Dental Officer

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

Job summary

A leading community health service in Leicester is seeking enthusiastic dentists for full-time or part-time positions to deliver dental treatment and preventative care. The role focuses on patient groups with additional needs and includes opportunities for training and skill development. Join a supportive environment providing high-quality community dental services across East and Central England. Competitive salary range of £52,532 to £78,798 per annum, with potential for career growth and benefits.

Benefits

Access to the NHS Practitioners Scheme

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Paid indemnity

Uniforms provided

Shareholder opportunity for annual bonus

Free tea and coffee

Qualifications

• Enthusiasm for providing care in a social enterprise setting.
• Passion for working with patients with additional needs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver dental treatment and preventative care.
• Support clinics including domiciliary care and epidemiological surveys.

Job description

Hours: 37.5 hours, 5 days per week OR Part time hours available

Merlyn Vaz Health & Social Care Centre, Spinney Hill Road, Leicester, LE5 3GH

Salary: Band A - £52,532 - £78,798 per annum (pro rata if part time)

Do you want to make a real difference in a socially minded, values driven organisation? 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 looking for clinicians who identify with our values as a Social Enterprise and are passionate about providing care for those most at need. There are part time and full time posts available.

Applications are invited from enthusiastic dentists for posts based primarily in our clinics at Westcotes Dental Clinic and Merlyn Vaz Health Centre. Leicester has a high dental need and is a service providing a wide range of care. Training opportunities will be provided to develop skills and competencies with special care and paediatric patients, such as sedation. There will be opportunities to participate with care under sedation and general anaesthesia.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will deliver dental treatment and preventative care to patients and clients of Community Dental Services. Leicestershire and Leicester City clinics provide dental care for many groups in the community including adults and children patients with additional needs. Peripatetic cover will be required to support clinics across the county including domiciliary care, epidemiological surveys.

About us

What do we offer?

• Access to the NHS Practitioners Scheme.
• 24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Time allowance for hospital appointments
• Paid indemnity.
• Uniforms provided.
• Free tea and coffee provided
• Shareholder opportunity to annual bonus
• Company paid sickness benefits
• Opportunity to play a key part in local social care initiatives
• Dentally led, patient focused working environment that is not constrained by UDA targets
• Opportunity to develop your skills and career with funded internal and external mandatory training, postgraduate qualifications, PgC, PgDip, Msc. Build your portfolio for tier 2 or speciality training.
• Support with training for your wider professional development.
• Become a shareholder and have a say in how our organisation is run at all levels as an employee director, or regional representative

Informal discussions welcome, please contact Keerti Madhvani, Associate Operations Director, [e-mail], mobile [phone].

Job responsibilities

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

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.

£52,532 to £78,798 a year per annum (pro rata if part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time