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Dental Therapist

East of England, East of England

Permanent

£35,392.00 to £42,618.00

Dental Therapist

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a caring, dedicated, adaptable and self-motivated Qualified Dental Therapist who has excellent personal, communication and clinical skills and works well within a team environment to join our team across the West & South sector of the Greater Manchester Dental Network in Stockport

The post holder will provide a wide range of clinical dental therapy, oral health promotion and preventative oral health care including all extended duties appropriate to a registered dental therapist, as requested by dentists within the service. The work will be carried out primarily within clinics but may include domiciliary care. Patients will include adults and children with additional needs, and patients with learning and physical disabilities.

A qualification in inhalation sedation is desirable but not essential.

Applicants must be GDC registered.

Main duties of the job

maintain high level of clinical work

work to the prescription of a dental officer and liaise with them in the patient's best interest

treat patient's and colleagues with dignity and respect

Comply with the Trust values

ensure compliance with clinical governance

work as part of a team

comply with the mental capacity act

comply with Trust mandatory training

liaise with other health care professional e safeguarding leads, health visitors, social workers

About us

Flexible working will be considered for all roles.

Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.

At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver our NHS services in your local community.

They help us deliver our mission to improve local health and promote wellbeing in the communities we serve.

After all, values are about people and they were created in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was important to them

Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.

P- Person-centred-We are passionate about individual needs and promote independence in the healthcare we provide..

E- Empowered- We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.

O- Open and Honest -We behave in a way that develops relationships based on trust, openness, honesty and respect.

P- Professional-We support our people, so everyone has the right skills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.

L- Locally Lead -We are always learning about our communities and show great pride in being a local provider of health and care.

E- Efficient -We use our resources wisely to provide sustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

Provide a full range of extensive treatments (preventative, restorative and surgical) in accordance with General Dental Council guidelines and current legislation, policies and procedures.

There is a continual requirement to reconsider treatment options as work progresses e.g. a tooth requiring a different treatment than was predicted, problems with patient co-operation.

Plan the appropriate order of treatment, implement, interpret / refine as treatment progresses to final discharge.

Discuss specific treatment plans, if appropriate, analyse patient information and adapt for individual needs.
- Use of communication and interpersonal skills to ensure that consent has been obtained, the patient has full understanding of the treatment options and that they understand the role of the dental therapist.
- Refer patients to other dental professionals as treatment determines.
- Provide information and practical advice as appropriate for oral health needs of individuals to enable them to improve and maintain good oral health.
- Assess, monitor and adapt clinical needs as required to meet needs and capabilities of individual patients. Raise awareness of patients own responsibility regarding treatment outcome and long term benefits.
- Treat patient groups including children and adults and those with multiple complex needs. Understand the needs of patients with anxiety and disabilities and carry out their treatment accordingly.
- Decide how to implement the overall treatment plan, taking into account the medical and psychological needs of the patient.
- Ensure CPD needs are met by actively participating in the PDR annual review using same as a basis for discussion to identify training needs
- Identify own training needs and how best to achieve these ensuring Continuing Professional Development is updated and mandatory training is undertaken and recorded.

Person Specification

Additional Questions

Essential

Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)
If you are related to a director, or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship:

Qualifications

Essential

GDC Registered Dental Therapist

Experience

Essential

Experience of working as a Dental Therapist in primary dental care for at least one year post qualification
Experience of working in the Community Dental Service

Desirable

Experience of providing care under inhalation sedation
Experience of providing care for patients with special needs

Additional Criteria

Essential

The ability to travel independently across the dental network
The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs

Skills & Attributes

Essential

Excellent communication skills
Commitment to team work
Good organisational skills
Good clinical and patient management skills
Good clinical time management skills
Basic IT skills
Ability to work on own initiative

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .