Specialist in Special Care Dentistry | Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

A Community Dental Service in Swindon is seeking an enthusiastic Dentist to join their team in providing Specialist Care Dentistry. You will lead the development of special care pathways, support your colleagues, and offer comprehensive care under sedation. This role requires GDC registration, and a flexible approach is essential. With six weeks paid annual leave and excellent training opportunities, this position promotes a high-quality work-life balance in Wiltshire.

Benefits

Genrous study leave allocation

Well-equipped surgeries

NHS benefits including pension

Qualifications

• GDC registered and eligible for a performer number.
• Experience in clinical leadership and training.
• Ability to provide comprehensive dental care under sedation.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist clinical dental care to adults with additional needs.
• Take clinical leadership in developing special care dentistry.
• Mentor and support other members of the dental team.

Skills

Expertise in Special Care Dentistry

GDC registration

Flexible approach

Education

GDC Specialist list in Special Care Dentistry or eligibility for CCST

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic Dentist to join our existing team, providing Special Care Dentistry to meet the needs of adults in the local community in Swindon.

You should be innovative, flexible and committed to working in a team environment while providing high standards of clinical care. Dental care may be provided in community, hospital or domiciliary settings as a flexible approach will be required in responding to the clinical care needs of these patients. The post holder will take a clinical leadership role in developing special care dentistry within the CDS team, including training and support to other members of the team, and the development of an IV sedation pathway within the service. The applicant must be GDC registered and be eligible for a performer number. You should be on the GDC Specialist list in Special Care Dentistry or eligible for CCST within 6 months of the date of the interview.

The post holder will be required to work 8:30- 17:00, with one hour for lunch, 3 days per week. Our Community Dental Service has 4 dental clinics, within Wiltshire & Swindon. Because we work in domiciliary settings and within main hospitals the use of a motor vehicle is essential. You will join our team to provide care for our service users, those patients with dental needs outside of general practice, and be supported by a Senior Leadership team, offering mentoring and support and experienced line management.

The post holder will take a clinical leadership role in developing Special Care Dentistry within Wiltshire and Swindon, including training and support to other members of the dental team. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of specialist clinical dental care to adults with additional and complex needs. This will include providing comprehensive dental care under sedation or general anaesthesia where appropriate. Dental care may be provided in community, hospital or domiciliary settings and a flexible approach will be required in responding to the clinical care needs of these patients. The post holder will be supported by a reflective, professional and supportive leadership team, working closely with the Clinical Director, Assistant Clinical Director, and Specialist Colleagues in Chippenham, Swindon and Salisbury, to offer gold standard Special Care Dentistry to the population of Wiltshire and Swindon, pushing the service forwards to strive for excellence, and working closely with the commissioners to set out the required pathways for vulnerable groups.



Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are. We will expect your values and behaviors to reflect the STAR Values of the organisation:

Service We will put our patients first

Teamwork We will work together

Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service

Respect We will act with integrity

We can offer an excellent range of benefits including:

· Well-equipped surgeries

· Full computerisation (Software of Excellence)

· Varied and challenging work

· Six weeks paid annual leave (pro rata)

· NHS benefits (including pension)

· Commitment to training / verifiable CPD

· Clear job planning

· Networking with other Specialist in Special Care Dentistry, both within the service, and further afield in the South West, and participation in the Special Care Managed Clinical Network.

The opportunity to support a Specialist Registrar in Special Care Dentistry, either as Clinical or Educational Supervisor.

· Consistent and highly skilled dental nurse support

· Generous study leave allocation, and support for professional development.

· Opportunity to join the Out of Hours Service.

Living and working in Wiltshire offers a high quality of life, a richly varied county with good road and rail links to London, as well as easy access to the south coast, the Midlands, and Bristol Airport.

Further information about this post can be found in the attached Job Description. We welcome an informal contact from you (telephone calls, visits, meeting colleagues) in advance of your application. In the first instance please contact Lucy McArthur, Clinical Director on 01249 456598 or by email on [e-mail]


This advert closes on Thursday 4 Sep 2025