About the role
Salary: £54502.00 to £81753.00
Are you a compassionate and motivated dentist looking for a rewarding career where you can make a real difference? Join Oxfordshire Community Dental Service in Banbury as a Dental Officer and help deliver outstanding care to patients with additional needs across the county. This is a full-time role however a minimum of 22.5 hours per week (3 days) can be considered.
Provide high quality treatment planning, preventive and urgent/routine NHS dental care treatment services for adult special care and paediatric patients.
Manage the day to day activities of the dental surgery in conjunction with the other members of the team
Supervise and delegate appropriate tasks to the Dental Care Professionals in accordance with current General Dental Council regulations where applicable.
Ensure records are completed accurately and contemporaneously and provide statistical and other information to the Business Services Authority and Trust directors and commissioners as required.
Liaise with colleagues in hospitals, primary care and local authorities to ensure and improve the quality of patient care.
Undertake necessary training and development to comply with national, professional and Trust requirements and participate in regular appraisal with the Line Manager.
Take part in all aspects of clinical governance including GDC lifelong learning, clinical audit, peer review, quality improvement and clinical supervision.
To take part in epidemiological surveys/screening/health promotion activities as required.
To work flexibly in locations as required by the service, including primary and secondary care locations, nursing/residential homes etc.
Dental services in Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust are provided by the Oxfordshire Community Dental Service (OCDS). This service provides National Health Service (NHS) dentistry to a wide range of patients including both adults and children requiring either special care dentistry, or specialist care. In addition to this core role the service also provides emergency care for patients requiring urgent dental treatment who do not currently have a dentist of their own.