Dentist

Role Overview

The post holder will provide high quality NHS dental services in a multidisciplinary and innovative clinical environment. Patients may be referred via student teaching clinics, either for treatments more complex than can be managed by students, or to complete courses of treatment which cannot be completed by students because of time constraints. You may also be involved in triage sessions to identify suitable patients for students to treat.

Full clinical support is offered – indemnity insurance and CPD is provided; you will have access to senior clinician support and advice, hygienist/therapist support and R4 Software, plus digital X‑Rays/CBCT. The post is subject to enhanced clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

• Provide clinically appropriate, high quality NHS dental treatment to patients, following all relevant standards and guidelines.
• Maintain clinical governance standards, including infection control, patient confidentiality and clinical record keeping.
• Regularly carry out audits of clinical treatment, both your own work and student treatment provision.
• Monitor student activities to ensure development of clinical skills and knowledge and offer guidance in all aspects of clinical dental practice.
• Ensure health and safety procedures are observed at all times.
• Support clinical dental education standards by working to evidence‑based practice, National and locally agreed clinical guidelines and care pathways.
• Be involved in the assessment of students in line with the quality assurance requirements of the Dental School.
• Support the work of the whole dental team employed by PDSE.
• Assess and triage patients for student treatment.

• Successful outcomes to key accountabilities and other delegated tasks.
• Positive customer feedback from staff, patients and students.

Normal working hours are 08:45 to 17:00 Monday to Friday, however on occasions to meet business needs you will be required to work revised hours, typically between 08:00 and 18:00. The Working Time Regulations apply to all employees of Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise; the enterprise will not permit staff in all employments to work in excess of 48 hours in any one week except where there are exceptional service needs where an absolute limit of averaging over a reference period of 17 weeks would apply.

All staff are required to positively support equality of opportunity and equity of treatment to colleagues and students in accordance with our Equality and Diversity Policy.

• A Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree
• GDC registration
• Performance number required prior to assuming appointment
• Broad dental knowledge, with up-to-date knowledge of aspects of general practice within scope of practice

• Professionalism
• Flexibility
• A team player

• First‑class clinical skills
• Team player who plans ahead and is well organised
• Ability to provide concise explanations and clear direction and guidance
• IT skills including use of clinical software systems, such as R4 (or similar electronic patient record system) and Microsoft Office packages
• Willing to work to academic standards and be involved in quality assurance

• Demonstrable clinical experience in an NHS practice
• Active in clinical dental practice
• Broad experience in a wide range of treatments
• Education experience (Desirable)

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