Overview
Imagine delivering comprehensive oral health care to those who need it most, including individuals with disabilities and Additional Needs. You'll offer a full range of NHS oral health services, ensuring every patient receives the best care possible. Whether it's performing high-quality treatments under local anaesthesia, managing behaviour, or, if you're skilled, administering sedation and general anaesthesia, your role will be crucial. Your expertise in pain and anxiety management will be pivotal, especially for patients with Additional Needs.
Experience and qualifications
Ideally you will have advanced knowledge and expertise demonstrated by a postgraduate dental qualification and/or relevant experience in Special Care or Paediatric Dentistry, and will contribute to the planning and development of services and colleagues, whilst monitoring performance activity.
Location and travel
Based in one of our welcoming Dorset clinics, with occasional travel to other locations (domiciliary, GA where appropriate).
Role and responsibilities
This role primarily involves delivering a combination of special care and paediatric dentistry for referred patients, many of whom have Additional Needs. It also includes some management responsibilities, supporting clinical colleagues working alongside you. As a valued member of our clinical team, you'll provide high quality dental care to special care adults and children with various Additional Needs and/or disabilities. Our service is dedicated to assisting medically compromised patients who require treatment in a specialised setting, as well as supporting anxious children. Additionally, you'll have the opportunity to bring your expertise directly to patients in their homes, nursing, and care settings.
Employer and location
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust - working within our Primary Care Dental Service in Dorset. We are committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life.
What makes this opportunity appealing
Why Somerset and Dorset? Both offer the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Poole, Weymouth, Dorchester, Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away, with easy rail links to London. Both regions are home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future. Somerset and Dorset truly have it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.
Benefits
* Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
* NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
* Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
* A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential
* Blue Light Card discounts and NHS-specific perks
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