and alongside the Employee Handbook for current staff members.

Further details can be found in the attached Job Description