Job summary
*** Please note this post is internal to North Cheshire and Mersey employees ***
We are seeking an enthusiastic and conscientious dentist with good interpersonal and clinical skills to support leadership of the Community Dental Service in Oldham. The successful applicant will work closely with the existing Senior Dental Officer, Clinical Director and Dental Nurse Team Manager to lead a team, which includes dentists on a core training pathway, in a busy clinic. There will be the requirement to work across other clinical sites in Greater Manchester depending on service need.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will help to lead a team providing a high standard of dental care for patients who are unable to receive care in a general dental practice environment, including patients with disabilities and children requiring inhalation sedation or general anaesthesia. Applicants should have current or recent experience of working in a UK-based salaried primary care dental service and should have established and demonstrable skills in the provision of oral health care for children and adults with special needs. Applicants should also ideally have wide range of experience, which may include providing dental care under sedation and general anaesthesia, domiciliary dentistry and dental epidemiological fieldwork. Applicants should be able to demonstrate their leadership skills through reflection on previous experience.
About us
Flexible working will be considered for all roles.
North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM) serves more than one million residents across the Halton and Warrington boroughs and the wider North West region.
Bringing together community and out-of-hospital services (formerly provided by Bridgewater Community Healthcare) with inpatient and elective care (formerly Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals) we provide services at two hospital sites and more than 70 community hubs and facilities.
Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM).
They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation.
Our mission
We will be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other
Our vision
We will be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn
Our values
- Kind: We are caring, supportive and respectful to everyone
- Open: We are honest, transparent and open to new ways of working
- Fair: We listen, value our differences and are inclusive to all
- One team: We work well together and with our communities
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be an essential member of the Community Dental Service taking on a leadership and team building role. They will work as part of a team of clinicians within the North West Community Dental Service of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust. They will work closely with the Clinical Director, the Specialist in Special Care Dentistry, the Clinical Lead and the Head of Operations to ensure that service users receive high quality care in a timely manner and that this care will be free from stigma, discrimination or harm.
They will be expected to be a visible and responsive leader setting the standards for others to follow and to be engaged in service improvement.
Clinically the post involves the provision of comprehensive routine and specialised dental care to children and adults whose dental needs cannot be fulfilled within General Dental Services.
The post is based within the areas we serve within Greater Manchester and the location of work will be based upon service need.
Full Job Description attached.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant and demonstrable post qualification experience of treating both adult special care patients and paediatric patients
- Experience of working with a wide range of patient groups
- Line management experience
- Able to demonstrate relevant experience in Clinical Governance, Quality Assurance and Audit
- Participation in a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience of working in Salaried Primary Dental Care Service (Community Dental Service) or equivalent
Job Specific Requirements
Essential
- The ability to travel independently across the Trust
- The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs
- The ability to work independently
- Can demonstrate the competencies of a Band B dentist
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Provision of all aspects of routine dental care
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Leadership and organisational skills to aid team development and an ability to motivate other staff
- Good time management skills
- Self-motivated
Desirable
- Treatment using inhalation sedation
- Treatment using intravenous sedation
- Treatment under general anaesthetic
- Treatment on a domiciliary basis
- Participation in epidemiological fieldwork
- Use of Dentally software
Qualifications
Essential
- BDS or equivalent
- Full GDC registration
- NHS Performer number
- Appropriate DBS clearance
- Meets professional health requirements and is fit to carry out the duties of the post after reasonable adjustment under the terms of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 have been made
Desirable
- Certificate / Diploma in conscious sedation or equivalent
- Relevant postgraduate qualification
Right to Work
Essential
- Do you currently have the unrestricted right to work in the UK?
- If appointed, will you require sponsorship under a UK work visa route (now or in the future)?
- Please note that sponsorship is not available for all roles. Sponsorship will only be considered where the post meets the relevant UK immigration requirements and where the organisation determines that sponsorship is appropriate for the role.
Relationships
Essential
- If you are related to a director or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (BCH)
Address
Integrated Care Centre
New Radcliffe Street
Oldham
OL1 1NL
United Kingdom
Employer's website
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