Band A Dentist

Go back Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Band A Dentist

The closing date is 12 June 2025

To provide routine NHS dental treatment to patients referred to the community Dental services specialties of paediatric and special care dentistry.

Full time or part time applicants considered.

Main duties of the job

• Provide dental care to patient groups within the remit of Salford Community Dental Service and in particular those groups requiring paediatric and special care dentistry.
• Provide domiciliary care and inhalation sedation to patients referred to Salford Community Dental Service.
• Work with senior colleagues to provide care under general anaesthesia in Salford Royal hospital.
• Provide care from a range of premises.
• Responsibility for the working arrangements and standards at the clinic from which clinical services are provided
• The post holder will be expected to maintain the high standards of clinical and professional behaviour required by Salford Community Dental Service.
• Maintenance of own records of your continuing professional education and development.
• Communicate positively and affectively.
• Actively give and receive feedback in a constructive manner.

The post holder is expected to have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and will be required to communicate and liaise with a range of individuals and groups including, senior managers at Salford Royal Hospital of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA), medical and dental consultants, primary care practitioners, other health and social professional team members, patients, and their families/ carers and the public.

About us

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.

Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS Trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:

Person Specification Professional Registration & Qualification

• BDS or equivalent
• Full registration with the GDC
• Have appropriate professional indemnity.
• Have a performer number

Knowledge, Training & Experience

• Previous community dental service experience
• Ability to deliver inhalation sedation
• Experience of working in a primary care clinical service
• Commitment to ongoing professional training and development.
• Knowledge of word processing and database packages
• Knowledge of NHS service Regulations
• Good communication skills with experience of interaction with the public, colleagues and outside agencies
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Able to work flexibly and be prepared to adapt to circumstances as they change
• Able to work well under Pressure
• Experience of treating paediatric and special care patients
• Experience of providing care for vulnerable groups
• Experience of providing comprehensive oral care for adults and paediatric simple exodontia under general anaesthesia
• Experience and ability to administer inhalation sedation
• Experience of working in the salaried dental service
• Experience of working in General Dental Practice

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Pendleton Gateway

£50,512 to £75,767 a yearper annum pro rata (dependant on experience)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,Part-time

Reference number

236-SCO-DEN-BandA-25-A

Job locations

Pendleton Gateway