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Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust

About

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff - who for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.

If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.

Contact

Address: Units 7/8; Meadow Park; St Ives; Cambridgeshire; PE27 4LG
Contact Number: 0300 555 6655

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Ref: 448-AMB-6942114 Vacancy ID: 6942114

Dental Officer

Closed for applications on: 3-Mar-2025 00:03

Vacancy status: Closed

Closed for applications on: 3-Mar-2025 00:03

Location

Site: Multiple sites across Dental Healthcare Cambridgeshire
Town: Wisbech/Huntingdon/Peterborough
Postcode: PE13 3AB
Major / Minor Region: Cambridgeshire

Contract type & working pattern

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Part time
Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Mon-Friday)

Salary

Salary: £50,512 - £91,903 per annum, pro-rata
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Salaried Dentist - A/B depending on experience)

Specialty

Main area: Dental Officer

Interview date: 10/03/2025

Driven by our Trust values: Honesty, Empathy, Ambition, Respect; the Trust's vision is to provide high quality care to the diverse communities we serve to make their lives better.

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Our cultural diversity, long term conditions and disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ staff networks are a key part of this commitment, creating positive change and helping build an inclusive culture across the Trust.

Different ideas, experiences and backgrounds make us stronger and more creative and applications from all walks of life are welcomed - our processes ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

Options for flexible working are considered for all roles within CCS, including job share opportunities, compressed hours, annualised hours, tailored working patterns and more. If you are interested in flexible working, please talk to the recruiting manager for this vacancy.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. To provide clinical dental care to clients of the Dental HealthCare Special Care Dental Service and emergency care. Client groups include children, and adults with additional needs, vulnerable adults and looked after children with complex social care needs, and adults and children with moderate-severe anxiety. Full training will be given where required, and clinical work will include:

Provision of care under inhalation sedation (as provider/operator)
Provision of care under general anaesthetic
Provision of care to patients on a domiciliary basis
Provision of care to patients requiring emergency treatment

2. To carry epidemiological screening programmes in line with the Office for Health Improvement & disparities protocols

3. To supervise and support dental care professionals

Provision of clinical supervision
Response to day-to-day queries and concerns

4. To assist with and participate in training and education

Support dental care professionals working towards postgraduate qualifications
Participate in peer review sessions
Demonstrate a commitment to continuing dental education

5. To be an active member of the Dental Team in the monitoring, evaluation, and development of the Dental Service. This will include a contribution to:

Quality of service – ensuring outstanding patient care is at the heart of service delivery
Service development – a willingness to share ideas

6. To participate in Clinical Governance programmes e.g. audits, surveys.

Communication

1. Skilled communication with a range of patients and their families or carers will be required, as this role is primarily working with patients who have additional needs, some of whom will have communication barriers.

2. Communication of sometimes complex clinical information to patients of the service, sometimes in difficult circumstances and delivering difficult news.

3. Explaining risks and benefits of clinical care and treatment modalities to patients and their families or carers.

4. Excellent communication with clinical peers and leaders in a professional manner is essential to inspire confidence, motivation, and teamwork, and in the best interests of patients.

5. Communicates with other health and social care professionals on a range of issues relating to oral health.

6. Contributes to CCS’ internal communication strategies ensuring effective two-way communication and engagement within the organisation.

People Management

1. Responsible for day-to-day supervision of dental nurse working alongside

2. Maintaining own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal and PDP process

On April 1^st 2025, the Boards of Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust and Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust will come together to deliver services as a group, with a singular board operating across both organisations. Both trusts are high performing specialist community health and care providers working in the East of England. Both have a strong track record, with the highest ratings from the Care Quality Commission, best in class NHS staff survey outcomes, and a decade of experience in innovation and clinical development.

The group model provides health and care services to a population of 3.2 million in their homes and neighbourhoods. We provide care that supports people from the very beginning to the very end of their lives.

We will remain 2 separate employers until further notice and the specific role being advertised will be in employed by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust

Certificate of Sponsorship

For roles that are eligible for sponsorship, applications from job seekers who require Skilled Worker Visa to work in the UK are welcome, and will be considered alongside all other applications. You are strongly advised to visit Check if you need a UK Visa website (Opens in a new tab), and familiarise yourself with what is required which should assist you in your understanding of the process

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. (Opens in a new tab)

UK Registration

For roles that require professional registration, applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new tab)

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Our safe recruitment pre-employment checks are undertaken before an appointment is confirmed and may include a DBS check. Where the role requires you to drive, we'll ask you to validate your driving licence online via the DVLA.

In submitting an application, you authorise Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed.

ALL CORRESPONDENCE will be via the e-mail address on your application form. If you have not been invited to interview within 2 weeks of the closing date, you unfortunately haven’t been successful on this occasion, but keep an eye on our vacancies as a job that’s just right for you may appear!

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

Essential criteria

Registerable dental qualification e.g. BDS/LDS
NHS Performer Number and GDC registration

Desirable criteria

Trained in delivery of care under inhalation sedation, IV sedation, and/or general anaesthesia
Experienced in dealing with dental emergencies

Experience

Essential criteria

Satisfactory completion of Vocational Training or Vocational Training Equivalence.

Desirable criteria

Experience of providing dental care under inhalation sedation and/or general anaesthesia
Experience of working in a community/special care dental service
Experience of providing care for patients with additional needs

Skills

Essential criteria

A high degree of tact and patience is required to work with patients who are sometimes challenging.
Able to work as part of a team
Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Standard keyboard skills and ability to communicate through IT using packages such as Word, Outlook, Excel and Powerpoint.

Desirable criteria

Skilled in the management of anxious patients
Knowledge of the types of patients seen in special care services and how treatment/patient management may be adapted to suit them