Dental Core Trainee

Job Overview

Dental Core Trainee

Glan Clwyd Hospital

We are looking for an enthusiasticDental Core Trainee to join our Oral & Maxillofacial Department. The maxillofacial surgery service for North Wales is now centralised on the Glan Clwyd Hospital site where all emergency and inpatient elective surgery is carried out. Daycase surgery and outpatient clinics are performed at Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor and Llandudno General Hospital.

Applicants must have Full / temporary GDC / GMC registration

Main duties of the job

The major workload of the department is head and neck cancer with microvascular reconstruction, the management of skin cancer and both benign and malignant salivary gland disease. All other areas of maxillofacial surgery are also provided including orthognathic surgery, dentoalveolar surgery, implantology and temporomandibular joint replacement. In addition there is a comprehensive maxillofacial trauma service.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please find a full job description and person specification alongside the additional documents within the advert.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Applicants must have BDS or equivalent dental qualification
  
  

eligibility

Essential Criteria

• Be registered with GDC by time of commencement
• Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK
• Applicants must have evidence of successful completion of a UK Dental Core Training Year 1 (i.e. outcome 1) or equivalent at time of post commencement
• Applicants must have at least 24 months postgraduate clinical experience
• Applicants must be eligible for Dental Performer List in England or Dental list in Scotland, Wales and N. Ireland for posts based wholly or partly in Primary Care
• Applicants must provide evidence of ability to arrange transport to meet the requirements of the post
  
  

Clinical Skills

Essential criteria

• Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge
• Capable of conducting operative procedures
• Personal involvement in clinical governance
• Understand the principles and relevance of
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Enthusiasm for participation in research
  
  

Personal Skills

Essential criteria

• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Capacity to adjust behaviour and language
• Capacity to think beyond the obvious
• Capacity and motivation to take in others
• Demonstrates an understanding of a patient
• Capacity to work effectively in partnership with others as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Evidence of leadership
• Demonstrates effective organisational skills, including ability to plan and prioritise own workload to meet deadlines
• Good use of IT systems and packages
• Capacity to know own limitations and be prepared
• Potential to cope with stressful situations