Band B Dentist

NHS; Poole; On-site; GBP 78,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the Dorset Primary Care Dental Service where you'll make a meaningful impact on patients with additional needs. This role in Poole involves providing high-quality care in special and pediatric dentistry, with management responsibilities. Enjoy a supportive team environment while you contribute to a crucial service, and access considerable benefits, including flexible working options and NHS perks.

Benefits

Flexible working options

NHS pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Career development opportunities

Access to Blue Light Card discounts

Qualifications

• Full GDC registration required.
• Experience in Primary Dental Care or General Dental Services.
• Leadership/management experience or qualifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive oral health care, especially for patients with special needs.
• Perform treatments managing behaviors, including sedation if qualified.
• Contribute to service planning and performance monitoring.

Skills

Pain management

Anxiety management

Patient care

Education

BDS or equivalent

Postgraduate qualification in a relevant clinical area

Vocational training or equivalent

Job description

Are you ready to make a real difference in the lives of patients with additional needs? 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 time that suits your schedule. Meet some of the team, discuss your experience, and explore the next steps in your community dentistry career with us.

This role involves delivering a combination of special care and paediatric dentistry for referred patients, many with Additional Needs. It includes some management responsibilities, supporting clinical colleagues. You'll provide high-quality dental care to adults and children with various Additional Needs and/or disabilities, including medically compromised patients, anxious children, and those in their homes, nursing, and care settings.

Main duties of the job

Deliver comprehensive oral health care to those who need it most, including individuals with disabilities and Additional Needs. Offer a full range of NHS oral health services, performing treatments under local anaesthesia, managing behaviour, and administering sedation or general anaesthesia if qualified. Your expertise in pain and anxiety management will be essential.

Ideally, you will have advanced knowledge demonstrated by postgraduate qualifications and/or relevant experience in Special Care or Paediatric Dentistry, contributing to service planning, development, and performance monitoring.

Based in one of our welcoming Dorset clinics, with occasional travel to other locations (domiciliary, GA where appropriate), you'll work in a supportive, specialised environment. If you're committed to exceptional, compassionate dental care, we want to hear from you to discuss your future with us.

This is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact, grow professionally, and be part of a team that values dedication and compassion.

About us

At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust's Primary Care Dental Service in Dorset, we support our employees with benefits including:

• Flexible working options
• NHS pension scheme
• Generous annual leave
• Career development opportunities
• Access to Blue Light Card discounts and NHS perks

We foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce and encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Why choose Somerset and Dorset? Both regions offer idyllic countryside, natural beauty, and coastlines, with vibrant cities like Poole, Weymouth, Dorchester, Bristol, Bath, and Exeter nearby, plus easy rail links to London. The areas feature excellent educational facilities and affordable housing, making them ideal for building your career and future.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed information. To get a sense of our team, watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q62-Vf0osQ

Further information and our recruitment brochure are available at: www.somersetft.nhs.uk/dental-services/current-vacancies/

We welcome informal discussions or visits prior to application. Contact Erica Boulton at 07771 396042 or [e-mail] to arrange a suitable time.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BDS or equivalent
• Full GDC registration
• On NHS England's National Primary Care Performers List
• Vocational training or equivalent
• Postgraduate qualification in a relevant clinical area
• Leadership/management experience or qualifications
• Teaching qualifications

Experience

• Experience in Primary Dental Care or General Dental Services
• Experience of sedation and general anaesthesia
• Experience working in Secondary Care
• Broad clinical experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to a DBS check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.

Salary: £78,573 to £91,903 per year, pro-rata if applicable.