Band 5
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY NHS
Opportunity to work with a diverse patient population, including those with complex medical needs and learning difficulties.
Ability to make a meaningful impact on the oral health and overall well-being of vulnerable communities.
Flexible working options that allow for a better work-life balance.
Comprehensive training and support for professional development, aiding career growth.
Access to a car lease scheme and annual travel card loan to ease commuting costs.
Involvement in a multi-disciplinary team, enhancing collaborative working skills and expertise.
The Community Dental Officer - Special Care position with Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust involves providing dental care and advice to adults with special needs across various clinical settings, including clinics and home visits. The role primarily caters to patients with complex medical conditions, learning difficulties, and those facing social challenges, such as homelessness. Responsibilities encompass conducting thorough assessments, developing treatment plans, delivering preventive care, managing dental emergencies, and performing routine dental procedures, including the use of sedation.
The position offers comprehensive induction training and opportunities for career development, along with benefits such as flexible working options, a car lease scheme for eligible staff, and annual travel card loans. Interested candidates can contact Diana Stuart, the Dental Services Coordinator, for further information or to arrange an informal visit.
The position offers comprehensive induction training and opportunities for career development, along with benefits such as flexible working options, a car lease scheme for eligible staff, and annual travel card loans. Interested candidates can contact Diana Stuart, the Dental Services Coordinator, for further information or to arrange an informal visit.
The post holder will work with the Community and Specialist Dental Service Team delivering dental care and advice to adults with special care needs across a variety of clinical settings, including clinic and domiciliary settings.
We serve patients from various community groups, including those with additional needs such as complex medical needs, those with learning difficulties, complex social history and the homeless population.
Services to be provided include preventive care and advice, dental treatment, care under sedation. The post holder will undertake routine dental care to patients referred to, or accessing, the Community Dental Service. The post holder may also care for patients identified as requiring urgent care by multi-disciplinary teams.
Clinical Duties
We Can Offer You
We serve patients from various community groups, including those with additional needs such as complex medical needs, those with learning difficulties, complex social history and the homeless population.
Services to be provided include preventive care and advice, dental treatment, care under sedation. The post holder will undertake routine dental care to patients referred to, or accessing, the Community Dental Service. The post holder may also care for patients identified as requiring urgent care by multi-disciplinary teams.
Clinical Duties
- Undertake thorough examination, diagnosis and assessment of patients.
- Carry out treatment planning and care management for a range of patients.
- To plan, develop, implement and evaluate appropriate interventions to prevent disease and promote health for individual patients.
- To identify commonly occurring medical emergencies and lead the dental team in the appropriate first line management of the emergency, using appropriate techniques, equipment and drugs.
- To use appropriate local anaesthetic and patient management approaches to control pain and anxiety during dental treatment.
- To use sedation where required.
- Carry out routine exodontias and/or simple surgical exodontias.
- Undertake appropriate assessment of patients to determine the need for specialist advice.
- Undertake appropriate investigations during patient examination to determine the need for specialist advice in the management of the developing dentition.
- Undertake the diagnosis, selection of appropriate restorative techniques and delivery of restoration or replacement of teeth in an effective way
We Can Offer You
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
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