Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Specialist Paediatric Dentist Officer
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Specialist Paediatric Dentistry Service Lead
The post holder will be expected to lead the Specialist Paediatric Dentistry service for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals. They will provide a full range of paediatric dental services to those patients referred to the Specialist Dental Service requiring the skills of a dentist working to Specialist level.
The post is based at Morecambe Dental Access Centre, but care is delivered across all Blackpool Teaching Hospitals dental sites. Flexibility is required, and it is expected that the clinician will work at any clinic location in line with service needs.
Responsibilities
- Deliver specialist-level dental care to children and young people referred to the service.
- Provide a full range of paediatric dental treatments under local anaesthesia, sedation and day case general anaesthesia, including for patients with complex physical, sensory, intellectual, emotional, medical or social needs.
- Lead on dental trauma within the service, supporting service development.
- Ensure high standards of patient care across all dental sites in line with service needs.
- Work collaboratively with clinical, managerial and external colleagues, including hospital teams and general dental practitioners, to improve access and continuity of care.
- Provide supervision, teaching and mentorship to the wider dental team.
- Contribute to audit, governance, quality improvement and pathway development.
- Maintain up-to-date specialist knowledge through continuous professional development, peer review and appraisal.
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Working for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals means supporting a patient-centred organisation committed to safe, high-quality care. Staff are expected to uphold Trust values, work collaboratively, maintain professional standards, and follow key requirements including confidentiality, safeguarding, equality, health and safety, mandatory training, and flexible working. All employees contribute to the Trust’s wider goals and continuous improvement.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Jill Wilson
- Job title: Interim clinical associate directorate manager
- Email address: jill.wilson7@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07921369169
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