Dental Therapist

Please contact Ms Rachael Nichol, Consultant Paediatric Dentist if you have any queries about the post

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We are looking for a full time Dental Therapist to join our Community Dental Service, to deliver dental care to children and adults in Wakefield and District. The dental therapist would be joining an established specialist paediatric dentistry and adult special care team already consisting of two consultants and a specialist in paediatric dentistry, a specialist in special care dentistry as well as 3 Senior Dental Officers, 2 Dental Officers, Specialty Registrars and Foundation Trainees.

The Dental Therapist post is offered on a full time basis of 37.5 hours over 5 days per week (less than full time would be considered)

The service provides specialist care to a wide range of children and adults with complex medical problems, learning difficulties, physical disabilities, inherited and acquired anomalies of the dentition, complex dental traumatic injuries and complex social problems.

We’re proud that our workforce - our greatest asset - strives for excellence every day in providing care and support to thousands of people living across Wakefield and North Kirklees. Mid-Yorkshire celebrates excellence and innovation. We have modern, state-of-the-art facilities and provide first class learning and development opportunities. Mid-Yorkshire is transforming, grounded in our values to care and improve, respecting our patients, our community and our staff, to deliver the highest standards of care.

If you are a dynamic, innovative and forward-thinking clinician with a passion for your profession and an enthusiasm to be part of a Trust striving to be the best, get in touch to see what a career at Mid-Yorkshire could be like for you.

• To provide high-quality, specialist-led oral healthcare for children and adults within MYTT CDS. This will include children and adults who are anxious, have challenging behaviour management, have complex medical conditions, social concerns and/ or learning/physical disabilities.
• Provide oral health education and promotion, with a focus on prevention, underpinned by a holistic approach to oral and general healthcare.
• Diagnosing and care planning within scope and competence and referring patients to other healthcare professionals if necessary.
• To carry out all forms of periodontal and restorative treatments covered by the GDC Scope of Practice for Dental Therapists
• Appropriately prescribe, take and interpret radiographs within scope and competence
• Supply and administer specifies medicines directly to patients on completion of appropriate training.
• Care will be provided in clinics and domiciliary settings, which will involve driving between establishments and the transportation of appropriate equipment required for such visits.
• Provision of care in secure units for adults with serious mental illness if necessary.
• Provision of preventative care and advice to individual patients and their parents/carers. Occasionally this may include the provision of oral health promotion services to groups of patients, parents/carers.
• Provision of advice and emergency care to all priority groups of patients seen within MYTT CDS.
• Liaison with hospital and general dental service colleagues and other health and social care staff in order to co-ordinate the patient’s care provided by the Community Dental Service with those of other dental and general health and social care services.
• Working with health professionals and other agencies to raise awareness of the oral health needs of children and young people and to be involved in training.
• Provision of direct access working arrangements to see both routine and emergency patients
• Understanding of safeguarding and appropriate escalation of concerns
• To work as the most senior clinical member of staff without a dentist on site when necessary
• To treat patients under general anaesthetic alongside a dentist if necessary

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to review the full requirements.

• Degree in Dental Therapy and Dental Hygiene or equivalent
• GDC Registration (applicants must have current UK professional registration)
• Up to…