Dental Officer | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Rochester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A community NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a committed Dental Officer to provide high-quality dental care within secure environments. You will work at HMP Rochester and HMP Swaleside, delivering Tier 2 level dental care to paediatric and special care patients. The role requires full GDC registration and a compassionate approach to caring for patients. This position offers a supportive environment and professional challenge.

Qualifications

• Full GDC registration required.
• Strong clinical skills and a calm, compassionate approach.
• A commitment to tackling health inequalities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Tier 2 level dental care for paediatric and special care patients.
• Provide dental treatment under inhalation sedation.
• Involve patients in their care and treatment.

Skills

Strong clinical skills

Compassionate approach

Commitment to tackling health inequalities

Education

Full GDC registration

Job description

We are seeking a committed and compassionate Dental Officer to join our Community NHS Trust team, providing high-quality dental care within secure environments.

You will deliver dental services based at HMP Rochester and HMP
Swaleside, Sheerness but you may at times need to attend other sites, caring for patients detained in His Majesty’s Prison establishments. This role offers variety, professional challenge, and the opportunity to work with a dedicated multidisciplinary team in a highly supportive setting.

We’re looking for someone with:

• Full GDC registration

• Strong clinical skills and a calm, compassionate approach

• A commitment to tackling health inequalities

You will provide:

• Tier 2 level dental care for paediatric and special care patients who
have been referred into the service

• Dental treatment under inhalation sedation (and intravenous
sedation if required by service need)

• Involve patients in their care and treatment. Offer information, support and motivation to patients regarding oral health, diet and smoking

If you are looking for something fulfilling where you can make a real contribution to the lives of your patients, we would love to hear from you

Additional Working Pattern: 08.30 - 17.00 Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

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As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment, if you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number so we can support you further.

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

Find out more about the community differencehere.

Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.


This advert closes on Thursday 21 Aug 2025