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OUR TRUST

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT and the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust they tell us its a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

The Trust encourages applications from people outside of the NHS and welcomes the valuable experiences and skills they can bring to the organisation.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time all the time.

To keep up to date on our latest recruitment activity visit us at www.wyevalley.nhs.uk

follow us on Twitter @wvtrecruitment Facebook@wyevalleyNHS or email us [email protected]

Contact

Address
The County Hospital
Stonebow Road
Hereford
Herefordshire
HR1 2ER
Contact Number
01432 383368

Find out more

Jobs Website
Vacancy status: Open
Ref: 229-JC-SDMS-6766050 Vacancy ID: 6766050

Community Dental Officer

Accepting applications until: 01-Dec-2024 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 01-Dec-2024 23:59

Key details

Location

Gwefan
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Cyfeiriad
Gaol St Clinic
Tref
Herefordshire
Cod post
HR1 2HU
Major / Minor Region
Hereford

Contract type & working pattern

Contract
Permanent
Oriau
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (the workplan will include 1 weekday extended hours session 5.30 - 8.30 pm)

Salary

Cyflog
£50,512 - £75,767 plus unsocial hours enhancement of 10%.
Cyfnod cyflog
Yearly

Gradd
(NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried Dentist - A)

Specialty

Prif leoliad
Dental

Trosolwg o'r swydd

We seek to appoint a Community Dental Officer– Band A based  Herefordshire Dental Access centres, Part time hours will be considered. 

The Community Dental Service within WVT is a commissioned service comprising of 5 clinics; 2 clinics in Hereford city, 1 in Leominster, 1 in Ross-on-Wye and 1 in Ledbury. The service provides a high standard of oral health care to a wide range of patient groups including children and adults with specific needs.

These specific needs may include patients with complex medical and dental  requirements; anxiety management and/or treatment under sedation and patients with urgent dental needs who are unable to access dental care in the General Dental Services.

Applicants for the  post will be flexible, motivated and patient focused and possess full GDC registration and hold a Performer number;  evidence in a portfolio of up to date continuous professional development; be able to demonstrate leadership skills and relevant clinical experience; and have excellent communication skills with an understanding  and ability to be sensitive to the needs of relevant patient groups.

Plus £20,000 Dental Recruitment Incentive Scheme (Golden Hello) payment (pro rata if part time).  

 For more information please contact Sofia Almeida  [email protected]      

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  •      To provide high quality treatment planning, preventative and urgent/routine NHS dental care treatment services for a wide range of patients, including children and adults with additional needs or with special dental requirements in accordance with NHS Regulations and provider requirements. Flexible patient centred approach to treatment planning and service provision
  •      Manage the day to day activities of the dental surgery in conjunction with the other members of the team. Maintaining proper standards appropriate to a clinical area, including control of infection procedures and the efficient and effective use of resources

 

·   Provision of urgent dental care for patients who cannot access NHS dental care

·  To accept referrals from our General Dental Service colleagues and provide a service which is complementary to other primary care providers.

·    prescribe appropriate items of dental care for delivery by other members of the dental team ensuring the most appropriate use of the available skill mix.

·     To ensure all treatment plans and care are explained fully to patients and that patient records are correctly noted.

You must be able to travel across Herefordshire in the delivery of dental care.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time

Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl

For further details on the job duties and responsibilities please do see the attached job description. 

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.

Person specification

Qualifications

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Full GDC registration with Licence to practise
  • BDS degree or equivalent
  • Be on a primary care performers list
  • Completed Vocational Dental Foundation Training or equivalent
  • Evidence of relevant continuing education and development
Meini prawf dymunol
  • Postgraduate qualification in Special Care Dentistry and/or paediatric dentistry or postgraduate training in a relevant clinical subject or equivalent experience

Experiance and Knowledge

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Able to demonstrate Band A Salaried Primary Dentist competencies in .Clinical .Communication .Management and Leadership .Professionalism
  • Demonstrates knowledge of NHS patient charge regulations and contractual requirements including UDAs
  • Ability to prioritise workload and work flexibly to meet the needs of patients.
  • Excellent clinical skills
  • Experience of working with a wide of patient groups including children and adults with special needs
  • Wide experience of primary dental care provision
  • Good planning and organisation skills
Meini prawf dymunol
  • Evidence of participation in peer review and clinical supervision

Audit & Quality Improvement

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Effective participation in and a commitment to clinical audit.
  • Participation in a quality Improvement programme
Meini prawf dymunol
  • Willingness to organise relevant audit activities including quality improvement evidence

Documents

Further details / informal visits contact

Enw
Sarah Bailey
Teitl y swydd
Dental Team Manager
Cyfeiriad ebost
[email protected]
Rhif ffôn
01432 378954
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