Specialist in Special Care Dentistry

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Specialist in Special Care Dentistry to join our service in north London. The post-holder will be responsible for the specialist treatment of patients referred to the service, as well as providing clinical leadership for the development of special care dentistry in north west London., The majority of the post will involve providing specialist clinical care but there will also be responsibilities in the areas of clinical governance, training, management and supervision. Key requirements for the post are significant experience managing a wide range of complex special care patients, including treatment under IV sedation and GA , good communication skills and a pragmatic and proactive mindset. Note discussion on additional hours is possible., + To provide specialist clinical care to adults with special care needs. Patients may be referred by community dentists, general dental practitioners, and hospital consultants, in addition to those referred from staff in the health, local authority and voluntary sectors.
+ To provide a comprehensive dental treatment service for patients who require special care, including the development of integrated care pathways across primary, secondary and social care
+ To manage the delivery of special care dentistry and to ensure that treatment is provided safely, effectively and This will include ensuring that the appropriate monitoring and resuscitation equipment is available.
+ To provide clinical care under sedation, and/or general anaesthesia in conjunction with the Hospital Dental Service (HDS), when required
+ To demonstrate professional and clinical leadership
+ To comply with all relevant professional and Trust policies, guidelines and standards
+ To provide clinical cover, when required, in health centres other than their base clinic, and in other settings such as care homes and hospital
+ To provide clinical supervision of junior staff, including trainees in special care dentistry
+ To carry out appraisals of the work of junior colleagues
+ To demonstrate leadership in the development of special care dentistry locally, making presentations to stakeholders and commissioners where appropriate
+ To take on management roles as part of the senior leadership team in Dental Services
+ To work with colleagues in other sectors of dentistry to ensure that adults with special needs receive high quality care in the most appropriate setting. This may involve working with colleagues in secondary care, and on a pan-London basis
+ To provide training and advice to post-graduate students and trainees in the speciality when requested
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS
To comply with the Trust's Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:
+ Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
+ Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
+ Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
+ Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
+ Participate in required training and supervision.
+ Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct
Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Your application form -
1. Provide only business email address for your referees - we are unable to request references from yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail accounts.
2. Make sure you to include all evidence of where you meet the essential requirement on the jobs description as this forms the base of our shortlisting criteria.
Our processes -
1. Closing dates are given as a guide; we are within our right to close adverts early so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid delay.
2. If you do not hear from us up to 3 weeks after the closing date of the job unfortunately this means you have not been successfully shortlisted for interview. If your require feedback on your application please contact the appointing manager detailed in the body of the advert.
3. Please check your emails regularly as all correspondence from us will be via trac.systems - occasionally these emails will go into your Junk folder.
4. Employment at Whittington Health is offered subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period for all staff with the exception of GMC Registered Doctors.
Other important information -
+ Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
+ Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
+ In submitting an application form, you authorise Whittington Health NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.
If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a "selfie" using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk
Please note that during the recruitment process your Identity Documentation (i.e. passport, driving licence, visa, etc.) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, Infrared and Machine Readable Zone security features of the documents provided
The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation