Dental Officer (Band A)

Ncic; Barrow-in-Furness; Híbrido; GBP 55.000 - 82.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

27-day holiday scheme rising to 32

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes including le

Cycle to Work

Vivup counselling service

Descripción de la vacante

Ncic in Barrow-in-Furness is seeking a Salaried Dentist to join the Special Care and Community Dental Service. You will deliver routine dental care to diverse patient groups, using sedation where appropriate, and work across multiple clinical settings within Cumbria.

The role offers full-time or flexible hours with a salary in the NHS range, and opportunities for professional development within a modern dental service.

Formación

• BDS or equivalent and GDC registration required.
• FD or equivalent and NHSE Performer List number.
• Postgraduate competency in sedation preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Provide routine dental care to referred patients.
• Use behavioural techniques, sedation or GA as appropriate.
• Collaborate with social and health care personnel.
• Deliver domiciliary dental services where required.
• Provide emergency and urgent care as needed.

Conocimientos

Interpersonal skills

Organisation

Empathy

Sedation training

Educación

BDS or equivalent

FD obtained

GDC registration

Postgraduate competency in sedation

Herramientas

Dentally dental software

Descripción del empleo

Would you like to join a centre of excellence in rural and remote healthcare?

Main area Dental Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried Dentist - A Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Job share

37.5 hours per week (Full time or flexible working hours would be considered.) Job ref 262-A-26-8171850-A

Site Barrow Dental Centre Town Barrow in Furness Salary £54,502 - £81,753 Per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 27/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

The Special Care and Community Dental Service (CDS) in South and West Cumbria is seeking to recruit a compassionate and motivated individual to come and join our existing team of highly skilled clinicians and support staff providing dental care to our patients.

We are looking for a clinician who makes patient care their first priority and who thrives working with a number of different patient groups. Being able to communicate effectively with both patients and staff is essential as you will be responsible for looking after some of the most vulnerable people in society.

You will be supported to develop skills to deliver the main duties of the post in providing dental care for adult and child patients. You will enjoy the professional support of highly qualified and experienced colleagues, working within well-equipped modern dental clinics and other healthcare facilities.

Main duties of the job

The main role of the Dental Officer is to provide routine dental care to patients referred to, or accessing the Dental Service. Responsibilities of the role include:

• Providing dental care to patients with specific requirements using behavioural techniques, conscious sedation or general anaesthesia if within competencies.
• Liaising with a range of social and other health care personnel and agencies to ensure the effective management of and delivery of care to patients with specific requirements.
• Involved with the delivery of a domiciliary dental service to patients who may require such service.
• Delivering care, as required, in a variety of locations within the defined localities of Cumbria
• Providing emergency and urgent care identified through the Dental Direct triage process as required

Working for our organisation

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’:

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION :

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligiblevacancies.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

• 27-day holiday scheme rising to 32 through pay progression
• NHS Discounts*
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
• Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work‑related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Person specification

Qualifications

• BDS or equivalent
• FD obtained or equivalence proved
• NHSE Performer List number.
• Registration with General Dental Council (Dentist)
• Post‑graduate competency demonstrated or qualification obtained in sedation

Experience

• One year post‑graduate clinical activity
• Experience of and an understanding of the challenges presented by special care patients.
• Experience of dealing with confidential and sensitive material
• Experience of clinical audit
• Proven experience and competence in routine minor oral surgery.

Knowledge

• Structure of local NHS Dental services
• Legislative framework governing the delivery of oral health care in England
• Basic Life Support
• Contemporary knowledge of Specialist Society guidelines for clinical care
• Knowledge of legislation and guidance around process of consent
• Knowledge of current NHSE commissioning guidance for special care and paediatric dentistry
• Knowledge of Dentally dental software

Skills and Aptitudes

• Ability to organise own workload and manage priorities.
• Expertise in a range of clinical dentistry
• Good interpersonal skills with citable examples of working as part of a wider dental team.
• Empathy and understanding towards patients and other staff members.
• Demonstrable experience of audit
• Experience of and an understanding of the challenges presented by special care patients.
• Training in the use of conscious sedation

Personal Circumstances

• Willingness to work with a variety of different patient groups
• Able to work in different clinical settings throughout a working week.
• Ability to travel between sites in Cumbria.

Other Requirements

• Act in a way that supports equality and value diversity.

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.