Job overview

We are looking for a full-time specialty dentist (this is a replacement post) to work within special care dentistry based at Kings college Hospital ( Denmark Hill site) to provide dental treatment under sedation (intravenous and inhalation sedation) or local anaesthesia. Treatment under general anaesthesia is provided on a weekly basis. The post holder will be required to support the GA service. 

Main duties of the job

•  Together with other colleagues, to provide a high-quality care service to patients.  This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the Care Group. 
•    Shared responsibility with other colleagues for covering colleagues’ periods of annual leave and short-term sickness as detailed in your contract. 
•  Responsible for contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives. 
• Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Group’s management team where part of the service structure. 
•  Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programmes and Learning from Deaths 
•  Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).
•    Fostering and developing projects to ensure that the momentum of post-qualification professional education and other appropriate training is maintained.
• Work in conjunction with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure that the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced.   
•  Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.

Working for our organisation

The Department of Community Special Care Dentistry forms part of the Dental Care Group of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and has been Consultant-led since 2002. 

The Department is currently commissioned by the NHS England to provide special care and community dental services across Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham, Kingston, Richmond, Wandsworth, Croydon, Merton & Sutton. Additionally, the Department also provides special care dental care services within the Dental Hospital for special care patients including medically complex patients (including oncology, transplant, haematology, and cardiac, patients), those who require treatment under intravenous sedation or general anaesthesia, and for bariatric patients. Within the community the department also provides a mobile dental service for those experiencing homelessness across Lambeth & Southwark. The appointee will be expected to assess and treat urgent cardiac cases prior to surgery. 

The postholder is a key employee whose role will be to assist in providing first class healthcare to our patients and effective professional leadership to a diverse and highly committed workforce.