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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.

We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.

We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time Senior Dental Officer to join Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The post is suitable for an experienced practitioner to work 4 days on Mondays/Tuesdays/Wednesdays/Fridays based primarily in the Dental Access Centre in the Queen Victoria Centre, Morecambe.

The post includes the provision of care within the specialties of special care and paediatric dentistry and unscheduled care for patients referred to the service by the Dental Helpline. Experience in specialist dental services and conscious sedation is preferred.

We provide a Level 2/3(a) service in line with the commissioning guides for both Paediatric and Special Care dentistry and the patients you will treat will be to this complexity. This role is supported by specialists in special care and paediatric dentistry, dental therapists and dental nurses who are qualified in extended duties.

Mentoring, clinical supervision and peer review time is available and endorsed. We are a supportive team who pride ourselves in developing our staff to the best of their abilities. We encourage participation in the Tier 2 accreditation schemes for Paediatric dentistry and Special Care dentistry as well as other training such as sedation qualifications which will help you to provide the excellent care we demand for our patients. This gives the successful applicant scope for skill and career development which would be rewarded through the Band B pay scales.

Main duties of the job
• The provision of high-quality routine and urgent care dentistry to service users referred to BTH Dental Services (special care and paediatric).
• The provision of urgent care to service users referred to BTH Dental Services from the Lancashire Call Handling Service.
• The provision of inhalation sedation and domiciliary dental care as required.
• The provision of exodontia and comprehensive dental care under general anaesthetic supporting Senior Dental Officers.
• The daily supervision of Dental Care Professionals as part of the dental team.
• The appropriate use and care of Trust facilities and resources
• To provide care following NHS regulations, Trust policies and procedures, NICE guidance, Delivering Better Oral Health.
• To utilise available skill-mix as appropriate.
• The post holder is required to undertake any other duties in line with those that could reasonably be expected of a Band B Dental Officer in line with the SPDCS terms and conditions and competencies.

Working for our organisation

We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
• The provision of high-quality routine and urgent care dentistry to service users referred to BTH Dental Services (special care and paediatric).
• The provision of urgent care to service users referred to BTH Dental Services from the Lancashire Call Handling Service.
• The provision of inhalation sedation and domiciliary dental care as required.
• The provision of exodontia and comprehensive dental care under general anaesthetic supporting Senior Dental Officers.
• The daily supervision of Dental Care Professionals as part of the dental team.
• The appropriate use and care of Trust facilities and resources
• To provide care following NHS regulations, Trust policies and procedures, NICE guidance, Delivering Better Oral Health.
• To utilise available skill-mix as appropriate.
• The post holder is required to undertake any other duties in line with those that could reasonably be expected of a Band B Dental Officer in line with the SPDCS terms and conditions and competencies.

Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria

GDC registered dentist

Essential

Essential criteria

Completion of foundation training

Desirable

Desirable criteria

Experience of special care/paediatric/unscheduled care dentistry

Desirable

Desirable criteria

Sedation experience

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Any invitation to interview will be sent to the email account stated on your application form.

If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre-employment checks. Please note, you will be required to repay the cost on appointment. This will be collected via a salary deduction. You can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months from your salary or as a one-off payment on commencement in post. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £22.00, Standard DBS check £22.00 and Enhanced DBS check £42.00.

You are encouraged where possible, to register for the DBS update service. This is an annual registration fee of £13. By registering for the update service you will not have the additional cost of repeated disclosures.

Should you withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check.

DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions.

By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the above in the event you are successfully appointed.

The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here.

Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be judged against this.

Please note that every effort will be made to keep the vacancy live until published closing date, though there may be instances where such interest is generated, that for administrative reasons the post may close earlier.

Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.

The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.

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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.

Documents to download

JD & PS (PDF, 376.4KB)
JD & PS (PDF, 376.4KB)
Guidance on Pre-Employment Checks (PDF, 64.2KB)
Statement on Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 43.2KB)
Application Guide Booklet (PDF, 511.1KB)

Senior Dental Officer

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