Job summary: Role - Senior Dental Officer - Specialist in Paediatrics Band C. Employed by Kings College Hospital, we pride ourselves with delivering a Consultant Lead, Dental General anaesthetic Service for Community Paediatric patients in Croydon and Kingston areas. Working closely with the anaesthetic and theatre teams at Croydon University, Barts and Kingston Hospitals.

The successful candidate will have a specialist status in Paediatric Dentistry. A key part of your role will also include:

• Conducting thorough pre-operative assessments for patients requiring GA, primarily in community settings
• Managing and triaging the GA waiting list, ensuring timely and equitable access to treatment
• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders to ensure safe, patient-centred care pathways
• Supporting service development and quality improvement initiatives across the GA service

The post can be a job share and locations agreed.

For further information, please contact Clinical Leads via email: Fereshteh.Taleifaz@nhs.net or Sanjeevan.satheesan@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

• Conducting thorough pre-operative assessments for patients requiring GA, primarily in community settings
• Managing and triaging the GA waiting list, ensuring timely and equitable access to treatment
• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders to ensure safe, patient-centred care pathways
• Supporting service development and quality improvement initiatives across the GA service

About us

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London.

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.

Person Specification

Essential:

• BDS or equivalent registered dental qualification
• Registered postgraduate qualification
• On GDC Specialist List for Paediatric Dentistry
• Full registration with GDC with license to practice as a dentist

Desirable:

• Leadership and management experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.