Senior Dental Officer - Special Care & Paediatric Dentistry

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Bacup; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a fixed-term Senior Dental Officer to cover maternity leave. The post involves working at Bacup Health Centre and Oak House, with occasional other sites, delivering primary care dentistry, special care and paediatric services, and urgent care to service patients.

Experience in conscious sedation is preferred; mentoring and leadership opportunities are available.

Qualifications

• Experience as a dentist in primary care with NHS background.
• Conscious sedation experience is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Provide full range of primary care dentistry to retained safety net patients.
• Deliver paediatric and special care dentistry services as required.
• Carry out urgent dental care for service patients and those referred via the helpline.
• Support service leadership with management and governance duties.

Job description

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a fixed-term Senior Dental Officer to cover maternity leave. The post involves working at Bacup Health Centre and Oak House, with occasional other sites, delivering primary care dentistry, special care and paediatric services, and urgent care to service patients.

Experience in conscious sedation is preferred; mentoring and leadership opportunities are available.