Band A Dentist/Dental Officer

Integrated Care System; Poole; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the Dorset Primary Care Dental Service as a Band A Dental Officer, making a significant impact on patients with special care needs. You will be involved in providing quality dental care in a supportive environment, taking part in both clinic and domiciliary settings. This role offers numerous benefits, including flexible working options, career development, and an opportunity to work within a compassionate team dedicated to delivering exceptional dental care across the region.

Benefits

Flexible working options

NHS pension scheme

Generous annual leave allowance

Access to Blue Light Card

Qualifications

• To be on NHS England's National Primary Care Performers List.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality dental care to patients with special needs.
• Deliver comprehensive oral health care, including treatments under local anaesthesia.
• Administer sedation and general anaesthesia if skilled.

Education

BDS or equivalent

Full registration with the GDC

Vocational training or equivalent

Postgraduate Clinical Qualifications

Job description

Are you ready to make a real difference in the lives of patients with varied Special Care/Paediatric Additional needs or disabilities? Join our passionate team at the Dorset Primary Care Dental Service and be part of something truly special.

Get in touch to arrange an informal visit to our Special Care Dentistry clinic, based at Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester, or our new, purpose built, 6 chair clinic in Poole at a date/time to suit your working hours. Meet some of the team, talk us through your experience to date and discuss what the next step in your community dentistry career could look like with us.

As one of our valued dental officers, you'll provide high quality dental care to our special cohort of patients. Our service is dedicated to helping medically compromised patients who need treatment in a specialised setting, as well as supporting anxious children. Plus, you'll have the chance to bring your expertise directly to patients in their homes, nursing, and care settings.

Main duties of the job

Based in one of our welcoming Dorset clinics, with potentially some travel to other locations around Dorset (for e.g. domiciliary settings), you'll enjoy working in a supportive and specialised environment. This is your chance to make a meaningful impact, grow professionally, and be part of a team that values your dedication and compassion.

Imagine delivering comprehensive oral health care to those who need it most, offering a full range of NHS oral health services, ensuring every patient receives the best care possible. Whether it's performing high-quality treatments under local anaesthesia, delivering care for those with more challenging behaviour, or, if skilled, administering sedation and general anaesthesia, your role will be crucial.

If you're committed to providing exceptional and compassionate dental care, we want to hear from you to explore what your career could look like with us. This is your chance to make a meaningful impact, grow professionally, and be part of a team that values your dedication and compassion.

About us

At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust - working within our Primary Care Dental Service in Dorset -we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:

Flexible working options to help you balance work and life

NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security

Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax

A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential

Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.

We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Why Somerset and Dorset? Both offer the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Poole, Weymouth, Dorchester, Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - with easy rail links to London.

Both regions are home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.

Somerset and Dorset truly have it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information on this role. The job description contains greater detail relating to the organisation and the role of the Band A Dental Officer in the Primary Care Dental Service.

To give you an overview of what our team feel it's like to work within our community dental service, please click on the following video link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q62-Vf0osQ

To access our further information, including our recruitment brochure detailing this role, available from our website:

www.somersetft.nhs.uk/dental-services/current-vacancies/

We always welcome informal discussions or visits prior to formal applications and are happy to arrange this at a date/time to suit you - please contact Erica Boulton 07771 396042 - [e-mail]

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BDS or equivalent.
• Full registration with the GDC.
• To be on NHS England's National Primary Care Performers List
• Vocational training or equivalent
• Postgraduate Clinical Qualifications

Experience

• Experience of working within Primary Dental Care and/or Primary Care Dental Service and/or General Dental Services.
• Experience of sedation.
• Experience of general anaesthesia.
• Experience of working in Secondary Care
• Broad clinical 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.

£50,512 to £75,767 a yearPro rata where appropriate