Special Care Dentist Band A (Full Time) based in Chippenham
Fixed Term 12 months
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 Chippenham.
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, 5 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.
To provide Special Care Dentistry and Urgent Care Dentistry to the population of Wiltshire and Swindon. The post holder will be required to deliver services within the GWHFT Community Dental Service contract and day to day management of a defined clinical area.
The Service is pan Wiltshire, and because of this the post holder may be required to deliver services from any of our 4 sites in Chippenham, Salisbury and Swindon,and in domiciliary settings. The main base for duties will be Chippenham Dental Access Centre. The role may include participating in General Anaesthetic & Inhalation Sedation Lists, and Domiciliary Care.
The post holder will be supported by the Clinical Director, and Assistant Clinical Director, with regular one to ones, clinical support and mentoring, with a generous study leave allowance to allow professional development.
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
• Generous study leave allocation, and support for professional development.
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.
Further information about this post can be found in the attached Job Description. We welcome an 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 01249 456598 or by email on gwh.dentaladmin.teamoffice@nhs.net
Provision of assessment, treatment planning and comprehensive treatment for people with additional 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.
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, and Oral Health Promotion staff in the provision of high quality dental care for the patients
Meet Band A Dental Officer Competencies as set out within the terms and conditions of the Salaried Dental Service Contract
Please see attached job description for full details.
This advert closes on Wednesday 10 Apr 2024
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