About this role
Job summary
The provision of high-quality routine and urgent care dentistry to service users referred to BTH Dental Services (special careand paediatric).
The provision of urgent care to service users referred to BTH Dental Services from the Lancashire Call Handling Service.
The provision of inhalation sedation and domiciliary dental care as required.
The provision of exodontia and comprehensive dental care under general anaesthetic supporting Senior Dental Officers/Specialists.
The appropriate use and care of Trust facilities and resources
To provide care following NHS regulations, Trust policies and procedures, NICE guidance, Delivering Better Oral Health.
To utilise available skill mix as appropriate.
The post holder is required to undertake any other duties in line with those that could reasonably be expected of a Band A Dental Officer in line with the SPDCS terms and conditions and competencies.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Care Deliver comprehensive dental services including assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and preventative care aligned withDelivering Better Oral Health (DBOH)guidelines. Provide urgent care for referred patients Use appropriate pain and anxiety control techniques, including conscious sedation. Deliver domiciliary care and manage complex cases involving medical co-morbidities with specialist support. Communication & Collaboration Communicate effectively with patients, families, dental teams, and other health and social care professionals. Participate in patient engagement programmes and national oral health campaigns. Training & Development Undertake mandatory training and CPD in line with GDC and Trust requirements. Leadership & Management Support and participate in clinical governance Professional Standards Comply with GDC standards, NHS policies, and legal obligations including safeguarding, confidentiality, and health & safety. Maintain accurate clinical records and uphold ethical practice. Engage in clinical audit, peer review, and continuous improvement.
About us
Come and join our caring, supportive team in North Lancashire and help deliver care to the patients that need it most.
You will be supported by experienced dental nurses, senior dental officers, clinical lead and specialists as well as an efficient admin team.
Job description Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
Toprovide high quality urgent and routine oral health care to patients attending BTH Dental Services including assessment, diagnosis, treatmentplanningand the full range of mandatory services in line with PDS Regulations and the current Service Specification. This includes working with and under the clinical leadership of Specialists in Paediatric Dentistry andSpecialCare Dentistry.
To provide urgent care to patients referred to BTH Dental Services from the Lancashire Call Handling Service.
To provide preventative advice and interventions in line with Delivering Better Oral Health (DBOH) 4thEdition.
To support the provision of exodontia and comprehensive dental care under general anaesthetic asappropriate.
Toparticipatein national campaigns to improve oral health and reduce health inequalities.
To liaise with other professionals to ensure patients receiveappropriate careand support
The use of skillmixto ensure maximum efficiency.
To provide domiciliary care to the housebound who meet domiciliary care criteria and who cannot access mainstream general dental services
To plan and manage care where there are complex medical co-morbidities or the situation requires the involvement of other professionals and/or carers to resolve complex patient management issues.
To work effectively and efficiently towards contract and waiting time targets required within the Service Specification.
To work within clinical pathways for service users.
To be able toidentifycommonly occurring medical emergencies and lead the dental team in theappropriate firstline management of the emergency, usingappropriate techniques,equipmentand drugs.
To keep up to date with developments in their area of work
Useappropriate localanaesthetic and patient management approaches to control pain and anxiety during dental treatment including the use of conscious sedation asrequiredand where referral criteria are met.
To undertakeappropriate assessmentof patients todeterminethe need for specialist advice and to ensuretimelyreferral.
To ensure that comprehensive contemporaneous dental records aremaintained.
To ensure completion of Case Mix statistics and other performance management statistics asrequired.
To ensure thatappropriate consentis obtained and guidance in relation to Mental Capacity Act assessment/best interest decision making is followed.
To ensure that national and local guidance in relation to infection prevention and control is followed.
COMMUNICATION:
Communicate with a range of patients and families
To be able to assess the individual needs of service users and offerevidence-basedadvice and instruction in line with DBOH.
Liaise with members of the dental profession and other professionals within and outside the Trust promoting dental and general health care of the local community.
Communicate effectively with the dental team on site and within the wider service.
Communicate with other health and social care professionals on a range of issues relating to oral health and oral health care.
Toparticipatein service and team meetings and study groups asrequired.
Toparticipatein patient experience and engagement programmes.
To refer onward those patients whorequirespecialist care or advice.
