Dental Therapist | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 11 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 11 May 2024 |
| Location: | Preston, PR5 6AW |
| Company: | Lancashire Care Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6223218/351-SPS995-EJ-A |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Dental Therapist to join Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust Dental Services.
Experience of working in NHS dentistry is essential.
Salary is pro rata of Band 6 AfC ( £35,392 rising to £42,618 on 2023/24 pay scales) commensurate with previous NHS employment or experience.
The post is 22.5 hours (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday) for our sites in Central Lancashire ( Bamber Bridge Clinic, Ringway Dental Centre and Ashton Health Centre). The post is peripatetic across these sites in accordance with Service need.
You can be expected to work at other sites within LSCFT Dental Services.
The post includes the provision of care within the specialties of special care and paediatric dentistry and routine high street dentistry. Experience in inhalation sedation is preferred but accredited training will be provided if required.
This role is supported by an experienced skill mix workforce.
Mentoring, clinical supervision and relevant CPD available.
• Perform a wide range of clinical and preventative dental procedures on referral from a dentist in line with current Scope of Practice.
• Provide dental care on a domiciliary basis where required.
• To participate in training and carry out extended duties where appropriate for example in conscious sedation.
• To provide oral health advice and instruction in line with Delivering Better Oral Health and MECC.
• Comply with National,Trust and Dental Services policies, procedures and guidance, NHS PDS Regulations
• To keep contemporaneous clinical records using the preferred record keeping system.
You can be expected to work at any of the sites across LSCft Dental Services.high quality
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
This advert closes on Thursday 25 Apr 2024