Job overview
Provide an orthodontic service implementing care plans and performing non-complex orthodontic procedures.
Provide a specialist contribution to the clinical management of patients requiring orthodontic treatment working in collaboration with multidisciplinary professionals in order to improve patient care.
Conduct research and audit on delivery of patient care.
Facilitate, participate in audit and quality assurance programme, and promote evidence based practice.
Responsible for the teaching, mentoring and assessment of students, trainees and professional staff therefore promoting a learning culture
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Direct fundamental and advanced orthodontic therapy duties within Trust policies, procedures and guidelines reporting to the Orthodontic Consultants, departmental manager and/or matron, providing feedback of issues or concerns.
Ensuring patients meet the oral health standards for on-going treatment.
Discuss and inform patients of the indications for on-going treatment. Discuss risks, benefits of treatment and possible additional procedures required.
Discuss risks and benefits of treatment and level of cooperation required by patient.
Safely carry out complex orthodontic procedures as requested by the orthodontist.
Assess patient's complex needs (physical, psychological, social and spiritual) to establish change in condition, work with the Consultant Orthodontist to inform clinical decision making and plan care.
Working for our organisation
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Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust is on an exciting journey with all of our divisions committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN). As part of this collaborative approach, there may be a requirement for you to work across both the Kettering and Northampton hospital sites, depending on the needs of the service.
Our Excellence Values
* Compassion
* Accountability
* Respect
* Integrity
* Courage
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across UHN and help to unleash everyone's full potential.
UHN encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme.
We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for UHN.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Quickly assess and respond to patients needs in emergency situations.
Develop skills that will lead to precision and accuracy in carrying out orthodontic treatments.
Develop risk assessment skills to enable learner to identify when there may be potential for damage to oral health and soft tissues of the oral cavity.
Assess oral health education needs of each patient providing individual advice and information in orthodontic procedures as appropriate.
In collaboration with the Consultant, patient and their family, as appropriate, identify their individual care needs and beliefs when formulating a management plan ensuring a holistic approach to care.
Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive information where there may be barriers to acceptance which need to be overcome using developed interpersonal communication skill such as would be required in communicating bad news.
Directs and develops systems and models of clinical and evidence based care which contribute to the quality of the patients experience.
Contributes to the performance management through the efficient delivery of fundamental and advanced care.
Works as part of the multidisciplinary team fostering good interdepartmental relationships and helping to achieve high morale for patients and staff and continuous quality improvement.
Continuously develops clinical skills and knowledge within the clinical specialty. Uses knowledge and skills to promote a learning environment, ensuring continuity and current/relevant practice to all and the provision of quality care to patients.
Leads and promotes programmes of health education and health promotion and involves patients and carers appropriately in decision-making.
Actively participates in all aspects of the clinical governance process.
Actively promotes infection control, environmental safety and risk management.
Works within national policy frameworks relevant to the patient group and specialty area i.e. Child Protection, Vulnerable Adults, Mental Health Act.
Participates and supports national strategy for service development i.e. National Service Frameworks, Cancer Plan & Collaboratives,
Takes individual responsibility and recognises corporate responsibility for the clinical team in NHS Agendas i.e. Investors in People, Agenda for Change, Improving Working Lives, Learning together Working Together, Patient & Public Involvement.
Identifies and promotes the need for change, working with departmental lead in development of orthodontic therapy/service. Motivates the clinical team to embrace change and manage the change process.
Promotes and supports the maintenance of a cohesive multi-disciplinary and multi-organisational team.
Assists in the development of new initiatives clinical policies, protocols and clinical pathways and evaluates the patient outcomes.
Actively participates in departmental meetings.
With departmental leads, promotes a learning environment/culture for all staff and students including the use of E-learning, whilst providing evidence of achievement.
Will have involvement in teaching, supervising, mentoring and assessing all grades of staff undertaking continuing development and students undertaking programmes leading to professional qualification.
Participates in clinical supervision and acts as a supervisor of others.
Responsible for own mandatory training within required timescales, meets training requirements and achieves timely update.
Responsible for the implementation of evidence based orthodontic therapy care.
Develops and implements a strategy for evaluation of health care interventions.
Disseminates best practice through written publications and/or presentations both internally and externally, as appropriate.
Assists the Orthodontic consultants in delivering the R&D developmental plan for the department in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
Initiates and co-ordinates clinical audit.
At Northampton General Hospital we provide general acute services and hyper-acute stroke, vascular and renal services to people living in Northamptonshire. As well as this we are an accredited cancer centre and provide cancer services to a wider population of Northamptonshire and parts of Buckinghamshire.
We are proud to be the first hospital in the UK to have obtained Pathway to Excellence designated accreditation from the American nurses credentialing centre (ANCC).
We celebrate staff achievements and value the importance of working as one big team. That's why we talk about Team NGH. It's all about working together to provide the best possible care for our patients and supporting each other to grow and develop our skills. We are driven to helping you to be the best you can be.
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities. The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
Apply today and join the largest family in Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values:
* Compassion
* Respect
* Integrity
* Courageous
* Accountable
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