Consultant in Sedation and Special Care Dentistry

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Wales; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health board in the UK is seeking a full-time Consultant in Sedation and Special Care Dentistry to work across multiple hospitals. The role focuses on enhancing adult special care dental services, fostering education with Cardiff University, and connecting medicine and dentistry. Ideal candidates must be registered with the General Dental Council and have relevant postgraduate qualifications. Opportunities to lead and innovate within clinical practice await in this pivotal position.

Qualifications

• Full Registration with the General Dental Council required.
• Eligible for the Specialist Register or near completion of training.
• Postgraduate qualification in Sedation/Special Care Dentistry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop educational programs for undergraduates.
• Collaborate with Cardiff University on quality education.
• Support development of clinical networks at the interface of medicine and dentistry.

Skills

Conscious sedation techniques

Special Care Dentistry expertise

Teaching abilities

Leadership in clinical governance

Research skills

Team collaboration

Education

Full Registration with the General Dental Council

Higher-level qualification in Sedation/Special Care Dentistry

Completion of recognized specialist training

Job description

Go back Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Consultant in Sedation and Special Care Dentistry

The closing date is 04 January 2026

Applications are invited for a full time Consultant in Sedation and Special Care Dentistry to work across the University Dental Hospital, and University Hospital Llandough within the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. This post offers a rare opportunity to shape the strategy for adult special care dental services across primary and secondary care, and to develop a 'Community of Practice' around Special Care Dentistry within the health board area.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is recognised as a teaching centre of excellence in a wide range of clinical services.

Applicants must be on the General Dental Council Specialist list in Special Care Dentistry or within 6 months of completion of specialty training in Special Care Dentistry.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be expected to contribute to collaborate with advice to Cardiff University to help provide high quality education to undergraduates in the areas of Sedation and Special Care Dentistry.

The University Hospital of Wales is a regional and national centre for a number of medical specialties and this role will include opportunities to support the development of networks where medicine and dentistry interface.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10‑year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification within the supporting documentation.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• Full Registration with the General Dental Council
• On Specialist Register for Special Care Dentistry or be eligible within six months of interview date
• Higher‑level (postgraduate) qualification in Sedation and/or Special Care Dentistry (at Postgraduate Certificate level or above), or equivalent experience.
• MFDS/ MJDF
• Evidence of training/ a postgraduate qualification in education/ dental education
• Completion of a recognised 3‑year specialist training programme in Special Care Dentistry.

Experience

• Current experience with conscious sedation including transmucosal techniques.
• Ability to demonstrate clinical procedures at a specialist level, with an emphasis on Sedation and Special Care Dentistry
• Evidence of up to date ILS training
• Representation on national and UK sedation and/or special care dentistry groups
• Demonstrable experience of service development and managing changeEvidence of developing sedation and/or special care dentistry guidance and standards
• Demonstrable knowledge of Value‑based Healthcare
• Experience of teaching at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level
• Demonstrable leadership in conscious sedation and/or special care dentistry at national level.

Clinical Governance

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving clinical practice.
• Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance management
• Evidence of proactive engagement with appraisal and revalidation

Research

• Ability to critically appraise research
• Active Research Interests
• Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication

Management

• Commitment to participating in and understanding of the management process
• Good clinical leadership skills and an ability to develop effective clinical teams
• Management of clinical services in Sedation and Special Care Dentistry
• Evidence of management training
• An excellent understanding of primary care dentistry and system reform
• Evidence of multidisciplinary team working

Teaching

• Evidence of teaching junior medical / dental students and junior staff
• Organisation of (undergraduate and / or postgraduate) teaching programmes

Personal Qualities

• Evidence of effective team and multidisciplinary working
• Self‑motivated and flexible approach to work
• Values aligned to those of the Health Board
• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues.

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.

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