DENTAL OFFICER

St Helena Island, South Atlantic

2 years FTC available immediately

In this vital role you will support the Senior Dental Officer in providing a full range of general dental services and be responsible for a Dental Therapist, two Dental Technicians, three Dental Nurses, and a Dental Surgery Assistant.

Enjoying unique lifestyle opportunities, St Helena Island is a self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom. Although better placed to develop economically and socially as a result of opening our international airport in 2017, we are not at the stage of self-sufficiency and therefore remain dependent on UK government aid. The 28-bed General Hospital in the capital, Jamestown, covers all areas of acute medical and surgical care.

As the Dental Officer, you will ensure that the evidence-led policies, therapeutic protocols and guidelines are adhered to and kept up to date, clinical audits and quality assurance initiatives are undertaken and service reviews are performed in order to make recommendations. The role will cover direct clinical duties, oral health promotion across the population, health information management, people and budget management, clinical supervision and training.

In the absence of the Senior Dental Officer, you will attend Senior Management Team meetings. You will contribute to an emergency dental service, both in and out of hours and take part in school screening programmes and all other aspects of the Community Dental Service.

You will assist in the training and continual professional development of the dental team and help to develop protocols and guidelines in clinical care. Administration includes clinical notes and EMIS electronic database and you will help to develop and implement our future Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system dental module and associated staff training.

A Bachelor of Dental Surgery or equivalent is required,  and you must have registration with the UK General Dental Council or recognised equivalent and be in good standing with that body. With vocational training accreditation you are up-to-date with latest guidelines, policies and procedures for ionising radiation, emergency medical procedures, prescribing medication, cross infection control, law and ethics, safeguarding vulnerable adults and children. Having substantial primary dental care experience as a general dental practitioner in the NHS, you manage patient flow, staff and treatment to maximise service delivery.

In addition, you must demonstrate our core values of fairness, integrity and teamwork and use your diverse expertise and experiences to ensure your time on the Island has the broadest benefit to St Helena.  As an officer funded by the UK Government through the Technical Co-Operation Programme you will be expected to share your knowledge and skills beyond the workplace contributing to workforce, community and capacity development in St Helena.

Our Benefits Package Includes:

• Salary: £50k pa, depending on experience and qualifications
• An International Supplement, full details of which are in the Overseas Vacancy Information at www.sthelenacareers.co.uk
• Relocation Allowances, full details of which are in the Overseas Vacancy Information at www.sthelenacareers.co.uk
• Annual Pension Contribution of 7.5% of salary
• Annual Leave of 30 days per annum plus Public Holidays

How to Apply:

An application form is available at www.sthelenacareers.co.uk where further information can also be found, or you may contact Kedell Worboys on 0203 818 7610 or via email: shgukrep@sthelenagov.com.

Applications must be sent to recruitment@sainthelena.gov.sh and received by 24 June 2021.

The successful candidate must be available to travel 09 August 2021.

The Public Service positively accepts applications from all members of the community regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, and will consider all applications on the basis of merit, in accordance with the person specification.

Due to the potential for high numbers of applications, if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date you should assume you have not been short listed.  We would like to thank you for your interest in working for St Helena Government.