Job overview
We are looking for a part-time specialty dentist (this is a new 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.
1. To provide a high-quality care service to patients including all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the Care Group.
2. Shared responsibility with other colleagues for covering periods of annual leave and short-term sickness as detailed in your contract.
3. Responsible for contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.
4. Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Group’s management team where part of the service structure.
5. Contribute to the Care Group’s research interests in accordance with the Trust’s R&D framework.
6. Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programmes and Learning from Deaths.
7. Take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Care Group’s Business Plan.
8. Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).
9. Fostering and developing projects to ensure that the momentum of post qualification professional education and other appropriate training is maintained.
10. Work with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced.
11. Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.
The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. Transforming Healthcare is the vision at the heart of the King’s Strategy – 2026 to 2031. Together, we are pursuing six strategic ambitions: delivering high-quality patient care; being a great place to work; leading pioneering research, innovation and education; building strong and successful partnerships; providing timely and efficient care; and ensuring long-term financial sustainability. Achieving these ambitions will require all of us to work as one Team King’s, united by a shared commitment to our values of being caring, collaborative, inclusive and innovative. By living these values every day, we will transform healthcare for our patients, our communities and each other
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. 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.
2. Shared responsibility with other colleagues for covering colleagues’ periods of annual leave and short-term sickness as detailed in your contract.
3. Responsible for contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.
4. Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Group’s management team where part of the service structure.
5. Contribute to the Care Group’s research interests in accordance with the Trust’s R&D framework.
6. Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programmes and Learning from Deaths.
7. Take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Care Group’s Business Plan. This may include assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with internal and external agencies.
8. Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).
9. Fostering and developing projects to ensure that the momentum of post-qualification professional education and other appropriate training is maintained.
10. 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.
11. Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.
12. Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that you are responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence-based practice and maintaining patient safety.
GENERAL INFORMATION
1. You have a general duty of care for the health, safety and well-being of yourself, work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance responsibilities associated with this post.
2. You are required to observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations, including complying with statutory and Trust core training.
3. You are required to observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff.
4. You are required to be responsible, with management support, for your own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues.
5. The postholder has an important responsibility for, and contribution to make to, infection control and must be familiar with the infection control and hygiene requirements of this role. These requirements are set out in the National Code of Practice on Infection Control and in local policies and procedures, which will be made clear during your induction and subsequent refresher training. These standards must be strictly complied with at all times.
6. All employees must hold an 'nhs.net' email account, which will be the Trust's formal route for email communication. You are therefore required to check this regularly and to deal with such communication promptly.
7. The Trust is committed to the Health and Wellbeing of all its staff and offer a range of guidance and services to support them, including
Local occupational health support
Employee Assistance Programme which provides a wide range of support for work and personal issues, i ncluding relationship problems (personal and at work); anxiety/depression; finance/debt; work overload; legal matters; bullying; consumer issues; bereavement; pressure/stress; child care; and care of the elderly/disabled.
Wellbeing hubs
Proactive local organisational systems to support staff following a serious incident
Availability of local initiatives and resources to promote workforce wellbeing
Coaching and mentoring, peer review groups and participation
8. This job description 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 postholder.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. POST-GRADUATE TEACHING
The Trust has over 700 training posts and over 400 Trust doctors/dentists across all specialties. The postholder will be expected to participate in teaching and training postgraduate doctors/dentists, which in addition to direct clinical supervision is likely to include acting as an ‘educational supervisor’ to one or more individuals, providing them with regular appraisal and support. Consultants that undertake educational supervision will be provided with appropriate training in accordance with national requirements and accredited by the Director of Medical Education. Allocation of time for post-graduate education is normally job planned as a team.
2. RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
Involvement in high quality research is strongly encouraged at King’s NHSFT, as this supports both the delivery of high-quality clinical care, and our role as a partner in a major Academic Health Science Centres.
Support for Research
An important component of the Trust’s Research and Development (R&D) strategy is to strengthen the support available to researchers, to make it as easy as possible to participate in, and to lead in clinical research – both commercial and academic.
Each Care Group is aligned with a Research Delivery Unit (RDU) that has a designated R&D Lead, Matron or Manager and a team of R&D research delivery staff. The R&D Office provides support for governance, contracts, costings and research Quality Assurance. The. Care Groups and RDUs are encouraged to maintain a mixed model balanced portfolio of research activity, including Clinical Research Network (CRN) studies, research grants, commercial studies, charity funded studies and health services research.
Commercial trials are costed and set up supported by the KHP Clinical Trials Office (KHP CTO) and this office also provides support for applications to the regulatory bodies for all non-commercial CTiMP studies, and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training. Multi-disciplinary involvement in the research process is strongly encouraged.
Research and Job Planning
The undertaking of research within a job plan should be discussed as part of job planning activities. All staff should be aware of the research being undertaken within their Care Group and in the Trust, and actively support recruitment into all studies, whether or not they have a primary research component to their job plan. All individuals undertaking research are expected to have a good working knowledge of research governance standards, and are required to undertake GCP training as appropriate for the research they are involved in.
Governance of Research
All R&D projects are required to go through the Trust’s R&D office, which manages and co-ordinates the National R&D and ethics approvals process. This ensures that all projects meet the required national standards of research governance and quality, and are in receipt of appropriate ethical approval and both national and local agreements, prior to R&D governance approval being issued.
Each RDU is required to convene a local research governance meeting chaired by the RDU research lead, where feasibility of new studies is discussed and agreed.
3. CLINICAL GOVERNANCE
The postholder will be expected to contribute to and participate in the Care Group’s ongoing clinical audit programme and quality improvement programmes, and will carry out all necessary administrative duties associated with the care of their patients. The postholder also has a general duty of care for the health, safety and well-being of work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with this post.
4. STUDY AND ANNUAL LEAVE
The postholder will be expected to comply with the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements of the relevant Royal College or Faculty and provide appropriate documentation and reflection in their appraisal. Study leave may be requested in accordance with the Trust’s Policy for CPD.
Annual leave may be taken in accordance with the Trust’s Guidelines on Leave Arrangements for Medical and Dental Staff. Consultants are entitled to 32 days of annual leave (34 days after 7 years of service), plus bank holidays. Consultants who work less than full time or compressed hours, should ensure their holiday allowance is adjusted in line with their working patterns.
To ensure the smooth running of the service the postholder will ensure that, in conjunction with colleagues, adequate arrangements are made to cover planned absences and the expected approvals would go through e-leave planning on the Trust’s approved system. Leave must be booked with appropriate time lines to allow effective service continuity and should not solely be taken during consultant’s clinical time, but also during SPA and APA activity.
5. TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The post is covered by the current Terms and Conditions - Consultants (England) 2003, the Terms and Conditions of Service of NHS Medical and Dental Staff (England) and Trust Policies and Procedures where relevant.
There is a commitment to undertake routine job planned work on Saturdays or Sundays with appropriate job planning and commensurate time without commitment to the Trust.
Appointment is conditional upon a satisfactory medical assessment, which may include an examination.
