Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatric Dentistry - Community Dental Services
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried Dentist - C
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 820-6177136-DEN
- Employer
- Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Community Clinics - Birmingham and Black Country
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £88,686 - £101,923 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/09/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 17/10/2024
Employer heading
Band C Dental Officer in Paediatric Dentistry
NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried Dentist - C
Job overview
There are two Band C posts available. One full time and one 0.8 WTE. There will be a requirement for the post holders to work across Community sites and at Birmingham Dental Hospital
We are seeking an enthusiastic and conscientious specialist in paediatric dentistry to join the Paediatric Dentistry Team in Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust.
This is a Consultant lead specialist service providing high quality dentistry to anxious children and children with special needs, in multiple sites across Birmingham, Sandwell, Walsall and Dudley. The service also provides mobile dental services at selected schools. General anaesthetic care is provided at Walsall Manor and Sandwell General Hospital and the dental hospital.
Main duties of the job
To provide high quality dental treatment for children with a wide range of high treatment needs including those who have special needs and are unable to access care in the General Dental Service
To carry out the full range of clinical procedures, including inhalation sedation and IV sedation if competent to do so.
To support the undergraduate and post graduate teaching within BCHC.
The post holder will be required to move between different sites and settings within BCHC and work in a mobile dental unit.
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
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details.
Informal enquiries are encouraged to contact Alison James, Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry, via Claire Webb on 07753316283
IMPORTANT
- Please ensure you check your Trac account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process
- Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- BDS or equivalent
- Vocational training or equivalent if non UK graduate
- Eligibility for inclusion on NHS Dental Performer List
- On the GDC Specialist list
- Possession of a registrable postgraduate qualification
- Evidence of relevant CPD being undertaken regularly
- On the specialist list in Paediatric Dentistry (or within final year of completion of specialist training)
- Experience of treating children with additional care needs
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of providing oral healthcare/dental treatment under conscious sedation and General Anesthesia as required
- Experience of treating children with additional care needs
- Experience of working within primary care
- Familiarity with GDC regulations
- Evidence of leadership, service development and project management
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates
- Experience of presenting to groups
- Experience of working in a secondary care setting
Desirable criteria
- Experience of chairing meetings
- Experience of working in a tertiary care setting
- Experience of providing postgraduate teaching
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Competent and experienced clinical practitioner with the ability to work without supervision
- Ability to make clinical decisions appropriate to experience and qualifications
- Ability to be a self starter and work on own initiative
- Excellent organisational skills
- Evidence of ability to engage with a team and achieve effective teamwork
- Ability to prioritise tasks, delegate effectively and manage own time
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- IT skills, computer literate in a Windows environment and willingness to learn new software
- In depth knowledge of NHS dental services
Desirable criteria
- Ability to interrogate and analyse databases and spreadsheets, including clinical systems.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Able to be independently mobile across the BCHC area
- Ability to remain calm and work under pressure
- Adaptable, flexible and able to work at different sites as required
- Ability to maintain and foster good working relationships with colleagues
- A complete/finisher with attention to detail
- Willingness to be open and share learning opportunities with all members of the dental team
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Claire Webb
- Job title
- Clinical Administrative Support
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07753 316283
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