Job summary
- Main area
- Medical and Dental
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried Dentist - A
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Job ref
- 070-MD012-0624
- Employer
- Powys Teaching Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Glan Irfon
- Town
- Builth Wells
- Salary
- £47,914 - £71,871 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Dental Officer
NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried Dentist - A
Be part of a 'Healthy Caring Powys' and help us transform the way we provide health and care, so our communities can Start Well, Live Well and Age Well.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
Powys Teaching Health Board community dental service is looking to recruit a full-time dental officer for up to 5 days per week based in Builth Wells. You will be part of an innovative forward thinking community dental service which provides a wide range of dental services allowing the successful colleague to work alongside specialist colleagues with opportunities to develop additional skills.
PTHB is an innovative health board and the CDS prides itself on encouraging team working especially in the area of skill mixing, the staff have access to modern equipment and materials. In summary if you want to work with a supportive friendly team and practice clinical dentistry to the best of your ability with training opportunities then consider Powys community dental service. Powys is a beautiful part of Wales with breath taking scenery and a quiet pace of life where rush hours don’t exist!
Main duties of the job
A significant part of this role will be to provide a comprehensive range of NHS dental care for eligible adults and children in Powys, including GDS patients. The candidate will also provide courses of treatment for patients who are unable to access general dental services. As part of the wider team, you will also support the rest of the team to help improve access and reduce waiting times within the service.
Working for our organisation
Powys is cited as being a wonderful place to live and work; a rural health setting where you can personally and professionally grow, where patients are at the heart of care provision. If you are an ambitious professional in search of job satisfaction, Powys is the place to be. Whatever your career aspirations, we are committed to supporting and developing you.
Powys Teaching Health Board is responsible for meeting the health and wellbeing needs of the population of Powys. Powys is the largest county in Wales with Snowdonia to the North and the Brecon Beacons to the South, the spectacular scenery is something to behold. Working in partnership, we commission and provide award-winning hospital, community, mental health and learning disability services, so our portfolio is varied and diverse. We are proud to offer patients an unrivalled level of care and range of careers for professionals who want to make a real difference.
Did you know – Powys Teaching Health Board accepts applications to retire and return from within the NHS in Wales. If you would like to know more, please contact the Powys Teaching Health Board Workforce team on 01874 712580 or [email protected]
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Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Appropriate graduate qualification or equivalent in Dentistry
- Registration with the GDC as a Dentist
Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability and experience to deal with acute dental problems
- Current knowledge of dental surgery techniques, procedures, materials and concepts
- Eligible for a Welsh Performer Number
Desirable criteria
- Experience of NHS GDS regulations
Aptitude and Ability
Essential criteria
- Excellent communicator
- Ability to achieve and maintain professional standards
Desirable criteria
- Ability to readily understand and analyse information
- ICT skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Heidi Thomas
- Job title
- Assistant Clinical Dental Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01874 615640
- Additional information
For an informal chat please contact Heidi Thomas on 01874 615640.
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