Job Purpose: To provide dental care for priority groups in a variety of settings. Duties and Responsibilities: Provide a wide range of primary dental care for patients including children, people with disabilities, older people and those referred by general dental practitioners. Adhere to department and professional standards/protocols without direct supervision. Comment on department policies and propose changes to departmental working practices or procedures as necessary.
Access communication from the Trust and from the department via e-mail. Complete FP17 forms for patients and determine which band the course of treatment falls into. Organise the collection of patient charges and report any bad debtors to the Head of Dental services. Provide dental care in the domiciliary setting for patients who are housebound.
Provide dental care in hospital under general anaesthesia for patients who cannot have their treatment provided in the clinic. Support the Head of Dental Services to maintain health and safety and security within the department, reporting risks and taking appropriate action as required. Participate in audit and peer review as required. The post holder will be required to undertake any other duties and responsibilities within the framework of the post.
Standard Information to be included in all job specifications Information Governance Employees of the Trust must comply with the provisions of the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA). The postholder must not; either during the course of their employment, or following termination of their employment, disclose any personal information relating to service users or employees, or of the lawful business practices, of the organisation. The postholder must comply with Trust policies that protect the personal data of service users and employees from unauthorised disclosure, modification, destruction, inappropriate access or use and must pay due regard to the requirements of the NHS Confidentiality Code of Practice. The postholder will be responsible for maintaining the clinical and or corporate records that fall within the remit of this role to the standards in the Trust records management policies, and data quality processes and standards.
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