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT:
To undertake Trust wide and local service induction in line with Trust requirements.
To undertake mandatory training in-line with Trust requirements.
Toparticipateinappropriate ContinuingProfessional Development in line with General Dental Council requirements.
Toparticipatein annual appraisal,clinical supervision,jobplanningand PDP processes.
To attend and engage withappropriate training,meetingsand study groups within BTH Dental Services.
The department is inclusive to the training needs and development of all staff.
Support clinical training programmes, with
Dental therapy Students
Dental students
Any other BTH Dental staff asrequired
Participate in the delivery of in-house verifiable and non-verifiable CPD for the dental team asrequired.
Participation in oral health promotion programmes, asrequired.
ORGANISATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
To work effectively and efficiently within the dental team.
To work with a computerised dental recordkeeping system.
To take part in Clinical Governance activities and tocomply withstandards set for BTH Dental Services as part of the quality assurance programme.
To take part in the Trust Clinical Audit Programme and to have personal development plans within the Trusts Clinical Governance frameworks.
Tocomply withlegislation, Trust and Service Policies, Codes of Conduct and accountability in the NHS.
To provide information relating to service activity, asrequired.
To promote the dental and general health of patients.
Tocomply withTrust and Service policies and procedures.
MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP:
Understand and develop user and carer involvement and engagement.
Participate in the concerns and complaints response process asrequired.
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Tocomply withGDC Standards and Scope of Practice at all times.
Tocomply withTrust and Service policies, procedures, standing operating procedures and protocols.
To use, in a proper and safe manner, the equipment and facilities provided
To refrain from the wilful misuse, interfere, with anything provided in the interest of health and safety and any action which might endanger yourself or others
To report, as soon as practical, all hazards and defects.
To report, as soon as practical, all incidents and untoward occurrences and to ensure that incident forms are completed
Tomaintainprofessional registration and indemnity insurance
Have sufficient knowledge,confidenceand experience to provide advice and/or support to colleagues on ethical issues.
To be involved in providing care which requires the application of sound ethical and professional principles in a more complex physical,socialor intellectual context.
Has a professional clinical approach, including participation in peer review, clinical audit, clinical governance and continuing professional development activities.
Has sufficient knowledge confidence and experience to appraise others andparticipatein peer review, clinicalauditor CPD activities.
To deal professionally with issues of poor or underperformance in colleagues and other members of the dental team.
As a member of staff, you have:
Legal duties and responsibilities under Health & Safety legislation, plus a general duty to work safely and not to put others at risk i.e. colleagues, patients, visitors,as a result ofany activity or omission at work.
A duty to report any practice that you consider compromises standards of risk and health & safety. The Whistle-blowing Policy gives effect to the Public Interest Disclosure Act under which an individual who raises such concerns for unfair treatment is protected.
All Blackpool Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust staff employed within all environments that have contact with service users, theirfamiliesor systems to support them, have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children,adultsand vulnerable families.
Staff must
familiarise themselves with and adhere to Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board Policy and Procedures
familiarise themselves with and adhere to BTH Procedures for Safeguarding and Protecting Children and Adults
The post holderis required toundertake any other duties in line with those that couldreasonably beexpected of aBandADental Officer within the SPDCS terms and conditions.
The range of duties and responsibilities outlined above are indicative only and are intended to give a broad flavour of the range and type of duties that will beallocated. They are subject to modification in the light of changing service demands and the development requirements of the postholder.
Additionalinformation
BTH is part of the Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Collaborative, therefore all roles will berequiredto support system wide working across the Lancashire & South Cumbria regions.
Person Specification
Clinical Essential
BDS GDC registration
Desirable
Membership to Royal College (MFDS or equivalent)
Experience Essential
Foundation training/equivalence
Desirable
Experience of DCT/Further Training within SCD (consultant/specialist led) Experience of DCT/Further Training within Paediatric Dentistry (consultant/specialist led) Sedation qualification/further training
Professional Essential
Evidence of commitment to NHS dentistry
Desirable
Evidence of participation in peer review, clinical audit, clinical governance and continuing professional development activities.
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 Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Morecambe Dental Access Centre
Thornton Road
Morecambe
LA4 5NN
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.blackpoolteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)