Job summary
We are seeking dentists to join our team in delivering Urgent and Emergency Dental Care for patients in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly unable to access a General Dental Practitioner, and for visitors to the county requiring emergency care.
A salaried position without the stress of UDAs and clawback but with the benefit of an NHS pension, this post would suit an experienced dentist seeking to refocus their dental career and make a genuine difference to those who need us most in our local community.
Main duties of the job
Reporting to our Clinical Director, this is an ideal opportunity to make that perfect career change, genuinely make a difference and help drive service improvement.
Its never been a more exciting time to join us were an employee-owned social enterprise and were the UKs first dental practice to become B Corp certified. This means we care for Cornwall, our society and the environment.
Responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):
- Providing urgent dental care for patients (both children and adults) unable to access a General Dental Practitioner
- Actively engaging with Smile Together teams and participating in audit activities, planning and development sessions, in-house meetings etc
- Being responsible for safe working and practice on a day-to-day basis in sites of clinical activity, ensuring compliance with clinical governance and legislation, appropriate health, safety and security procedures within the work area, and report accidents, incidents and near misses using the Smile Together incident reporting procedure
- Participating in community dental and oral health promotion activities
About us
Our package includes:
- From £65,000 per annum (paid pro-rata if not working full time)
- Paid indemnity and GDC registration (pro rata)
- Access to NHS pension
- 27 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays each year (pro-rata)
- Additional paid day off for your birthday
- Working with highly skilled, enthusiastic and fun teams, committed to patient care
- Support in defining and developing your professional career in a positive and enabling environment
- An excellent dedicated and personalised training package to help maintain your CPD and wider professional development via our Smile Together Training Academy
- A friendly support network with an induction colleague assigned to assist your transition to our company
- A range of health and wellbeing resources and support
- Outstanding work life balance in a beautiful part of the country
- Opportunity to become a shareholder* and have a genuine voice in our employee-owned business
- Opportunity to engage in community-based oral health improvement projects, and we have quite an impact as you can see herehttps://smiletogether.co.uk/our-impact/
- Our workforce benefits package including company bonus (paid pro rata) and shareholder dividend scheme*
Salary and benefits are pro rata if not working full time our standard full-time contract is 37.5 hours per week excluding breaks.
*Conditions apply
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
Providing urgent and emergency dental care for patients in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
unable to access a General Dental Practitioner, and for visitors to the county requiring
emergency care.
Key accountabilities:
Providing urgent and emergency dental care for patients (both children and adults)
unable to access a General Dental Practitioner
Treating target numbers of patients
Providing excellence of service including written clinical detail enabling colleagues
to provide face-to-face treatment or other interventions at future appointments
Actively engaging with Smile Together teams and participating in peer review,
clinical audit activities, planning and development sessions and in-house meetings
etc
Developing relationships within the Urgent Dental Care Managed Clinical Network
Being responsible for safe working and practice on a day-to-day basis in sites of
clinical activity, ensuring compliance with clinical governance and legislation,
appropriate health, safety and security procedures within the work area, and
reporting accidents, incidents and near misses using the Smile Together incident
reporting procedure
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Undertaking other reasonable duties as requested by the Clinical Directors and
Smile Together Management Team
To work with the Clinical Directors and other operational and clinical leads to
ensure your experience and knowledge helps to drive service improvement
Maintaining and developing your clinical competency and continuing
professional/personal development according to agreed training needs via our
Smile Together Training Academy, other external educational providers and
Perform (appraisal and review system)
To develop a Personal Development Plan as described in the GDC Standards
To support colleagues in the delivery of urgent and emergency care services
including temperature checks with co-workers in this clinical environment
Working alongside clinical and professional support colleagues in facilitating
ongoing organisational change and development
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Competency in the common aspects of clinical dentistry and experience of a wide range of dental procedures acquired through training and clinical experience
Desirable
- Experience in treating a range of oral conditions in various primary healthcare dental settings
Qualifications
Essential
- Have a Bachelor of Dental Surgery
- Have an NHS performer number
- Full registration with the General Dental Council and Professional Indemnity Insurance
Desirable
- Have an appropriate higher dental qualification suitable for the role
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Smile Together
Address
Harleigh Road Dental Clinic
Harleigh Road
Bodmin
Cornwall
PL31 1AH