Bank Specialist in Special Care Dentistry (Paediatrics)

at  Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Join our Team as a Bank Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry (Band C)
Are you a passionate and skilled paediatric dentist eager to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable and disadvantaged children? If so, we invite you to apply for an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic team!
We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry to support our Level 3a paediatric dentistry services. You will collaborate closely with our Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry to provide exceptional care.

Deliver high-quality, comprehensive dental care to the most vulnerable children within our special care dental service.
Support and guide a Specialist Trainee in Paediatric Dentistry, enhancing their skills and knowledge.
Collaborate with the Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry to ensure the best outcomes for our patients.
Provide clinical supervision and offer constructive feedback to staff in training placements, shaping the next generation of dental professionals.
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.
Why work for us?
Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
Variety of working environments across the community, in patients’ homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
Excellent training and development opportunities
Research opportunities
Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff
Key responsibilities

Clinical

• Provide a courteous and efficient service to all users by actioning all enquiries & queries accurately and promptly thus enabling patients, referrers and clinicians needs to be met / exceeded.
• Contribute to day-to-day supervision of the clinical work of non-specialist colleagues.
• Deliver the clinical protocols for all patients to ensure that processes and procedures in place conform to local and national standards.
• Undertake teaching and training for dentist, DCPs as well as support staff.

Quality Assurance & Safety

• Conform to Trust Clinical Governance procedures and policies.
• Contribute to clinical audit/clinical governance.
• Undertake continued professional development and be aware of any new clinical developments, and to keep regularly updated skills and clinical practice.
• Undertake any training necessary to fulfil duties of the bank work including statutory and mandatory training in basic life support, fire training and data protection.

Administrative

• Attend service meetings as necessary.
• Carry out the necessary administration associated with clinical work.
• Produce effective communication with all users of the service including

referrers.

• Provide specialist support for the specialist trainee, senior dental officers, dental officers, dental therapists and to act as a focal point for referrals.

Main tasks
Clinical Responsibilities
a) Participate in issues such as clinical effectiveness relating to patient
management and share in the administrative tasks in the Service and Division where appropriate. You will be expected to undertake mandatory training in line with the requirements of Trust.
b) Participate in issues such as clinical effectiveness relating to patient
management and share in the administrative tasks in the Service and Division where appropriate.
c) Whilst on shift, deliver clinical supervision of non-specialist dental staff as a shared responsibility and act as Clinical Supervisor for the Paediatric Specialist Registrar