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Assistant Clinical Director – Special Care
An exciting Opportunity has arisen to recruit to the post of Assistant Clinical Director (Special Care) within the Public Dental Service in NHS GG&C. The successful candidate will be involved in the development and delivery of primary care dental services to vulnerable groups of patients with complex needs within the health board area.
The successful applicant will be expected to;
Lead on the delivery of care to those accessing special care dentistry whether registered or unregistered and be able to develop these services to meet the increasing demands imposed by the impact of Covid 19.
Provide high quality clinical care to this patient group and be able to manage the care of complex adults.
Shape and plan the delivery of care for, patients referred to the service by General Dental Practitioners, HCWs or secondary care services and including those patients registered to the PDS.
Be involved in the development of Outreach programmes including the supervision of both BDS and Oral Health Sciences students. This will also include involvement with post graduate training programmes, where appropriate.
Assist in the review of access to NHS dental services within the health board area, and provide recommendations for improvement to access for patients that are unable to register with an NHS dentist and access to domiciliary services.
Improve access using innovative approaches and creative thinking to bolstering care.
Have regular contact with a range of partners including; Glasgow University and secondary care colleagues.
The post holder will be required to work Monday – Friday 8.30 – 4.30pm = 37.5 hrs per week to provide leadership across all services within their remit.
For any further information please contact - Tara Dunseith - 0141 211 8265 -Tara.Dunseith@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.