Band C Managerial Dentist

NHS; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Wakefield is seeking a Band C Managerial Dentist to provide leadership across multiple sites and deliver quality dental care to diverse patients. The role requires a Bachelor of Dental Surgery and GDC registration. Candidates should be skilled in organizational tasks and analytical problem-solving. Exceptional benefits include an NHS pension plan and generous holiday allowance.

Benefits

NHS pension plan

Generous holiday allowance

Employee health and wellbeing services

Onsite nurseries

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Full GDC Registration with licence to practise.
• Eligible to be on the Dental Performers List.
• Completion of Foundation training or equivalence.
• Up to date knowledge, skills and attitudes to the practice of dentistry in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Provide managerial leadership to a service operating across multiple sites.
• Ensure the service maximizes functionality of the electronic dental record system.
• Deliver high quality, comprehensive dental care to patients of all ages.

Skills

Good organizational skills

Analytical problem-solving

Understanding Community Dental Services

Knowledge of financial frameworks for oral health care

Education

Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree

Higher degree or additional postgraduate qualification

Job description

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust is pleased to announce the introduction of these new roles aimed at doctors who are passionate about their practice and their career outside traditional models. Our posts will combine education and career development with practical patient-facing care.

Main duties of the job

The Band C Managerial Dentist will work in partnership with the wider management team providing managerial leadership to a service operating across multiple sites, with several staff groups. They will represent MYTT CDS at West Yorkshire CDS Collaborative meetings and assist with information and data requests as the services settle into the new Collaborative. The managerial dentist would work with the services electronic dental record system (Dentally) provider and Trust IT to ensure the service is maximising Dentally’s functionality and reporting systems. The postholder will work in partnership with the wider community dental services team and will be responsible for the delivery of high quality, comprehensive, dental care to patients of all ages referred into the service across Wakefield District. This will include children and adults with learning difficulties, physical disabilities, mental health problems, medically compromised, severe anxiety, phobias, and traumatic dental injuries. The post holder may be involved in the training and supervision of joint dental foundation and core trainees (JDFCTs)

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work‑life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer‑friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Job responsibilities

About the role

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust is pleased to announce the introduction of these new roles aimed at doctors who are passionate about their practice and their career outside traditional models. Our posts will combine education and career development with practical patient‑facing care.

The Band C Managerial Dentist will work in partnership with the wider management team providing managerial leadership to a service operating across multiple sites, with several staff groups. They will represent MYTT CDS at West Yorkshire CDS Collaborative meetings and assist with information and data requests as the services settle into the new Collaborative. The managerial dentist would work with the services electronic dental record system (Dentally) provider and Trust IT to ensure the service is maximising Dentally’s functionality and reporting systems. The postholder will work in partnership with the wider community dental services team and will be responsible for the delivery of high quality, comprehensive, dental care to patients of all ages referred into the service across Wakefield District. This will include children and adults with learning difficulties, physical disabilities, mental health problems, medically compromised, severe anxiety, phobias, and traumatic dental injuries. The post holder may be involved in the training and supervision of joint dental foundation and core trainees (JDFCTs)

To meet the requirements of this role, applicants must demonstrate the following essential criteria:

• Full GDC Registration with licence to practise
• A Batchelor of Dental Surgery degree
• Higher degree and/or additional postgraduate qualification or equivalent.
• Eligible to be on the Dental Performers List
• Completion of Foundation training or equivalence
• Understands the functions of the Community Dental Services.
• Awareness of the financial framework governing the delivery of oral health care in England and the constraints that might impose of service delivery
• Up to date knowledge, skills and attitudes to the practice of dentistry in the UK
• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Demonstrates intelligent and analytical approach to problem solving.
• Possess good organisational and personal management skills

For the full Person Specification, including desirable criteria for the role, please refer to the attached document within the job description

Contact information

Suzie Hackshall [e-mail]

Be part of MY team

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work‑life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Application guidance:

We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.

• Access to the NHS pension plan
• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
• Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
• Extensive benefits and support, including:
• Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
• Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
• Flexible working options and family and carer‑friendly policies
• Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
• Career progression, training and support

Skilled worker sponsorship

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• A Batchelor of Dental Surgery degree
• Higher degree and/or additional postgraduate qualification or equivalent.
• Eligible to be on the Dental Performers List
• Completion of Foundation training or equivalence

Experience

• Understands the functions of the Community Dental Services.
• Awareness of the financial framework governing the delivery of oral health care in England and the constraints that might impose of service delivery
• Up to date knowledge, skills and attitudes to the practice of dentistry in the UK

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.