Dental Officer

NHS; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Gloucester is looking for skilled and dedicated dental officers to join their innovative team in providing specialized clinical care for children and adults. This role entails delivering routine dental care in various settings, including clinics and hospitals. Candidates should have a BDS qualification, GDC registration, and excellent clinical skills. The position offers opportunities for further career development and is open to both full-time and part-time applicants.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Support from senior clinicians

Multi-surgery clinics

Qualifications

• Essential qualifications include BDS or equivalent and full GDC registration.
• Experience in treating patients with additional needs is desirable.
• Must possess excellent clinical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care to adult and child patients accessing special care dentistry.
• Lead dental team in managing medical emergencies and pain control.
• Conduct examinations and determine need for specialist referrals.

Skills

Excellent clinical skills

Excellent communication skills

Computer literate

Driving license

Education

BDS or equivalent qualification

Full GDC registration

Completion of vocational training or equivalent

Tools

Computerised dental software

Job description

Job summary

Our Special Care/Paediatric Dental Service is looking for skilled and dedicated dental officers to join its friendly and innovative team in Gloucestershire.

Our award winning service prides itself on providing outstanding specialised clinical care for children, young people and adults with additional needs, including treatment under inhalation and IV sedation, as well as general anaesthesia - thus providing ideal opportunities for training and supporting career development.

Our dynamic dental team seeks enthusiastic and flexible professionals with excellent communication skills to join us on a full- or part-time basis, to provide routine clinical care for those who require special dental care.

If you are seeking a rewarding role, which provides interest, variety and supports further career development, this could be the ideal opportunity for you.

Working in newly-refurbished and fully-equipped, multi-surgery clinics, you will be supported by the Specialist in Special Care Dentistry and other senior clinicians, and work closely with a team of dental therapists.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to provide comprehensive clinical care to adult and paediatric patients who meet the criteria to access special care dentistry that cannot be met in the General Dental Service.

This will include the use of different modalities such as inhalation sedation, general anaesthetic, local anaesthetic, behaviour modification and treatment which may need to be carried out in different locations such as domiciliary and hospital settings.

We are happy to consider part time and flexible working, with ideally a minimum of three days. The post holder must be able to travel and work at different sites to meet the needs of the service.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust. Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Details

Date posted: 26 November 2025

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Doctor - other

Salary: £52,532 to £78,798 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 327-25-985

Job location: Community Dental Service Southgate Moorings, Kimbrose Way, Gloucester, GL1 2DB

Job responsibilities

• Provide a full range of high quality oral health care for children and adults whose special needs have prevented them from accessing dental care through the General Dental Service. This will include providing care in a variety of settings, including clinics, hospitals and domiciliary, being adaptable to the different situations and working environments.
• To identify commonly occurring medical emergencies and lead the dental team in providing appropriate first line management of the emergency, using appropriate techniques, equipment and drugs.
• Use appropriate local anaesthesia and patient management approaches to control pain and anxiety during dental treatment, may include the use of sedation.
• Clinical care will include the treatment of periodontal conditions, routine exodontia and/or simple surgical procedures, provision of appropriate restorative techniques.
• Undertake appropriate investigations during patient examination to determine the need for specialist advice and completion of onward referral as appropriate.
• Administration associated with these duties including completion of appropriate NHS forms.
• Take part in epidemiological surveys as required by the service.
• Involvement in Oral Health Promotion activities as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications (Essential)

• BDS or equivalent qualification
• Full GDC registration and performer number
• Completion of vocational training or equivalent

Qualifications (Desirable)

• Experience of providing dental care to patients with additional needs

Professional, Managerial and Specialist Knowledge (Essential)

• Excellent clinical skills
• Understanding and evidence of participation in clinical audit
• Commitment to continuing professional development

Professional, Managerial and Specialist Knowledge (Desirable)

• Experience in the provision of inhalation sedation
• Experience working in a primary care setting

Other requirements (Essential)

• Full, clean driving licence and access to a vehicle
• Computer literate and able to use computerised dental software
• Excellent communication skills both written and spoken

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Community Dental Service Southgate Moorings, Kimbrose Way, Gloucester, GL1 2DB