Band C Specialist Dentist in Special Care Dentistry

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 94,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a full-time Band C Specialist Dentist in Special Care Dentistry. The role involves providing specialist dental care, managing patients with additional needs, and leading within a community service. Candidates should be registered with the General Dental Council and possess relevant postgraduate qualifications.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Health and wellbeing packages

Qualifications

• Must be registered with the General Dental Council as a Specialist in Special Care Dentistry or completing Specialist Training.
• Postgraduate qualifications such as MFDS or Master in Special Care Dentistry valued.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist dental care to adults as part of a community dental service.
• Work in partnership with a wider community dental services team.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Critical assessment of research

Motivational skills

Education

Postgraduate qualification in a relevant field (e.g., MFDS, MJDF)

Registered with the General Dental Council

Job description

Main area Oral & Dental Services Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried Dentist - C Contract Permanent Hours 37.5 hours per week (FULL-TIME (1.0 WTE)) Job ref 190-STH-25-165

Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Charles Clifford Dental Services Town Sheffield Salary £94,007 - £108,038 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 29/06/2025 23:59

Band C Specialist Dentist in Special Care Dentistry

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

Full-Time Band C Specialist Dentist in Special Care Dentistry to Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust based in the Community Dental Service and Charles Clifford Dental Hospital

Any candidate who is unable for personal reasons to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post; if such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with consultant colleagues.

Main duties of the job

The Band C Dentist will work in partnership with the wider community dental services team and will focus on the provision of specialist dental care to adults.

Please see attached Job Description for full details.

Working for our organisation

Sheffield is England's fourth-largest city, with a population of over half a million, with the wealth of facilities you would expect to find in a major city, yet it is compact, welcoming and accessible. It is a friendly city with a prosperous economy and relatively low cost of living, all of which makes for an excellent quality of life.

It has good rail and road links, with a typical train journey to London St Pancras taking 2 hours. Manchester Airport is also just over an hour away with an ever expanding repertoire of routes to national and international destinations.

The city of Sheffield contains an abundance of entertainment and cultural activities including award-winning theatres, (the Crucible and Lyceum are world-class theatres and major regional attractions), museums and galleries, a variety of clubs and live music venues, and a range of spectator and participation sports. With a thriving cultural industries quarter and a range of city-wide events throughout the year, there is something on offer to suit everyone’s taste and interests.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The community based service aims to be the leading provider of care and education in special care dentistry for vulnerable groups of both adults and children, in Sheffield

Community Dental Services is a clinical directorate of the Charles Clifford Dental Hospital which is a part of the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The service comprises of Special Care Dentistry for adults together with a paediatric community service. These are two discrete services both recognised as separate dental specialties by the General Dental Council.

Services are provided from clinics located throughout the city, including special care dentistry, paediatric dentistry, outreach teaching and some salaried general dental services. Clinical facilities include surgeries in special schools for children with severe learning difficulties and surgeries set up to provide intravenous sedation.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Dental Council as a Specialist in Special Care Dentistry or be within 6 months of successful completion of Specialist Training (CCST) at interview.
• Postgraduate qualification in a field appropriate to the role. (examples may include MFDS; MJDF; Master in Special Care Dentistry (RCS Edinburgh); Diploma in Special Care Dentistry (RCS England); Higher degree in dental sedation)
• Have an NHS primary dental care provider number or be eligible to obtain one.

Research

• Ability to critically assess published research and incorporate it into clinical practice where appropriate
• Publications in Peer reviewed journals.

Personal Attributes

• Demonstrates behaviour consistent with PROUD values (see appendix)
• Ability to work on own initiative and manage themselves and others.
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Ability to lead and work as part of a health care team.
• Experience of delegating work to and supervising staff.
• Can work flexible hours when necessary.
• Motivated to work with and advocate for clients with additional needs.
• Ensures value for money is considered in all aspects of role
• Ability to communicate orally with confidence with patients and their families, peers and members of the dental team, and other health and social care professionals including those acting in a caring capacity.
• The applicant must demonstrate skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking the English language that enables effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues as set out in the GMC’ good medical practice (2013).

Clinical Experience

• Experience in provision of Special Care Dentistry in the NHS in primary and secondary care settings and managing the interface between those settings.
• Experience of providing dental care for adults with complex co-morbidities including those people with additional needs, a learning disability and/or mental health problems; and the frail older people.
• Experience of providing dentist led intravenous sedation.
• Experience in leadership, including clinical governance and evidence based dentistry related to special Care Dentistry.
• Experience of provision of comprehensive dental care under general anaesthesia in an inpatient setting.
• Understands the functions of the Salaried Primary Dental Care/ Community Service

Management and Administration

• Evidence of ability to work with management and previous experience of management groups.

Teaching and training

• Experience of clinical teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate dental students.
• To have the ability and willingness to teach at all levels and to all groups of staff

Clinical governance and audit

• Experience in performing clinical audit
• Understands the requirements of Medical Appraisal.
• Active involvement in a clinical governance programme

Continuous Professional Development

• Evidence of participation in CME/CPD in the last 12 months
• An understanding of the requirements necessary to achieve a CCST in the specialty of Special Care Dentistry.
• Maintenance of a CPD diary or portfolio

Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on skilled worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the skilled worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here (link to the gov.uk website).

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Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.

All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Mrs Jo Adlington Job title Clinical Lead Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0114 3078740 Additional information

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Mrs U CunninghamNurse Director Tel: [phone]

Mrs Lisa Walton Operations Director Tel: [phone]

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