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.
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.
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Key Responsibilities:Plan the delivery of care for patients.Tailor and provide appropriate patient advice.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.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.Plan and organise the delivery of care for individual patients to incorporate provision of restorative care preventative care and advice.Report concerns appropriately if there are any child or adult protection concerns.Responsible for working autonomously in the provision of dental care and advising patients following referral from a dentist.Responsible for liaising with the referring dentist regarding any necessary changes required.Responsible for deciding and providing the most appropriate form of behaviour management appropriate to the patient's needs.Responsible for choosing the most appropriate method and materials for restoring a tooth.Responsible for selecting most appropriate mode of delivery of local anaesthetic.Ensure that daily, weekly and monthly checks have been completed by dental nurses and signed off appropriately.Liaise with other health professionals and relevant organisations regarding patient care.Prepare and provide preventive oral health care plans and treatment to patients.Evaluate and update any changes in the patient's medical history and assess the patient's fitness to receive dental treatment on a visit by visit basis.Use indices to screen and monitor periodontal disease.Prescribe radiographs and take, process and interpret various film views used in dental practice.Provide care under treatment plans provided by dentists for patients.Prepare and provide specific appropriate oral health care advice and instruction to child and adult patients and also their carers.Provide clinical, restorative and preventive care utilising appropriate methods to ensure that the patient's dental pain and anxiety are managed appropriately.Select an appropriate form of behaviour management for the patient.Ensure that any issues arising are highlighted and reported to the dentist.Vary the detail but not the direction of a prescription if required.Recognise and liaise with dentists over the treatment of caries, periodontal disease, tooth wear and other oral conditions.Ensure that oral health advice is tailored appropriately to the needs of individual patients.Be aware of any changes (especially deterioration) in the patient's condition during treatment.Be aware of any issues around changes in consent, mental capacity and Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) at each appointment.
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