Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity to work in the Oral Surgery Dental Team in Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust. The post will be split across multiple sites including Birmingham Dental Hospital, Lyng Health Centre and Dental Outreach Centre, Boots, High Street, Birmingham.



This post within the team supports providing care for both adults and children under local anaesthetic, sedation and general anaesthetic. In addition to this, you will be working in the urgent care department in the Birmingham Dental Hospital, helping patients who are in acute pain. This post will involve appropriate lead roles delegated by the Head of Service.



This post is for 40 hours a week. Part time hours can be discussed and negotiated if required.



The department is excited to have the opportunity to expand its team in line with local need. The oral surgery team works in close collaboration with the Oral Medicine, Orthodontics, Paediatric Dentistry, Restorative and Special Care services. We work with the University of Birmingham School of Dentistry as one team and the successful candidates will be expected to be involved in clinical undergraduate, as well as postgraduate, teaching. We are involved in DCT, StR, Hygiene & Therapy and Dental Nurse training. We are also looking to expand our dental sedation training courses. We offer treatment under LA, sedation, and GA.



Successful candidates will be expected to offer flexibility around 3 session days, which are well established within the department.



IMPORTANT



Please ensure you check your TRAC account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process. Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including BUSINESS EMAIL ADDRESS , telephone contact details and postal address

Be Part of Our Team...



Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.



If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.



Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details.



Informal enquiries are encouraged to Harriet Anstey, Consultant in Oral Surgery and Head of Service for the Department. Please contact Harriet Anstey via Adedayo Oqunpola on 0121 466 5136 .