Band C Specialist Dental Officer PCDS
NHS Jobs Bristol
The post of PCDS Specialist Dentist (Band C) requires a degree of flexibility to meet the many challenges of providing a comprehensive and effective dental service for PCDS patients throughout the BNSSG and B&NES area. The post holder will be required to provide emergency and routine dental care for patients with severe issues who are unable to receive care from elsewhere within the service.
The post will be based at one of the Health Centres, or Clinics in Bristol and the surrounding area, but will be required to work at other bases within the BNSSG and B&NES catchment area to support the provision of this advanced service. The post holder will work alongside and is expected to support more junior clinicians with different competencies, or less experience and also Dental Therapists.
The post holder will be expected to provide leadership at service level in special care / paediatric dentistry, career development and mentoring for their team of clinicians and support staff. There may also be opportunities to undertake clinical attachments within Bristol Dental Hospital.
There is also an enthusiastic and well qualified Oral Health Promotion team. The post holder will be expected to contribute to service development activities within UHBW PCDS and to develop and maintain positive working relationships with commissioners and other Health Care partners such as General Dental and Medical Practitioners, who may refer patients.
In addition Specialist dentists will be required to play a pivotal and integrated role in commissioning, delivering and maintaining exceptional paediatric services to all patients across UHBW PCDS. Specific duties of the post may include some, or all of the following: 1.
Clinical duties as defined by the RCS and GDC for acceptance on to the specialist list 2. Treatment carried out under all modalities including Local Anaesthetic, Sedation, or General Anaesthesia, provided at local hospitals. 3. Requirement to carry out domiciliary visits according to strict selection criteria.
4. The dental examination appropriate patient groups, treatment planning and referral for treatment on prescription to SDOs, DO and dental therapists. 5. Collaboration with General Dental Practitioners and professional colleagues in Hospital Dental Services.
6. Accept internal referrals from Service colleagues, where the patient presents need to be seen by a specialist community dental team. 7. Developing Integrated Care Pathways by liaison with general dental and medical practitioners, health visitors, social workers and other professional colleagues responsible for paediatric patients.
8. Collection and dissemination of information concerning provision of dental care to this specialist group. 9. Conducting epidemiological studies as part of Needs Assessment for the planning, commissioning and evaluation of dental services. For example Special School Screenings. 10. Active participation in clinical audit, continuing professional education and where appropriate, clinical research programmes.
11. Training and mentoring of staff to include, when required, the supervision of recently qualified, or inexperienced dentists, dental therapists and nurses. 12. The completion of Appraisals, Job Plans and Performance & Development reviews for junior staff; this may include therapists and Band 1 dental officers 13.
The post will be based at one of the Health Centres, or Clinics in Bristol and the surrounding area, but will be required to work at other bases within the BNSSG and B&NES catchment area to support the provision of this advanced service. The post holder will work alongside and is expected to support more junior clinicians with different competencies, or less experience and also Dental Therapists.
The post holder will be expected to provide leadership at service level in special care / paediatric dentistry, career development and mentoring for their team of clinicians and support staff. There may also be opportunities to undertake clinical attachments within Bristol Dental Hospital.
There is also an enthusiastic and well qualified Oral Health Promotion team. The post holder will be expected to contribute to service development activities within UHBW PCDS and to develop and maintain positive working relationships with commissioners and other Health Care partners such as General Dental and Medical Practitioners, who may refer patients.
In addition Specialist dentists will be required to play a pivotal and integrated role in commissioning, delivering and maintaining exceptional paediatric services to all patients across UHBW PCDS. Specific duties of the post may include some, or all of the following: 1.
Clinical duties as defined by the RCS and GDC for acceptance on to the specialist list 2. Treatment carried out under all modalities including Local Anaesthetic, Sedation, or General Anaesthesia, provided at local hospitals. 3. Requirement to carry out domiciliary visits according to strict selection criteria.
4. The dental examination appropriate patient groups, treatment planning and referral for treatment on prescription to SDOs, DO and dental therapists. 5. Collaboration with General Dental Practitioners and professional colleagues in Hospital Dental Services.
6. Accept internal referrals from Service colleagues, where the patient presents need to be seen by a specialist community dental team. 7. Developing Integrated Care Pathways by liaison with general dental and medical practitioners, health visitors, social workers and other professional colleagues responsible for paediatric patients.
8. Collection and dissemination of information concerning provision of dental care to this specialist group. 9. Conducting epidemiological studies as part of Needs Assessment for the planning, commissioning and evaluation of dental services. For example Special School Screenings. 10. Active participation in clinical audit, continuing professional education and where appropriate, clinical research programmes.
11. Training and mentoring of staff to include, when required, the supervision of recently qualified, or inexperienced dentists, dental therapists and nurses. 12. The completion of Appraisals, Job Plans and Performance & Development reviews for junior staff; this may include therapists and Band 1 dental officers 13.
Participation in the development of the Service in accordance with policies approved by local ICBs and UHBW. Provides leadership and training in specific areas to a range of staff plus the provision of clinical and organisational leadership and training in a recognised clinical specialist domain.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation TrustBristol
motivated and experienced person for the post of Band C Specialist Dental Officer within PCDS. You will be based in UHBW PCDS community clinics, and work across BNSSG and B&NES to lead on the delivery of dental care to PCDS patients including provision...
Band C Specialist Dental Officer PCDS | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation TrustBristol
We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and experienced person for the post of Band C Specialist Dental Officer within PCDS. You will be based in UHBW PCDS community clinics, and work across BNSSG and B&NES to lead on the delivery...
Wells, 17 mi from Bristol
Dental Nurse - Wells
Wednesday and Friday 7.45am-17.15pm
Your GDC registration, DBS check and professional indemnity are all covered by Bupa Dental Care
• A family feel, with the security and stability that comes with being part of Bupa...