Dental Officer Band A - employment career in uk

Job Title:  Dental Officer Band A
Job Type:    Permanent
Location:    Peace Children's Centre, Watford, AL7 1BW
Deadline:   16th Aug  2013
Start Date:    ASAP
Salary:    £38,095 - £57,142 pa
Ref No:     121415-812-13-1412MK

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

The Hertfordshire Special Care Dental Service wishes to recruit a full time, enthusiastic, caring and flexible dental officer for a permanent post based four days in Watford and one day at the local prison. The successful applicant will join our experienced and enthusiastic team working in well equipped, modern surgeries where half of our patients are children some of whom are treated using Inhalational Sedation.
 The remaining half are adults with varying special needs including learning difficulties, mental health problems , medical and physical challenges.

The service provides care for all ages of special care patients. We also provide dental treatment for Category C male prisoners at the local prison and carry out domiciliary care.
We provide Inhalational and IV sedation services as well as General Anaesthetic sessions at the local hospital.

Staff are well supported by colleagues and attend regular clinical governance meetings and training sessions.
The post holder will be based four days each week at Peace Children's Centre in Watford and one day in the local prison in Bovingdon .
Some domiciliary work is likely.
Applicants must have completed VT training and have experience with special care patients. Experience of providing treatment with inhalational sedation would be a great advantage.
 Knowledge of the R4 Kodak dental computer software system would also be helpful.

The Clinical Director will be happy to discuss the post further informally on 01582 714190 prior to the closing date.

A full valid driving licence and access to a car to use for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
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