Role Summary
We are looking for candidates to join our friendly and well established Salaried Dental team.
If you are looking for a new, exciting or development opportunity, providing excellent clinical care in Devon we would love to hear from you.
You will have the opportunity to take part in the full range of activities undertaken by the Salaried Dental Service in Exeter and Devon wide community dental clinics.
About the Role
The service provides care for patients with a wide variety of special needs, as well as providing a dental access service for those members of the community who have been unable to access treatment with an NHS General Dental Practitioner.
Although you will need to have primary dental care experience, support and development opportunities may be provided to you in the following clinical areas as necessary:
- Full range of treatments for adults and children whose special needs have prevented them from accessing dental care through the General Dental Service.
- Urgent dental care for patients who have been unable to access treatment with a general dental practitioner.
- Dental screening of school children and other groups
- Epidemiological surveys
- Treatments carried out under General Anaesthetic in a hospital day unit, or conscious sedation within the dental clinic
- Involvement in Oral Health Promotion activities
- Domiciliary care
Salary & Allowances: Band A - £44,955 - £67,433 (PRO-RATA) depending on experience.
We are looking for candidates to join our friendly and well established Salaried Dental team.
If you are looking for a new, exciting or development opportunity, providing excellent clinical care in Devon we would love to hear from you.
Full GDC registration is essential. It would be desirable to hold a dental performer number but the organisation can help facilitate this if necessary.
Working Pattern: 22.5 hours a week
Location: Heavitree Hosptial, Exeter, Gladstone Road, EX1 2ED. Travel to our satellite clinics may become an opportunity once established in the service.
Interview Date: TBC
For further information please contact: Matthew Heming Clinical Lead on matthew.heming@nhs.net
Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
About Us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do, click here to find out more
It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Benefits
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you are starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 34 days plus bank holidays depending on grade and years of service.
You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:
- National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
- Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
- Car lease schemes.
- The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
- Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.
