Senior Dental Officer - Community Dental Service

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a qualified Dentist with a focus on Paediatric Dentistry to join their team. The ideal candidate will have extensive clinical experience, particularly in special care dentistry, and possess strong leadership and interpersonal skills. This role involves direct patient care, collaboration across teams, and mentoring colleagues, ensuring a high standard of quality and safety in dental services.

Qualifications

• Experience in Special Care Dentistry and clinical audit.
• Five years post-graduate clinical activity required.
• Competency in conscious sedation and General Anaesthesia.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a positive patient experience and manage care for special care patients.
• Collaborate with other healthcare professionals.
• Mentor and supervise clinical staff.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Organisational skills

Leadership

Clinical skills

Education

BDS or equivalent

Postgraduate qualification in Paediatric Dentistry

Tools

SOEL Health dental software

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02.06.2025

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17.07.2025

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Job Description:

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation, we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Job description

Please see attached Job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BDS or equivalent
• Registration with GDC
• NHSE Performer List number
• Not to be subject to open or ongoing Performer Investigation
• Postgraduate qualification in Paediatric Dentistry
• Five years post-graduate clinical activity
• Experience of and an understanding of the challenges presented by special care patients
• Experience of clinical audit
• Experience dealing with confidential and sensitive information
• Experience of working in collaboration with other health care professionals
• Competency in the treatment of patients using the techniques of conscious sedation
• Experience of treating patients under General Anaesthesia
• Experience in the delivery of domiciliary dental care
• Experience of mentoring or work as a Clinical Supervisor/Educational Supervisor
• Experience and competence in Special Care Dentistry
• Understanding of basic physiology and medical conditions that may cause complications in the delivery of dentistry.
• Current commissioning guidelines in sedation, special care and paediatric dentistry
• Basic Life Support and the skills to lead a medical emergency
• Structure of local NHS services
• Legislative framework governing the delivery of oral health care in England
• Sound Knowledge of clinical and restorative dentistry
• Immediate Life Support/ Paediatric Immediate Life Support
• Knowledge of alternative methods of and adjuncts to communication
• Knowledge of regulators of dental care
• Computer literacy and the ability to use office-type software packages, e.g., Word and Excel. Organisational skills.
• Organisational and leadership skills: ability to communicate with, support and motivate team
• Able to present to a small group.
• Excellent inter-personal and clinical skills to assist in the management of highly anxious patients
• Able to prioritise own work and be flexible as required
• Knowledge of SOEL Health dental software system.
• Coaching and mentoring skills

Personal Circumstances

• Understanding and empathy towards vulnerable groups
• High standard of professional ethics and integrity
• Be able to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Current driving licence
• Comply with NHS policy on smoking
• Able to travel between sites in Cumbria

Other

• Willing to adapt to challenging circumstances and priorities
• Flexible approach to working patterns/locations
• Act in a way that supports equality and values diversity