Dental Officers

NHS; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in Leicester is seeking enthusiastic dentists to deliver community dental services. This role offers both full-time and part-time positions with a focus on high-quality patient care and opportunities for professional development. The ideal candidate will have a passion for assisting patients with additional needs and be committed to delivering preventative dental care. The position includes competitive salary and benefits as part of an employee-owned organization.

Benefits

Access to NHS Practitioners Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Paid indemnity

Company paid sickness benefits

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Must be a registered dentist with relevant qualifications.
• Experience in community dental services is preferred.
• Passion for providing care for high-needs patients.

Responsibilities

• Deliver dental treatment and preventative care to patients.
• Provide community dental care including domiciliary services.
• Participate in training opportunities and skill development.

Skills

Dental treatment

Preventative care

Communication skills

Ability to work with children

Education

Registered Dentist qualification

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? Do you want to work where your voice can be heard? 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 contactKeerti 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 yearper annum (pro rata if part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,Part-time

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