Dental Officer
Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustAlready thinking ahead to interview?
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Job summary
Main duties of the job
Providea wide range of primary dental care for patients including children, people with disabilities, older people and those referred by general dental practitioners. Provide dental care in the domiciliary setting for patients who are housebound. Provide treatment in the clinic with local anaesthetic or inhalation sedation.
As required provide dental care in hospital under general anaesthesia for patients who cannot have their treatment provided in the clinic.
Travel is an essential part of the role and the successful applicant could be asked to support services in any of the services Cheshire and Merseyside locations.
Adhere to department and professional standards/protocols without direct supervision.Comment on department policies and propose changes to departmental working practices orproceduresas necessary. Keep full and contemporaneous dental records of treatment carried out.
Access communication from the Trust and from the department via e-mail.
Complete FP17 forms for patients anddeterminewhich band the course of treatment falls into. Organise the collection of patient charges and report any bad debtors to the Head of Dental services.
Support the Clinical Director tomaintainhealth and safety and security within the department, reporting risks and takingappropriate actionasrequired.
Participate in audit and peer review asrequired.
Job responsibilities
Flexible working will be considered for all roles.
North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM) serves more than one million residents across the Halton and Warrington boroughs and the wider North West region.
Bringing together community and out-of-hospital services (formerly provided by Bridgewater Community Healthcare) with inpatient and elective care (formerly Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals) we provide services at two hospital sites and more than 70 community hubs and facilities.
Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM).
They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation.
Our mission
We will be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other
Our vision
We will be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn
Our values
- Kind: We are caring, supportive and respectful to everyone
- Open: We are honest, transparent and open to new ways of working
- Fair: We listen, value our differences and are inclusive to all
- One team: We work well together and with our communities