Dental OfficerinGloucesterinGloucesterPUBLISHED THU 26 DEC 2024
Opportunity to work in an award-winning service that provides specialized clinical care for children and adults with additional needs.
Access to training and professional development, with opportunities to enhance skills in sedation, general anaesthesia, and patient management.
Ability to work in newly-refurbished, fully-equipped multi-surgery clinics, ensuring a modern and supportive work environment.
Flexibility in working arrangements, including part-time work opportunities and the ability to choose a schedule that fits personal needs.
Working as part of a dynamic and collaborative team, supported by specialists in Special Care Dentistry and experienced dental professionals.
High levels of job satisfaction, as evidenced by NHS Staff Survey results indicating a positive impact on patient care and a supportive workplace culture.
The chance to serve a diverse population by providing dental care in various settings, including domiciliary and hospital environments.
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking enthusiastic and skilled Dental Officers to join their award-winning Special Care/Paediatric Dental Service in Gloucester. This role involves providing specialized clinical care to children, young people, and adults with additional needs, utilizing various sedation modalities and treatment techniques in both clinical and home settings. Candidates can work full- or part-time and will be supported by a team of dental therapists and senior clinicians in newly refurbished, fully equipped clinics.
The ideal candidates should possess excellent communication skills and demonstrate flexibility, as the position requires travel to meet service needs across different sites. The organisation values inclusivity and diversity and is committed to providing a supportive working environment. Prospective applicants are encouraged to engage in further training and career development opportunities within this dynamic team. For more information, interested individuals can reach out to the Clinical Director of Community Dental Services.
The ideal candidates should possess excellent communication skills and demonstrate flexibility, as the position requires travel to meet service needs across different sites. The organisation values inclusivity and diversity and is committed to providing a supportive working environment. Prospective applicants are encouraged to engage in further training and career development opportunities within this dynamic team. For more information, interested individuals can reach out to the Clinical Director of Community Dental Services.
Opportunity to work in an award-winning service that provides specialized clinical care for children and adults with additional needs.
Access to training and professional development, with opportunities to enhance skills in sedation, general anaesthesia, and patient management.
Ability to work in newly-refurbished, fully-equipped multi-surgery clinics, ensuring a modern and supportive work environment.
Flexibility in working arrangements, including part-time work opportunities and the ability to choose a schedule that fits personal needs.
Working as part of a dynamic and collaborative team, supported by specialists in Special Care Dentistry and experienced dental professionals.
High levels of job satisfaction, as evidenced by NHS Staff Survey results indicating a positive impact on patient care and a supportive workplace culture.
The chance to serve a diverse population by providing dental care in various settings, including domiciliary and hospital environments.
Our Special Care/Paediatric Dental Service is looking for skilled and dedicated dental officers to join its friendly and innovative team in Gloucestershire.
Our award winning service prides itself on providing outstanding specialised clinical care for children, young people and adults with additional needs, including treatment under inhalation and IV sedation, as well as general anaesthesia – thus providing ideal opportunities for training and supporting career development.
Our dynamic dental team seeks enthusiastic and flexible professionals with excellent communication skills to join us on a full- or part-time basis, to provide routine clinical care for those who require special dental care.
If you are seeking a rewarding role, which provides interest, variety and supports further career development, this could be the ideal opportunity for you.
Working in newly-refurbished and fully-equipped, multi-surgery clinics, you will be supported by the Specialist in Special Care Dentistry and other senior clinicians, and work closely with a team of dental therapists.
The post holder will be expected to provide comprehensive clinical care to adult and paediatric patients who meet the criteria to access special care dentistry that cannot be met in the General Dental Service.
This will include the use of different modalities such as inhalation sedation, general anaesthetic, local anaesthetic, behaviour modification and treatment which may need to be carried out in different locations such as domiciliary and hospital settings.
We are happy to consider part time and flexible working, with ideally a minimum of three days. The post holder must be able to travel and work at different sites to meet the needs of the service.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
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The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Patricia Phillips Job title: Clinical Director Community Dental Services Email address: Telephone number:
Lisa
Our award winning service prides itself on providing outstanding specialised clinical care for children, young people and adults with additional needs, including treatment under inhalation and IV sedation, as well as general anaesthesia – thus providing ideal opportunities for training and supporting career development.
Our dynamic dental team seeks enthusiastic and flexible professionals with excellent communication skills to join us on a full- or part-time basis, to provide routine clinical care for those who require special dental care.
If you are seeking a rewarding role, which provides interest, variety and supports further career development, this could be the ideal opportunity for you.
Working in newly-refurbished and fully-equipped, multi-surgery clinics, you will be supported by the Specialist in Special Care Dentistry and other senior clinicians, and work closely with a team of dental therapists.
The post holder will be expected to provide comprehensive clinical care to adult and paediatric patients who meet the criteria to access special care dentistry that cannot be met in the General Dental Service.
This will include the use of different modalities such as inhalation sedation, general anaesthetic, local anaesthetic, behaviour modification and treatment which may need to be carried out in different locations such as domiciliary and hospital settings.
We are happy to consider part time and flexible working, with ideally a minimum of three days. The post holder must be able to travel and work at different sites to meet the needs of the service.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
About
The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
- 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
- 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
- 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
- 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Patricia Phillips Job title: Clinical Director Community Dental Services Email address: Telephone number:
Lisa
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