Band A Special Care Dental Officer

NHS; Swindon; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Swindon is seeking a Band A Special Care Dental Officer to join their team. The successful candidate will provide Special Care Dentistry, focusing on patients with special needs, while promoting oral health in line with NHS regulations. Responsibilities include delivering treatment across various settings including domiciliary care, supported by a committed leadership team. The role features comprehensive mentoring, with generous annual leave and NHS benefits provided, ensuring a supportive and rewarding work environment.

Benefits

Generous paid annual leave

NHS benefits including pension

Commitment to training and CPD

Qualifications

• Commitment to CPD is essential.
• Experience with community dental services preferred.
• Familiarity with dental IT systems required.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and treatment for individuals with special needs.
• Undertake urgent and routine dental treatment under Trust protocols.
• Promote and maintain patient's oral health within NHS regulations.
• Participate in clinical governance programmes as required.

Skills

Ability to provide special care dentistry

Teamwork

Patient care

Education

oBDS or equivalent

Full registration with GDC

On an NHS Dental Performers List

Tools

SOEL Health practice management software

Job description

Band A Special Care Dental Officer

Go back Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Closing date: 30 January 2026

To provide Special Care Dentistry, Paediatric Dentistry and Urgent Care Dentistry. The post holder will be supported to deliver services within the GWHFT Community Dental Service contract and day to day management of a defined clinical area, based at Swindon Health Centre.

The Service covers the whole of Wiltshire, and the post holder may be required to deliver services from any of our 4 sites and in domiciliary settings. The role may include participating in General Anaesthetic & Inhalation Sedation Lists and Domiciliary Care.

The job plan for this post is likely to include one of Urgent Care Dentistry and four days of Special Care and Paediatric Dentistry.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic Dentist to join our existing team, providing Special Care and Urgent Care to meet the needs of adults and children in the local community in Swindon.

You should be innovative, flexible and committed to working in a team environment while providing high standards of clinical care.

The post holder will be required to work 8:30-17:00, with one hour for lunch, 5 days per week. Our Community Dental Service has 4 dental clinics, within Wiltshire & Swindon. We work in domiciliary settings and within main hospitals therefore use of a motor vehicle is essential. You will join our team to provide care for our service users, those patients with dental needs outside of general practice, and be supported by a Senior Leadership team, offering mentoring and support and experienced line management.

Benefits

Full computerisation (Software of Excellence)

Varied and challenging work

Generous paid annual leave

NHS benefits (including pension)

Commitment to training / verifiable CPD

Clear job planning

Variety of work: Special Care, Paediatrics, Urgent Care, Domiciliary Care

Consistent and highly skilled dental nurse support

Generous study leave allocation, and support for professional development.

Opportunity to join the Out of Hours Service.

About us

Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.

Service We will put our patients first

Teamwork We will work together

Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service

Respect We will act with integrity

Job responsibilities

• Provision of assessment, comprehensive treatment planning and treatment for people with special needs who are unable to obtain care from other providers. These include those clients with learning difficulties, physical disabilities, who are medically compromised or have behavioural problems, as well as children with additional needs, and children under 5 with high caries rates.
• Provide dental treatment as required and to undertake urgent, routine and complex treatment in line with Trust protocol and current best practice.
• Provision of assessment, treatment planning and treatment of patients in domiciliary settings.
• Promote and maintain patients oral health within NHS regulations.
• Work with the wider clinical team, in the provision of high quality dental care for the patients.
• Achieve personal performance targets, awareness of the UDA system, working to achieve the targets set by commissioners.
• Meet Band A Dental Officer Competencies as set out within the terms and conditions of the Salaried Dental Service Contract.
• Participate in Clinical Governance Programmes as required by the service including audit, peer review and annual performance appraisal.
• Ensure that standards for Dental Professionals are met as required by the General Dental Council; this will include demonstration of required CPD.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• oBDS or equivalent
• Full registration with GDC
• VT Number or equivalent
• Commitment to CPD
• On an NHS Dental Performers List
• Familiarity with Dental IT systems
• Commitment to learn NHS rules and regulations

Experience

• Significant experience of providing routine dental care
• Experience working in a Community Dental Service
• Experience of more complex dental care
• Previous use of SOEL Health practice management software

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.

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust