About this role
Job summary
As a Senior Dental hygienist / therapist within the Restorative dental department you will help lead and deliver the dental related preventative services for the Regional Head & Neck Cancer patients treated within the outpatient department and ward. This will involve care of this patient group before, during and after their cancer treatment. This will include the delivery of pre treatment care to the prescription of the consultants within the department including preventive advice, periodontal treatment, restoration placement and impression taking. As a Senior Dental hygienist / Dental therapist you will lead the Restorative oral health education clinics.
Main duties of the job
You will help provide services for complex multidisciplinary patients requiring care from restorative dentistry working with orthodontic and maxillofacial colleagues in relation to their planning, treatment delivery and maintenance. This will involve treatment of patients with complex hypodontia, adult cleft lip and palate and facial trauma who receive complex restorative dental care and dental implant based rehabilitation.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job description Job responsibilities
To maintain Continuing Professional Development in line with the General Dental Council Regulations, in order to fulfil personal training needs.
To be a member of British Association of Dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists
To carry out dental treatment under prescription from the Restorative Consultants
Provide dental hygiene care to a wide range of patients
Manage Head and neck cancer patients and their relatives/ carers at various stages of their treatment pathway including counselling patients on the dental effects of their recent diagnosis and treatment
Obtain a detailed dental history from patients and evaluate their medical history
Carry out a clinical examination within their competence
Complete periodontal examination and charting and use indices to screen and monitor periodontal disease
Diagnose and treatment plan within their competence
Prescribe radiographs
Interpret various film views used in the department
Plan the delivery of care for patients
Give appropriate patient advice
Provide preventive oral care to patients and liaise with dentists over the treatment of caries, periodontal disease and tooth wear
Undertake supragingival and subgingival scaling and root surface debridement using manual and powered instruments
Use appropriate anti-microbial therapy to manage plaque related diseases
Adjust restored surfaces in relation to periodontal treatment
Apply topical treatments and fissure sealants
Give patients advice on how to stop smoking
Take intra and extra-oral photographs
Give infiltration and inferior dental block analgesia
Place temporary dressings and re-cement crowns with temporary cement
Place rubber dam
Take impressions
Care of implants and treatment of peri-implant tissues
Identify anatomical features, recognise abnormalities and interpret common pathology
Carry out oral cancer screening
If necessary, refer patients to other healthcare professionals
Keep full, accurate and contemporaneous patient records
If working on prescription, vary the detail but not the direction of the prescription according to patient needs. For example, the number of surfaces to be restored or the material to be used.
Carry out direct restorations on primary and secondary teeth
Carry out pulpotomies on primary teeth
Extract primary teeth
Place pre-formed crowns on primary teeth
Co-ordinate/ lead team delivering Restorative Oral Health Education (ROHE) for the departments Head and Neck Cancer patients on the ward and related departments.
Ensure equipment used is in suitable working condition and raise any concerns.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
oDegree or Diploma in Dental Hygiene & Therapy BSc oGeneral Dental Council (GDC) Registration oPortfolio of certified /accredited professional development activity undertaken in relevant areas
Desirable
oAdditional relevant post qualifications
Experience Essential
oMust have at least 4 years post qualifying experience in dentistry.
Desirable
oEvidence of working with medically compromised patients, children and patients with learning disabilities oExperience of treating periodontal patients. Experience of Head and Neck oncology patients
Skills and Knowledge Essential
oKnowledge of confidentiality / data protection act oExcellent communication skills both verbal & written oAbility to prioritise appropriately and work with minimal supervision
Desirable
oComputer literate oUnderstanding of policies & procedures oKnowledge of hospital / practice computer systems
Aptitudes Essential
oTake responsibility & accountability for delivering their agreed objectives oEvidence of leadership within a team oOrganisational experience & forward planning oAbility to adapt to change
Desirable
oFlexibility of working hours
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.
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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 University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Address Royal Stoke University Hospital
Newcastle road
Stoke On Trent
ST4 6QG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)