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Dental Therapist Band 6 £37,388 - £44,962 37.5 hours per week, 12 month Fixed Term Contract

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust Community Dental Service is looking for a Full Time Dental Therapist to join our Community and Personal Dental Service Team.

You will be part of a team delivering high quality dental care to people of all ages and from a diverse range of cultural and social backgrounds. The successful candidate will deliver dental therapy services within our community and personal dental services including providing preventative oral health care and treatment to patients and liaising with Dentists over their treatment. A key element will be the provision of dental hygiene activity and restorative care.

This post would be appropriate for a recently qualified Dental Therapist looking for an exciting development opportunity to work in a varied and challenging environment.

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust Community Dental Service Team is committed to the provision of high quality dental care. Joining us means that you will be fully supported in your professional development, and will participate in audit and quality assurance as part of our clinical governance programme.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is to provide clinical, restorative and preventive care and treatment through a treatment plan prescribed by a Dentist. The Post holder would be expected to manage patients who may present with complex needs.

The Post Holder will plan, provide and adapt tailored oral healthcare advice and instructions to children and adult patients. Patients will have a full examination and assessment by a Dentist. The patient will then be referred to a Dental Therapist who will then plan and deliver treatment which falls within their scope of practice.

Dentists and therapists are required to work closely together to identify suitable patients with the dentist available to provide clinical leadership and support.

The post holder will be expected to work at any establishment at any time throughout the duration of the contract, normally within the boundaries of the Trust.

Job responsibilities

1. Plan the delivery of care for patients
2. Tailor and provide appropriate patient advice
3. Provide preventative oral health care and treatment to patients and liaise with dentists over the treatment of caries, periodontal disease, tooth wear and other oral conditions referring the patient to a dentist for a more detailed Oral Health Assessment or review where necessary
4. Be alert and manage any significant changes in the patients (either physical, medical or mental condition) either during treatment or over a course of treatment and inform the referring dentist of any such changes or causes for concern
5. Plan and organise the delivery of care for individual patients to incorporate provision of restorative care preventative care and advice over the minimum number of visits
6. To be aware and report concerns appropriately if there are any child or adult protection concerns

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualification in dental hygiene and therapy to degree level or equivalent ie B.Sc or Diploma in Dental Hygiene or Therapy
• Current registration with General Dental Council

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Experience of working with child and adult patients with complex needs
• Experience/involvement in health needs assessment
• Use of Clinical IT Systems
• Knowledge of child and adult protection procedures and keys signs to indicate a child or adult at risk
• Knowledge of behavioural management techniques for children and adults with complex needs
• Detailed knowledge of a broad range of complex medical conditions and an understanding of their impact on the provision of dental care
• Knowledge of relevant medico legal issues impacting on care provision such as consent and parental responsibility
• Knowledge of relevant health education messages relevant to the specific needs of patients and the evidence base supporting this information
• Knowledge of health and safety issues such as radiation protection and cross infection control relevant to operating safely in the dental clinic and in other settings (such as nursing homes and schools)
• Understanding the key principles of information governance and clinical record keeping

Values

Essential

• Continuous Improvement
• Accountability
• Respectfulness
• Enthusiasm
• Support
• High professional standards
• Responsive to service users
• Engaging leadership style
• Strong customer service belief
• Transparency and honesty
• Discreet
• Change oriented

Skills

Essential

• Communication skills - able to communicate with the very young, adults with learning disability
• Aware of ways to overcome communication barriers for those with sensory impairment
• Organisational and time management - able to prioritise and organise clinical and non-clinical time of self and other colleagues such as oral health educators.
• Able to perform BLS in line with current guidelines and to deal with common medical emergencies (e.g. faints)

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Vauxhall

Woolfall Heath

Knowsley

L36 6GA

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