Job summary
- Main area
- Dental
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried Dentist - B
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 184 - KC6609763 - A
- Employer
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Dorset Community Dentistry Service
- Town
- Poole
- Salary
- £78,573 - £91,903 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Dentist - Band B -Dorset
NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried Dentist - B
Our award winning trusts recognise that our colleagues are our most valuable resource, we are proud of the excellent levels of service our Trust provides to our service users and the dedication and conscientiousness of our colleagues. With over 10,000 colleagues working for our trusts in a very wide range of services, we aim to provide a supportive, inclusive environment in which our colleagues can thrive.
Job overview
What better time than now to come and join our vibrant and friendly Community Dental Teams in the beautiful county of Dorset.
We are delighted to further our ability for skill-mixed teams and extend an invite to qualified Band B Dental Officer to join our Consultant-led Special Care Dentistry and Paediatric Dentistry work. You will be based at our new, purpose built 6 chair clinic in Poole.
Our services are large enough to make your work variable and interesting, yet are small enough to make the experience of working here greatly satisfying and personal to you.
Main duties of the job
You will work as part of a team to provide care for our service users, those patients with dental needs outside of general dental practice (GDP) care, as well as a variety of work including general anaesthesia, domiciliary, urgent care and minor oral surgery.
Your new colleagues are in place and waiting for you to join them in the special workplace which makes a huge difference to people’s lives and is somewhere to call your work home.
As a new team-mate and individual colleague, you will be very well supported in every aspect of your role. We have empowered teams, experienced line management and exceptional clinical supervision with exciting opportunities for continued professional development.
For a taste of what it's like working for our community dentistry service, please view our video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q62-Vf0osQ
Further information available from our website:
www.somersetft.nhs.uk/dental-services/current-vacancies/
Working for our organisation
Living in Dorset is a wonderful, high quality of life experience for everyone:
- Established public transport networks
- Access to beautiful coastal towns, countryside, moors and hills aplenty
- Great sports facilities and seasonal cultural events
Community Dental Services are a Consultant Led service with many benefits:
- Clear job planning and framework for management and clinical supervision
- Variety of work - inhalation Sedation, IV, General Anaesthetic clinics all possible
- Appointment times range from 30-90 minutes
- Monday-Friday 0830-1700 with 1 hour for lunch, 75% patient facing workhours, 25% non-patient facing hours
- Invested in consistent and highly skilled dental nurse team support
- Mature business structure to support and take on claim and administration duties
- Crown indemnity and PAYE
- No lab bills
- Progression and development opportunities from trainee to consultant posts
- Supported CPD days with opportunities for individual and team working
- Established links with training providers
- Specialist placements
- NHS Pension, generous leave and terms and conditions
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We ask that you are a GDC registered dentist on NHS England’s National Primary Care Performer List, with experience of working within primary, community, secondary or general dental care, and that you are passionate about patient care (adults, children and special care), share our values, enjoy your work and are a flexible team player.
We very much welcome informal visits for you to have a look round and meet some of the team; please contact Erica Boulton, tel: 07771 396042 or [email protected] , who would be happy to arrange this for you.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- BDS or equivalent
- Full registration with the GDC
- NHS performer number for England
- VT or equivalent
- Relevant post graduate qualification
- Car driver with valid driving licence, access to vehicle, and business insurance
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Erica Boulton
- Job title
- Workforce Development Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07771 396042
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