Job summary
- Main area
- Oral & Dental Services
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried Dentist - C
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week
- Job ref
- 190-STH-24-199
- Employer
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Charles Clifford Dental Services
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £88,686 - £101,923 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Band C Salaried Dentist in Paediatric Dentistry
NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried Dentist - C
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
Part-Time 15 hours per week (0.4 WTE) Band C Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry to Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust based in the Community Dental Service.
Main duties of the job
The Band C Paediatric Dentist will work in partnership with the wider community dental services team and will focus on the provision of specialist dental care to children and young adults.
Please see attached Job Description for full details.
Working for our organisation
Sheffield is England's fourth-largest city, with a population of over half a million, with the wealth of facilities you would expect to find in a major city, yet it is compact, welcoming and accessible. It is a friendly city with a prosperous economy and relatively low cost of living, all of which makes for an excellent quality of life.
It has good rail and road links, with a typical train journey to London St Pancras taking 2 hours. Manchester Airport is also just over an hour away with an ever expanding repertoire of routes to national and international destinations.
The city of Sheffield contains an abundance of entertainment and cultural activities including award-winning theatres, (the Crucible and Lyceum are world-class theatres and major regional attractions), museums and galleries, a variety of clubs and live music venues, and a range of spectator and participation sports. With a thriving cultural industries quarter and a range of city-wide events throughout the year, there is something on offer to suit everyone’s taste and interests.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The community based service aims to be the leading provider of care and education in special care dentistry for vulnerable groups of both adults and children, in Sheffield
Community Dental Services is a clinical directorate of the Charles Clifford Dental Hospital which is a part of the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The service comprises of Special Care Dentistry for adults together with a paediatric community service. These are two discrete services both recognised as separate dental specialties by the General Dental Council.
Services are provided from clinics located throughout the city, including special care dentistry, paediatric dentistry, outreach teaching and some salaried general dental services. Clinical facilities include surgeries in special schools for children with severe learning difficulties and surgeries set up to provide intravenous sedation.
Person specification
Qualifications & Experience
Essential criteria
- Registered with the General Dental Council as a Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry
- Postgraduate qualification in a field appropriate to the role. (examples may include MFDS; MJDF; Master in Paediatric Dentistry (RCS Edinburgh); Diploma in Paediatric (RCS England); Higher degree in dental sedation)
- Have an NHS primary dental care provider number, or be eligible to obtain one
- Experience in provision of Paediatric Dentistry in the NHS equivalent to that expected of a person who has two years’ experience following completion of specialist training
- Experience of providing dental care for children and young people with complex co-morbidities including those with additional needs, a learning disability and/or mental health problems
- Experience of providing dental care using intravenous and inhalation sedation
- Experience in leadership and management including governance of clinical care related to Paediatric Dentistry
- Understands the functions of the Salaried Primary Dental Care Service
Desirable criteria
- Experience in using alternative therapies eg hypnosis, acupuncture in dentistry
- Experience of provision of dental care for paediatric patients in a hospital setting, including the provision of care under general anesthesia
- Experience in managing the interface between primary and secondary specialist care
Audit/Research
Essential criteria
- An understanding of the issues of clinical effectiveness and audit
Desirable criteria
- Documented completed audits during training
- Understanding of the issues surrounding clinical research Publications
- Ideas for future research whilst in post in peer reviewed journals
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate orally with confidence with patients and their families, peers and members of the dental team, and other health and social care professionals including those acting in a caring capacity
- Experience of communication with consultants and senior clinicians across a broad range of medical specialties concerning the care of patients with complex needs Ability to interact and work constructively with consultant and specialist colleagues and dental team members in both primary and secondary care settings
- Ability to work on own initiative and manage themselves and others
- Experience of delegating work to and supervising staff
- Motivated to work with clients with additional needs
Management and Clinical Governance
Essential criteria
- Evidence of ability to work with management and previous experience of management groups
- Committed to and understands the principles of clinical governance
- Active involvement in a clinical governance programme
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Willingness and ability to teach undergraduate and postgraduate trainees
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mrs Carry Anderson
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0114 305 1861
- Additional information
Dr Halla Zaitoun, Clinical Director Tel: (0114) 271 7849
Mrs U Cunningham Nurse Director Tel: (0114) 271 3451
Mrs Lisa Walton Operations Director Tel: (0114) 271 2261
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
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Medical HR Department
First Floor
8 Beech Hill Road
Sheffield
S10 2SB
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