Band 7 Dental Therapist

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated

Dental Therapist to join the Community Special Care Dentistry Team in Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust. This is a Consultant led specialist service providing high quality community-based dentistry to adults with special needs, in multiple sites across Birmingham and the Black Country. We are looking for an experienced dental therapist to provide care for adults with special care needs within community dental service in Birmingham

This role is part time - 3 days (22.5hours) per week

To provide high quality dental treatment as prescribed by a registered dentist for patients with a wide range of high treatment needs for those who have special needs and are unable to access care in the General Dental Service.

To carry out the full range of clinical procedures as permitted within the Dental Therapists Scope of Practice of clinical, under the prescription of registered dentist who has examined the patient and prescribed in writing the course of treatment as defined by the General Dental Council.

Be Part of Our Team...

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry.

We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more detailed information in regards to this position.

• Degree or equivalent in Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy.
• Evidence of continuing education undertaken regularly.
• Full General Dental Council registration.
• Competency in permitted extended duties:
  Dental radiography, Local infiltration anaesthesia, Inferior dental nerve block anaesthesia, Dental impressions, Placement of temporary dressings, Re-cementing of crown.
• Competency/certification in the provision Inhalation Sedation under UK guidelines.
• Certificate in postgraduate medical education or equivalent.

• Significant experience as a dental hygienist and therapist in restorative treatment for adults and managing patients with advanced periodontal disease.
• Extensive experience in working/dealing with special needs groups including those with learning and physical disabilities, the elderly, medically compromised, severe dental phobia, challenging behaviour and those with neuro diversities.
• Experience of providing treatment for adults with severe dental anxiety.
• Evidence of participation in clinical audit / peer review.
• Experience of treating adults with a range of disabilities.
• Previous relevant teaching experience.

• High quality clinical skills beyond those required for routine dental care in general dental practice.
• Good empathic interpersonal and communication skills (written & verbal) beyond those required for routine dental care in general dental practice.
• Good knowledge of the role of the Special Care/Restorative/Paediaitric Dentistry in secondary and tertiary care.
• IT skills in clinical software and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to empathise with students needs and provide effective feedback.
• Maintain a high level of clinical practice knowledge and skills relating to evidence-based practice.
• Knowledge of specific needs of patients with complex medical conditions e.g., complex respiratory conditions bariatric patients and those with dermatological conditions (e.g., Epidermolysis Bullosa) to enable safe practice.
• Analytical and problem and solving skills appropriate to the provision of specialist care in specialist environments and those required in the learning environment.
• Receive and analyse complex information and determine individual care packages in own clinical practice and for multiple patients at one time during clinical supervision of undergraduates.
• Collaborate and interact professionally with individuals.
• Ability to work under pressure and on initiative.
• Work without direct supervision and make appropriate clinical decisions.
• Ability to deal with emotional and distressing situations and possible aggressive behaviour.
• Ability to source knowledge in to provide clinical care under quality assurance.
• Participate in and evaluate audit and research.
• Safe use of specialist dental…