Job summary
- Main area
- Dental
- Grade
- Negotiated local rate per session
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Part time
- Other
- Job ref
- 262-A-25-7005214
- Employer
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Cumberland Hospital
- Town
- Whitehaven
- Salary
- £44,955 - £81,793 Pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Session by session
- Closing
- 28/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Bank Dentist- Out of Hours Emergency Dental Service
Negotiated local rate per session
Job overview
NCIC Special Care and Community Dental Service is seeking to recruit additional local dental practitioners to the team of experienced dentists participating in the Out of Hours Emergency Dental Service managed by the Trust atÌý West Cumberland Hospital.
This scheme provides emergency and urgent care to patientsÌý who have been initially triaged by trained dental care professionals and NHS111.
The four-hour sessions are undertaken atÌý West Cumberland Hospital Friday evenings 1800-2200, weekends and bank holidays 0900-1300, 1330-1730 and 1800-2200. Shifts are allocated to a bank of clinicians on a rota basis.Ìý
The Trust liaises closely with NHS England who commission this service and the Local Professional Network. There is a locally agreed sessional rate with enhancements for bank holidays.Ìý
This role would suit experienced dentists who wish to contribute in the provision of emergency and urgent care to the local population and to develop and enhance this particular skill.
Main duties of the job
The main role of the Primary Care Dental Officer is to provide emergency and urgent care identified through theÌý dental triage process.
The duties may require under exceptional circumstances to operate beyond the normal operating hours. This may be to accommodate the late arrival of an emergency patient or to complete urgent treatment already commenced. It is expected that these instances should be few in number, by exception and occur only when no other clinical alternative is possible to ensure the safety of the patient.
You will be working as part of a small clinical team in a dental surgeryÌý at West Cumberland Hospital. Patients are triaged in advance byÌý call handlers and trained dental nurses in partner organisations and booked directly into clinic slots.
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Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We’re responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’.
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being anÌý
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for full description and main responsibilities. In short:Ìý
- To provide of emergency and urgent dental care, as defined by the Band 1 urgent treatment NHS guidance to patients who have accessed the service via the dental triage processÌý
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BDS or equivalent
- Dental Foundation Training completed (or equivalence achieved)
- NHS England Performer List registration
Experience
Essential criteria
- Having worked 'unsupervised' as a dentist for a minimum of two years within NHS Primary Care dentistry
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience working in emergency dental service
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Basic Life Support
- Compliant with training in core CPD determined by GDC
- Compliant with training in Medical Emergencies in Dental Practice
- Knowledge of SDCEP and FGDP(UK) guidance around prescribing in dental practice
- Legislative framework governing the delivery of oral health care in England
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of legislation and guidance around process of consent
- Proven experience and competence in routine minor oral surgery
- Training in the identification, management and treatment of urgent and emergency dental care clinical presentations
- Knowledge of SOE dental software
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good interpersonal skills with citable examples of working as part of a wider dental team
- Empathy and understanding towards patients and other staff members
- Ability to organise own workload and manage priorities.
- Expertise in a range of clinical dentistry
Personal Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Willingness to work with a variety of different patient groups
- Compliance with NHS Policy on Smoking
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Act in a way that supports equality and value diversity
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Natalie Carman
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07795801841
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