Dental Officer - Band A - Witney

Oxford Health Nhs Foundation Trust; West Oxfordshire; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave + bank holidays

Staff accommodation

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

NHS Discount

Job summary

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Dental Officer in Witney to deliver high-quality NHS dental care for adults with special needs and paediatric patients across various settings. The role is full- or part-time with a minimum of 22.5 hours per week and a 12-month fixed-term contract.

You will provide treatment using local anaesthetic, sedation, and general anaesthesia, working in a multidisciplinary team while promoting governance, training, and service development.

Qualifications

• Primary Dental Qualification and GDC registration are required.
• Full GDC registration with the UK is essential.
• Desirable Dental Core Training or demonstrable exemption.
• Enhanced DBS clearance is required.
• Experience in General Dental Practice and multiple dentistry branches is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality NHS dental care for adult special care and paediatric patients.
• Manage day-to-day activities of the dental surgery with the team.
• Supervise and delegate tasks to Dental Care Professionals per GDC regs.
• Maintain accurate records and provide data to authorities as required.
• Coordinate with hospitals, primary care and local authorities to improve care.
• Undertake training and participate in annual appraisal with Line Manager.
• Engage in clinical governance including audits and quality improvement.
• Participate in epidemiological surveys and health promotion activities.
• Work flexibly across locations as required by the service.

Skills

Excellent clinical skills

Strong communication

Team player

IT skills (MS Office)

English proficiency

Education

Primary Dental Qualification

GDC registration

Full General Dental Council registration

Dental Core Training completion

Enhanced DBS clearance

Tools

Microsoft Publisher

PowerPoint

Excel

Outlook

Word

Job description

Job summary

Are you a compassionate and motivated dentist looking for a rewarding career where you can make a real difference? Join Oxfordshire Community Dental Service in Witney as a Dental Officer and help deliver outstanding care to patients with additional needs across the county. This is a full or part time role however a minimum of 22.5 hours per week (3 days) can be considered. This is a 12 month fixed term contract.

In this varied and fulfilling role, you'll provide comprehensive routine and urgent dental care for adult special care and paediatric patients in a wide range of settings, including community dental clinics, hospitals, residential care homes, mental health units, homeless services and patients' own homes. You'll deliver treatment using a range of techniques, including local anaesthetic, sedation and general anaesthetic, ensuring high-quality, patient-centred care tailored to individual needs.

Working as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, you'll contribute to clinical governance, quality improvement, health promotion and service development, while benefiting from ongoing training and opportunities to develop your clinical expertise.

We're looking for an enthusiastic team player with excellent communication skills, a commitment to high standards of care and a passion for improving oral health outcomes for some of our most vulnerable communities. If you're ready to build a fulfilling career in community dentistry, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Provide high quality treatment planning, preventive and urgent/routine NHS dental care treatment services for adult special care and paediatric patients.
• Manage the day to day activities of the dental surgery in conjunction with the other members of the team
• Supervise and delegate appropriate tasks to the Dental Care Professionals in accordance with current General Dental Council regulations where applicable.
• Ensure records are completed accurately and contemporaneously and provide statistical and other information to the Business Services Authority and Trust directors and commissioners as required.
• Liaise with colleagues in hospitals, primary care and local authorities to ensure and improve the quality of patient care.
• Undertake necessary training and development to comply with national, professional and Trust requirements and participate in regular appraisal with the Line Manager.
• Take part in all aspects of clinical governance including GDC lifelong learning, clinical audit, peer review, quality improvement and clinical supervision.
• To take part in epidemiological surveys/screening/health promotion activities as required.
• To work flexibly in locations as required by the service, including primary and secondary care locations, nursing/residential homes etc.

About us

Benefits of working for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with an increase to 32 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Staff accommodation
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme

Details

Date posted: 30 October 2026

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Doctor - other

Salary: £54,502 to £81,753 a year per annum | pro rata

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time

Reference number: 267-MSD7274446-D

Closing date: 11 November 2026

Job responsibilities Dental services in Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust are provided by the Oxfordshire Community Dental Service (OCDS). This service provides National Health Service (NHS) dentistry to a wide range of patients including both adults and children requiring either special care dentistry, or specialist care. In addition to this core role the service also provides emergency care for patients requiring urgent dental treatment who do not currently have a dentist of their own.

The service provides care for patients from ten dental clinics across Oxfordshire located at Abingdon, Banbury, Bicester, Didcot, East Oxford, Luther Street, Kidlington, Wantage and Witney.

Several of the clinics are equipped to provide dental treatment with inhalation and/or intravenous sedation and the service also provides dental treatment under general anaesthesia for children and adult special care patients at the John Radcliffe and Horton Hospitals.

For patients who are unable to access the clinics easily there is a countywide domiciliary (home visit) service available by referral. All the clinics have wheelchair access and facilities for patients with disabilities and there is a hoist available at East Oxford Dental Clinic and Murray House for patients who have difficulty transferring into the dental chair.

This role will be based in across Oxfordshire and the successful candidate will be expected to have;

• excellent clinical skills
• strong communication and inter-personal skills
• the ability to coordinate and carry out tasks
• comprehensive IT skills (experience using Microsoft Publisher, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and Word).

Interviews for this role are due to be held on Friday 20 November.

Person Specification

Essential

• Primary Dental Qualification
• Registered with General Dental Council
• Can demonstrate competencies of Band A dentist
• Willingness to undergo further training
• Good IM&T knowledge and skills including R4, Microsoft Office
• Ability to deal with sensitive information and respect confidentiality
• Experience in General Dental Practice
• Experience of more than one branch of dentistry
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the role of the CDS
• Ability to maintain reasonable activity levels
• Evidence of good dental record keeping
• Positive attitude, approachable, team player
• Self motivated and able to work independently
• Awareness of own training and development needs
• Able to communicate effectively in spoken and written English
• Full registration with General Dental Council
• Completion of Dental Core Training or demonstrable exemption
• Current performer number
• Enhanced DBS clearance
• Meets professional requirements - fit to carry out the duties of the post after reasonable adjustment under the terms of the Equality Act 2010 have been made
• Ability to travel between sites
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults

Desirable

• Relevant postgraduate qualification
• Experience of working as part of a team including supervisory role at an appropriate level
• Delivery of dental care under inhalation sedation
• Experience of working with a wide range of patient groups
• Able to demonstrate relevant experience in Clinical Governance, Quality Assurance and Audit
• Experience of working on a domiciliary basis

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. 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address: Witney Dental Clinic, Witney Community Hospital, Welch Way, Witney, OX28 6JJ, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Director (Dentistry), Sarah Buckingham, [e-mail], 01865904040