Community Dental Officer

1 Responsible for providing high quality oral health care to patients, both adults and children, in need of special care and to vulnerable children with high caries rates and behavioural issues around the provision of dental treatment. The organisation of a designated surgery or clinic. The location of the clinical duties may be varied according to the needs of the service. To keep accurate and clear contemporaneous written records on each patient outlining the clinical treatment performed and any advice given Participation in school screening activities and identifying the dental needs of the people in the locality by participating in appropriate BASCD epidemiological surveys.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and conscientious dentist with good clinical and interpersonal skills to join the Community Special Care Dental Service. We have two part time posts community Services in Lewisham, Southwark and Lambeth Candidates will preferably have current or previous experience of working in a UK-based salaried primary care dental service; established clinical skills in the provision of oral health care for children and adults with special needs. Understanding and knowledge of dental outreach dentistry would be desirable ie: domiciliary dentistry, mobile dentistry, dental screening and dental epidemiological fieldwork.

Working as part of a clinical team, these posts will be suitable for dentists who are committed to providing a high standard of oral healthcare and taking on leadership and management responsibilities.

Good clinical and patient management skills will enable the post-holders to achieve a high level of personal job satisfaction.

Full registration with the GDC and completed vocational training or equivalence are essential for these posts as is eligibility for a NHS performer number. A driving licence and daily access to a vehicle is also highly desirable.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley. Our values at King's, are that we're a kind, respectful team;Kind. We show compassion and understanding and bring a positive attitude to our workRespectful. We promote equality, are inclusive and honest, speaking up when neededTeam. We support each other, communicate openly, and are reassuringly professionalThe trust-wide strategy Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people,Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality
and Inclusion (EDI) at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, wecan take Team King's to another level

£50,512 to £75,767 a year per annum pro rata, plus London zone £2,162