Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See Job Description and Person Specification for this post.

Clinical responsibilities
- The appointee will be expected to share responsibility for the delivery of high-quality care to the patients presenting to the Department
- The appointee will support the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staff. The appointee will develop the routine oral surgery service.
- 1: 6 second on call rota

Education and training
- To provide conditions for improved training opportunities in line with national and local recommendations arising out of dental requirements
- To participate in the undergraduate teaching programme
- To assist and participate with the development of postgraduate training for DCT1s, DCT2s, DCT3s and other staff as appropriate

Audit (as agreed with Specialty Director)
- To promote evidence-based practice. To respond appropriately to NICE guidance. To change own and others clinical practice in response to new clinical developments
- To undertake and supervise relevant clinical audit topics To be involved in risk management and quality assurance
- To remain up to date and engaged in CME/CPD as per GDC guidelines To respond appropriately to complaints and critical incidents
- The postholder will be expected to take part in developing clinical audit in accordance with agreed Directorate and Corporate Clinical Governance programmes.

Research
- The postholder will be encouraged to be active in clinical research.

Clinical Governance
- To undertake all work in accordance with Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust procedures and operating policies
- To attend accredited conferences and meetings to update personal level of clinical practice, teaching and management skills in line with CME/CPD requirements
- To participate in an annual Job Planning Review process
- To participate in the Trust’s annual Appraisal process and to respond to any identified development needs
- To adhere to the Trust’s Adverse Clinical Incident Policy

Management (as agreed with Clinical Lead)
- To provide medical information for the development of systems appropriate for Trust needs to participate in departmental consultant and senior staff meetings whilst remaining within the framework of the agreed strategy of the Trust and the Department
- To attend other departmental, Divisional and Trust meetings as necessary To attend regional and national meetings as necessary
-To undertake all work in accordance with Trust procedures and operating policies
 
Teamwork
- To work within the framework of team decisions.
- To take a whole systems approach to working with the wider health community 
- To show initiative, enthusiasm and flexibility

Accountability
- The post-holder will be immediately accountable to the Specialty Director and Clinical Lead. Further line management is provided by the Chief of Service and subsequently the Medical Director.
- The post-holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and wellbeing and that of work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital. This statutory duty is in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with the post.
Finally, the post-holder is expected to:
1. Observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations
2. Observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff
3. Be responsible, with management support, for their own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues
Location
The principal place of work for this post will be based at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (GRH) although there may be clinics and operating at Cheltenham General Hospital (CGH) and at Cirencester Hospital. Other work locations, including off site working, may be agreed in the post-holder’s Job Plan where appropriate. The post-holder will generally be expected to undertake their Programmed Activities at the principal place of work or other locations agreed in the Job Plan. Exceptions will include travelling between work sites and attending official meetings away from the workplace. You will be required to work at any site within the Trust.
Review
This job description will be regularly reviewed. It is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post-holder.