Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Dental Officer
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Role Overview
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Dentist to join our team. The post holder will deliver comprehensive dental care and advice to adult and paediatric patients accessing the Specialist Dental Service. This is a fixed-term position for 12 months.
Experience working in Special Care Dentistry would be an advantage; however, applicants with an interest in this area will be considered.
Requirements:
- All applicants must be GDC registered.
- Must have an English NHS performer number.
Working Days/Hours: 37.5 hours across the week - days are negotiable.
Interview Date: TBC
Note: Should we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert earlier than advertised.
Responsibilities
This role will involve the delivery of clinical dental care for patients who are unable to access General Dental Services for a variety of reasons.
Special Care Arm:
- Delivers care for patients who have a significant medical condition (physical or mental) or a disability which:
- Prevents the communication of pain and/or giving consent for treatment.
- Prevents acceptance of dental care or treatment to achieve dental health.
- Prevents access to the dental surgery and transfer into the dental chair for treatment.
- Presents a high risk of bleeding, infection, impaired healing, adverse reaction, or a medical emergency following the delivery of dental care.
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Paediatric Arm:
- Provides dental care for patients under the age of 16 requiring treatment under conscious sedation or general anaesthetic due to anxiety or high caries rate.
Service Locations
The service delivers care across 3 towns: Northampton, Wellingborough, and Corby. We also offer domiciliary care across Northamptonshire with services supported by:
- Senior Dental Nurses
- Qualified Dental Nurses
- Extended Duties Dental Nurses
- Oral Health Promotion Specialist
- Senior Leadership
- Service PAs
- Countywide administrative team
About NHFT
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NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health, and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work, or in schools.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development, and growth.
Contact Information
For further details or informal visits, contact:
Name: Megan Sheikh
Job Title: Service Manager
Email Address: megan.sheikh@nhft.nhs.uk
Telephone Number: 07724700802
Other Contact Information:
Dr. Gillian Howie
Consultant Dentist in Special Care Dentistry
Email Address: Gillian.howie@nhft.nhs.uk
Telephone Number: 07762700352
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