Senior Dental Officer
| Posting date: | 02 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £78,573.00 to £91,903.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £78573.00 - £91903.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 May 2025 |
| Location: | Warrington, WA1 1UG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9835-DEN25-013 |
Summary
We would expect the post holder to: To manage and provide high quality treatment planning, preventative and NHS dental care treatment services for patients accepted by our service Be able to provide the long term maintenance care for patients with moderate, severe or extreme BDA case mix scores Organise and undertake shared care with local GDPs for patients with moderate case mix scores Undertake treatment with both inhalation and intravenous sedation and be comfortable in providing both paediatric exodontia under GA and adult GA cons. Demonstrate an additional skill in restorative or other dental treatment for example prosthetics Provide the role of clinical lead at base and designated clinics and be available to clinicians for advice and support Maintain and develop relationships with local GDPs and the LDN Develop relationships with other parts of the health economy Undertake regular reviews of case load Ensure that appropriate recall intervals are being set To take a role in the performance management of the SLAs we have with the commissioner ensuring successful delivery both in qualitative and quantitative terms To be responsible for the line management of clinicians and dental care professionals working within the service Organise training for staff or groups of staff in a clinical area Provide treatment on a domiciliary basis if required To be actively engaged in service improvement To maintain professional knowledge, skills and awareness of current developments within dentistry and participate in professional development activities such as Clinical Supervision Peer Review Clinical Governance Audit Demonstrate application of the principles of ethical behaviour relating to dentistry, including honesty, confidentiality, professional integrity and compliance with the Standards for Dental Professionals laid down by the GDC Keep contemporaneous records in accordance with Trust protocols. Other duties as may from time-to-time be delegated by the Clinical Director or other authorised officer.