Bank Dentist

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Kendal; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 96,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Kendal is seeking a Bank Dentist for their Out of Hours Emergency Dental Service. You will join an experienced team at the Westmorland General Hospital, providing urgent and emergency care. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of two years' experience in NHS dentistry and be registered with the NHS England Performer List. You will work flexible hours, contribute to patient care, and benefit from competitive compensation and NHS perks including holidays and salary sacrifice schemes.

Benefits

27-day holiday scheme

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Minimum two years unsupervised experience as a dentist in NHS Primary Care dentistry.
• Previous experience working in an emergency dental service.
• Knowledge of SDCEP and FGDP(UK) guidance.

Responsibilities

• Provide emergency and urgent dental care identified via triage.
• Work in a small clinical team at the West Cumberland Hospital.
• Manage own workload and cooperate with call handlers.

Skills

Good interpersonal skills

Empathy towards patients

Organizational skills

Expertise in clinical dentistry

Education

BDS or equivalent

Dental Foundation Training completed

NHS England Performer List registration

Tools

SOE dental software

Job description

Overview

Go back North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Bank Dentist- Out of Hours Emergency Dental Service

The closing date is 18 February 2026

NCIC Special Care and Community Dental Service is seeking to recruit additional local dental practitioners to the team of experienced dentists participating in the Out of Hours Emergency Dental Service managed by the Trust at the Westmorland General Hospital

This scheme provides emergency and urgent care to patients who have been initially triaged by trained dental care professionals and NHS111.

The four-hour sessions are undertaken at the Westmorland General Hospital Monday- Friday 5.30-9.30 . At weekends and bank holidays the sessions are 8.30 - 12.30 Shifts are allocated to a bank of clinicians on a rota basis.

The Trust liaises closely with NHS England who commission this service and the Local Professional Network. There is a locally agreed sessional rate with enhancements for bank holidays.

This role would suit experienced dentists who wish to contribute in the provision of emergency and urgent care to the local population and to develop and enhance this particular skill.

Main duties of the job

The main role of the Primary Care Dental Officer is to provide emergency and urgent care identified through the dental triage process.

The duties may require under exceptional circumstances to operate beyond the normal operating hours. This may be to accommodate the late arrival of an emergency patient or to complete urgent treatment already commenced. It is expected that these instances should be few in number, by exception and occur only when no other clinical alternative is possible to ensure the safety of the patient.

You will be working as part of a small clinical team in a dental surgery at the West Cumberland Hospital . Patients are triaged in advance by call handlers and trained dental nurses in partner organisations and booked directly into clinic slots.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

Being a clinically led organisation

Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust

A positive patient experience every time

A great place to work

Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP

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Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BDS or equivalent
• Dental Foundation Training completed (or equivalence achieved)
• NHS England Performer List registration

Experience

• Having worked 'unsupervised' as a dentist for a minimum of two years within NHS Primary Care dentistry
• Previous experience working in emergency dental service

Knowledge

• Basic Life Support
• Compliant with training in core CPD determined by GDC
• Compliant with training in Medical Emergencies in Dental Practice
• Knowledge of SDCEP and FGDP(UK) guidance around prescribing in dental practice
• Legislative framework governing the delivery of oral health care in England
• Knowledge of legislation and guidance around process of consent
• Proven experience and competence in routine minor oral surgery
• Training in the identification, management and treatment of urgent and emergency dental care clinical presentations
• Knowledge of SOE dental software

Skills

• Good interpersonal skills with citable examples of working as part of a wider dental team
• Empathy and understanding towards patients and other staff members
• Ability to organise own workload and manage priorities.
• Expertise in a range of clinical dentistry

Personal Circumstances

• Willingness to work with a variety of different patient groups
• Compliance with NHS Policy on Smoking

Other requirements

• Act in a way that supports equality and value diversity

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.

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

£52,532 to £95,579 a yearPro rata per annum