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Dental Adviser / Dental Reference Officer

Employer
NHS National Services Scotland
Location
Gyle Square, Edinburgh
Salary
£40,842 - £76,161
Closing date
10 Dec 2019

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Organisations
Community NHS
Job Type
Community Appointments
Hours
Full time

Practitioner and Counter Fraud Services

Medical and Dental Staff

Dental Adviser / Dental Reference Officer

Permanent

Specialty Doctor Salary Scale - £40,842 - £76,161

Hours – 40

Location – Gyle Square, Edinburgh

Post Reference – 9358

As a vital part of NHS Scotland, NHS National Services Scotland’s mission is to enable and support the delivery of better health and better care, working in partnership. We do this by providing a range of specialised support services that enable NHS Boards to focus their efforts on delivering health improvement and patient care.

Practitioner Services is committed to raising the standard of oral health in Scotland by ensuring that patients receive quality dental care. We are anxious to ensure that our clinical staff reflects the divergent nature of general practice in Scotland and as a result we are seeking applications from enthusiastic practitioners to fill the following post:

We are currently recruiting to fill the post of Dental Adviser / Dental Reference Officer (DRO) either full time / maximum part time or job share basis. The appointment(s) would be suitable for applicants with significant experience recently gained working in NHS General Dental Services in Scotland. Placement and salary will be determined by qualifications and experience.

You will answer questions posed by practitioners, consider treatment plans submitted for prior approval as well as undertaking post treatment verification to support practitioners providing dental care and to ensure that patients in the Scotland receive treatment of an appropriate standard.

The primary focus of the DRO function will be pre and post treatment examinations of patients to ensure that consistent and appropriate clinical standards of care and treatment planning are maintained.

Applicants should have a broad knowledge of all aspects of dental practice, a commitment to continuing professional development and the ability to be objective and non judgmental when considering the provision of clinical dental care and treatment. Effective communication skills are essential to the role.

The successful applicant(s) will be based at NHS NSS headquarters at Gyle Square in Edinburgh and will liaise with the Scottish Dental Reference Service administrative centre in Glasgow. Travel throughout Scotland will be required when undertaking DRO duties.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo a PVG Scheme Disclosure Scotland check.

Any candidate who has lived/worked overseas for more than 12 months in the preceding 5 years will also be required to provide a criminal record check from the appropriate overseas agency.

Candidates must have current GDC registration at the time of applying.

Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits.

For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Alan Whittet on 0131 275 6646.

Further information on NSS is available from: www.nhsnss.org

Closing date for completed applications is 10th December 2019

Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).

NHS National Services Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies

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