About this role
Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic and conscientious dentist with good interpersonal and clinical skills to join the Community Dental Service in Oldham. Working as part of a team and with excellent nursing support, this post will suit a dentist who is committed to providing a high standard of oral health care. 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 be part of 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. The successful candidate will preferably have current or recent experience of working in a UK-based salaried primary care dental service. Ideally the candidate should have established and demonstrable skills in the provision of oral health care for children and adults with special needs. The candidate will also ideally have experience of providing dental care under sedation and general anaesthesia, domiciliary dentistry and dental epidemiological fieldwork. Candidates who have worked in General Dental Services and have an interest in paediatric or special care dentistry will also be considered.
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 North West Community Dental Service working as part of a team of clinicians within North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust.
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 Practice. This will include the provision of inhalation sedation and may also include treatment under intravenous sedation or general anaesthetic, or on a domiciliary basis.
The base will be at the Integrated Care Centre in Oldham. The post holder will also be expected to work in different sites across the areas we serve within Greater Manchester based upon service need.
Please see attached Full Job Description.
Person Specification
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Provision of all aspects of routine dental care
- Good verbal communication skills
- Good written communication skills
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to manage own workload
- Basic I.T. skills
- Knowledge of professional standards
- Ability to work as a member of a large team
- Ability to use electronic dental patient records system
- Knowledge of FP17s, treatment banding and patient charges
Desirable
- Treatment under general anaesthesia
- Treatment on a domiciliary basis
- Treatment with inhalation sedation
- Treatment with intravenous sedation
- Experience of participation in epidemiological fieldwork
- Use of Dentally software
Experience
Essential
- Experience to post VT level
- Providing dental care for children
- Providing dental care for people with disabilities
Desirable
- Experience of working in Community Dental Service or equivalent
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.
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.
Job Specific Requirements
Essential
- Treatment under general anaesthesia
- Treatment on a domiciliary basis
- Treatment with inhalation sedation
- Treatment with intravenous sedation
- Experience of participation in epidemiological fieldwork
- Use of Dentally software
Redundancy
Essential
- Have you previously left employment with an NHS organisation under a redundancy arrangement, whether compulsory or voluntary, or as part of the MARS Scheme which resulted in a redundancy payment?
Qualifications
Essential
- Bachelor of Dental Surgery or equivalent
- Full registration with the General Dental Council
- NHS Performer Number
- Appropriate DBS clearance
Desirable
- Certificate/ Diploma in conscious sedation or equivalent
- Postgraduate qualification
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
Dental Department
Integrated Care Centre
New Radcliffe Street
Oldham
OL1 1NL
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://northcheshireandmersey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)