Dental Officer

Community Dental Services CIC; Colchester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 33,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

CPD training

Paid indemnity

Uniforms provided

Shareholder rights

Social care involvement

Job summary

Community Dental Services CIC invites applications for dedicated dentists to join our Colchester clinic at Colchester Primary Care Centre. This part-time, 12 months fixed-term post supports care for vulnerable groups within an NHS environment.

You must be GDC registered with an active NHS performer number. The post is 15 hours per week, with pro rata salary and access to pension, training and indemnity.

Qualifications

• GDC registration and active NHS performer number are required.
• Proven track record in delivering high quality dental care to vulnerable groups.

Responsibilities

• Oversee management of paediatric and adult patients.
• Administer treatments under inhalation sedation and general anaesthesia as needed.
• Collaborate with clinicians, social workers and hospitals to coordinate care.

Skills

Paediatric dentistry

Inhalation sedation

General anaesthesia

Team collaboration

Job description

Employer Community Dental Services CIC Employer type NHS Site Colchester Primary Care Centre Town Colchester, Essex Salary £54,502 - £81,753 per annum pro rata (actual £21,800.80 - £32,701.20) Salary period Yearly Closing 04/10/2026 23:59

Band A LD01

Job overview

Part Time

12 Months Fixed Term

Hours: 15 hours, Part Time

Base: Colchester Primary Care Centre, Turner Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5JR

Do you want to make a real difference in a socially minded, values driven organisation? Do you want to work where your voice can be heard? We are an award winning employee owned social enterprise, providing high quality community dental services across east and central England.

Community Dental Services CIC are inviting applications for dedicated dentists to join our clinic based at Colchester Primary Care Centre.

Main duties of the job

As part of our team, the successful applicant will be working collaboratively alongside a passionate group of clinicians including a specialist in Special Care Dentistry, and external stakeholders, such as social workers and hospitals to deliver dental services to patients referred to Community Dental Service. Our clinics are focused on providing excellent dental care for many vulnerable groups in the community including patients with additional needs. CDS CIC aims to develop long term positive patient outcomes, without constraints of UDA targets.

In this role, you will oversee the management of paediatric and adult patients, including administering treatments under inhalation sedation and general anaesthesia as necessary. We provide extensive mentorship and training opportunities to support your ongoing professional development, including mandatory training in intermediate life support and accredited inhalation sedation techniques.

If you are passionate about making a meaningful difference in the lives of our community members and are committed to delivering excellence in dental care, we encourage you to apply.

You must be GDC registered and have an active NHS performer number.

Working for our organisation

What do we offer?

• Dentally led, patient focused working environment that is not constrained by UDA targets.
• Access to NHS Practitioner Pension Scheme.
• Funded internal and external mandatory training to enable you to maintain your CPD.
• Support with training for your wider professional development.
• Paid indemnity.
• Uniforms provided.
• Become a shareholder and have a say in how our organisation is run at all levels.
• Opportunity to play a key part in local social care initiatives.

Informal discussions welcome and the opportunity to look around, please contact Umaiyal Ravindran - Associate Operations Director, [e-mail] .

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please ensure that you read the Job Description, which also includes the person specification, before applying.

For details on main duties and responsibilities, please see attached job description and person specification.

Person specification

• Please see attached person specification within the job description

We recognise the positive value of having a workforce with a variety of lived experiences and that represent the communities we serve. Therefore, we welcome and encourage applications from all members of the community.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.