Dental Officer

NHS; Guildford; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 79,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Guildford is seeking a part-time Dental Officer to deliver comprehensive dental care, manage emergencies, and plan treatment for patients. Candidates should have a dental qualification and experience in various dental procedures. Join a team dedicated to transforming health and care with a competitive salary ranging from £52,532 to £78,798 per year.

Benefits

Access to discounts and cashback offers

Online wellbeing support

Career coaching and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in dental care and emergency management.
• Strong ability to perform a range of dental treatments.
• Good communication skills for patient care.

Responsibilities

• Identify and manage dental emergencies.
• Perform comprehensive patient examinations.
• Plan and deliver patient care effectively.

Skills

Emergency management

Patient examination

Treatment planning

Periodontal care

Restorative techniques

Education

Dental qualification

Job description

Job Summary

As a Dental Officer, you'll be part of our valued team at our Buryfields Clinic, Guildford service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• £52,532.00 - £78,798.00 pro rata with national Terms and Conditions of Service for Salaried Primary Dental Care Services (England) NHS Pension!
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face‑to‑face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post‑trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well as career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

Main duties of the job

As a Dental Officer, you will be responsible for;

• Identifying commonly occurring medical emergencies and leading the dental team in the appropriate first‑line management of the emergency, using appropriate techniques, equipment, and drugs.
• Undertaking a thorough examination of patients and being able to plan, manage and deliver care to a wide range of patients.
• Planning, developing, implementing and evaluating appropriate interventions to prevent disease and promote health for individual patients.
• Undertaking appropriate assessment of patients to determine the need for specialist advice as appropriate.
• Undertaking the diagnosis of periodontal disease; selecting the appropriate periodontal techniques and delivering periodontal care in an effective way.
• Undertaking routine exodontia and simple surgical exodontias.
• Undertaking the diagnosis, selection and delivery of appropriate restorative techniques and/or replacement of teeth as required.
• Considering all appropriate behavioural management techniques.
• Carrying out comprehensive treatment planning and providing treatment for patients who require treatment under general anaesthesia, including appropriate case selection.
• Providing advice, training and guidance to colleagues as appropriate.
• Providing clinical cover, when required, in clinics other than their base.

For a full list of responsibilities please see attached Job Description.

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we may need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, see https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2.

Details

Date posted: 30 October 2025

Pay scheme: Other

Salary: £52,532 to £78,798 a year

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part‑time

Reference number: HCRGCG/TP/1580/17481

Job locations

HCRG Care Group

Guildford, Surrey, GU2 4AX

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.

Employer details

Employer name: HCRG Care Group

Address: HCRG Care Group, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 4AX

Employer’s website: https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/