Dental Officer (NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried Dentist - A) - Dentistry - Kent Community Health[...]

Kent Community Health NHS Trust; Aylesham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent Community Health NHS Trust is seeking a full-time Salaried Dentist to provide tier 2 dental care across multiple sites including prisons and mobile units. The successful candidate will have a GDC registration and significant experience in delivering dental services, particularly under sedation. This role is geared toward improving oral health in various community settings.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Level 1 dentistry including routine restorations and extractions.
• Experience delivering care in mobile dental units or domiciliary settings.
• Competency in sedation techniques.

Responsibilities

• Provide tier 2 level dental care for paediatric and special care patients.
• Remote triaging for dental patients.
• Monitor clinical governance practices.

Skills

Provision of dental care under inhalation sedation

Provision of dental care under intravenous sedation

Education

Full registration with the UK General Dental Council

Job description

Main area Dentistry Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried Dentist - A Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday (8:30am to 5pm with lunch between 1pm and 2pm) Job ref 846-7288403-TS

Site Aylesham Health Centre Town Aylesham Salary £50,512 - £75,767 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 10/07/2025 23:59 Interview date 18/07/2025

Job overview

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust Dental Services holds several NHS contracts and is commissioned to provide dentistry and specialised referral services in Community Dental Services and prison dentistry, with general anaesthetic sessions at two hospitals (Kent and Canterbury Hospital and William Harvey Hospital).

It also provides local authority contracts to deliver oral health promotion and non-commissioned services including training and dental engineering.

The range of dental services includes Sedation, Special Care, Paediatric Dentistry, General Anaesthetics, Periodontology, Geriodontology, Domiciliary, Epidemiology, Oral Health Education, routine and emergency dental care.

This is a full-time post 37.5 hours per week.

The post holder will be working in at least one other site away from the base clinic. The other sites will include other CDS clinics, prison, mobile unit and patients’ homes (Domiciliary).

Main duties of the job

• To provide tier 2 level dental care for paediatric and special care patients who have been referred into the service.

• Remote triaging for dental patients in pain and patients on waiting lists as directed by the clinical director.

• To provide dental treatment under inhalation sedation (intravenous sedation if required by service need) and general anaesthetic

• To provide dental treatment at HMP prison sites, mobile dental units and domiciliary care as required by service need

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

• To work with other healthcare professionals and stakeholders to provide a seamless care package for KCHFT dental patients

• Monitor the application of clinical governance practice including dental nurse standards, infection control and cross infection

• Participate in audits as directed by senior management or the Kent and London Quality Group (DCQG)

• Comply with Dental Practice Inspections as organised through the Area teams, and ensure delivery of all CQC outcomes for patient care.

Working for our organisation

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

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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 kentchft.recruitment@ nhs .net 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.

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

Person specification

Qualifications

• Full registration with the UK General Dental council, with performer number and not under any restrictions.

Experience

• Significant experience and can demonstrate competency in Level 1 dentistry (e.g. routine restorations and extractions, provision of partial and full dentures, stainless steel crown using the Hall Technique etc
• Experience of delivering dental care in a range of dental service settings e.g. mobile dental unit &/or domiciliary setting.

Skills and Abilities

• Provision of dental care under inhalation sedation
• Provision of dental care under Intravenous sedation/ general anaesthetic.

Skills and Abilities

• Enhanced clinical skills which will support the delivery of services outlined in the service specification
• Communication skills required to build partnerships with stakeholders outside the immediate clinical environment

Personal Attributes

• Compliance with GDC standards for dental professionals, and knowledge and skills to promote these standards within the clinical team.
• Interest in leading projects and service development

Personal Attributes

• Involvement in audit, appraisal and peer review.
• Interest in clinical research

Personal attributes

• Have a Full UK Driving Licence with a car
• Understand responsibilities with regard to issues such as poor or under performance.

Management and Leadership

• Ability to lead and manage the immediate clinical environment and team.
• Experience in teaching/clinical supervision.

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

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