A vacancy has arisen for a Dental Core Training Year 1 post split between Restorative Dentistry and Paediatric Dentistry at the University Dental Hospital. This fixed term post will commence on 4th September 2024 until 2nd September 2025.

Main duties of the job

This post provides the opportunity to gain a wide range of experience in Restorative Dentistry for the first 6 months together with experience within the Paediatric Dentistry clinic for the second 6 months. This will including treatment planning and managing paediatric patients utilising inhalation sedation where necessary.

Both posts provide the opportunity to gain experience in acute dental practice.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is Caring for People, Keeping People Well, and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

Job description
Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full post descriptions and person specification within the supporting documentation.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• BDS or Equivalent
• Current GDC certificate or eligible for registration with the GDC at intended start date

Experience
Essential

• Applicants must have evidence of at least 12 months whole time equivalent (WTE) postgraduate clinical experience to the scope of a dentist by time of post commencement
• Not have previously completed a UK Dental Core Training Year 1 programme, which commenced no earlier than September 2016, by the start date of the post
• Be able to provide complete details of their employment history
• Have evidence that their present level of achievement and performance is commensurate with the totality of their period of training.
• Have evidence that their career progression is consistent with their personal circumstances

Desirable

• Publications
• Presentations
• Teaching Experience

Skills, Knowledge, Abilities
Essential

• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about dental / medical topics
• Experience of clinical governance including clinical audit or significant event analysis
• Understand the principles and relevance of clinical research
• Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge and awareness to full investigation of problems
• Capable of conducting operative procedures

Desirable

• Evidence of participation in research

Attitude, Aptitudes, PC
Essential

• Motivated and efficient
• Able to relate to patients, staff and medical colleagues
• Demonstrate an understanding of a patient centred approach
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Evidence of leadership
• Demonstrates effective organisational skills, including the ability to plan and prioritise own workload to meet deadlines
• Commitment to prospective training post and demonstrates insight into the structure and benefits of Dental Core Training
• Capacity to know own limitations and be prepared to seek advice
• Potential to cope with stressful situations and undertake responsibility

Fitness to Practise
Essential

• Up to date and fit to practice safely
• Satisfactory enhanced DBS check

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