Dentist - Urgent Care - Dorchester and Boscombe - Dorset

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider is seeking self-employed dentists to join their team in delivering urgent dental care across Dorset and Devon. This flexible role allows you to choose your working hours with no minimum shifts required, offering competitive pay rates of £80 to £100 per hour. Previous experience in urgent dental care is essential, and candidates must be registered with the GDC.

Qualifications

• Registered dentist with current UK professional registration.
• Ability to address patient urgent dental care needs within required timescales.

Responsibilities

• Deliver urgent dental care by working independently with a nurse and receptionist.
• Manage triaged and pre-booked appointments effectively.

Skills

Urgent dental care experience

Ability to work independently

Good IT systems understanding

Caring and compassionate

Education

Registered with the GDC

Active performer number

Job description

Overview

We are looking for dentists to join our team of self-employed contractors providing urgent dental care across our Dorset and Devon clinics. The service covers urgent dental care on weekends and Bank Holidays, with flexible working; you choose when and where you work with no minimum shift requirement. Working with fully qualified nurses, supported by on-call staff and a management team.

The South West of the UK is one of the sunniest places in the UK, with access to many beaches and activities such as surfing, walking in national parks, visiting national monuments and historic cities, and the coastlines including the Jurassic coast.

Our clinics are located in Barnstaple, Exeter, Plymouth, Newton Abbot, Dorchester and Boscombe.

What we do

Access Dental is a subsidiary of HUC which has been providing dental services in the South West for over a decade. This knowledge and experience, coupled with HUC’s drive for innovation and service improvements, makes this an exciting time to work in our service. We are looking for more dentists to join our existing team who work for us on a self-employed basis; this means it is flexible, you choose your own sessions, matched to your preferences and availability.

Key information

• Weekend and Bank holidays between the hours of 9:00-12:00 and 13:00-16:00
• 30 minute triaged and pre-booked appointments
• Rate of £80 per hour weekends, and enhanced rate of £100 for a bank holiday weekend

Process

• Express your interest via the link through TRAC
• If you fulfil the person criteria we will invite you to a discussion (via Teams)
• After the discussion if you are successful you will proceed to the compliance process
• Once compliance is completed and clinically approved, you will be provided with the necessary information, a familiarisation session and start working in the clinics

Details

• Date posted: 10 October 2025
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £80 to £100 an hour
• Contract: Locum
• Duration: 12 months
• Working pattern: Flexible working
• Reference number: 4265-7506778-DADO-09-13
• Job locations: Dorchester and Boscombe, BH1 4EX

Responsibilities

• Able to work independently alongside a nurse and receptionist
• Good experience and knowledge of delivering and working in urgent dental care
• Caring and compassionate
• Willing and able to undertake necessary treatment to help address patient urgent dental care needs within the timescales
• Good understanding of IT systems and ability to use different software systems

Qualifications

• Registered with the GDC
• Active performer number

Eligibility and compliance

• This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure to the DBS may be required to check for any previous criminal convictions
• Applicants must have current UK professional registration

Employer details

Employer: HUC

Address: Dorchester and Boscombe, BH1 4EX

Employer's website: hucweb.co.uk (opens in a new tab)