Job summary
- Main area
- Dental Officer - Special Care
- Grade
- Salaried Dentist - B
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months (6-12 months Months Maternity Cover)
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 448-AMB-7885857
- Employer
- East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (Cambridge)
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Dental Healthcare Peterborough
- Town
- Peterborough
- Salary
- £81,716 - £95,579 per annum, pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/04/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 13/04/2026
Employer heading
Senior Dental Officer (Special Care)
Salaried Dentist - B
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust delivers expert healthcare in people’s homes, community hospitals and local settings across the East of England.
Our nurses, therapists, clinicians, support teams and partners work together to provide coordinated care that supports independence, recovery and wellbeing. We believe people are best cared for close to home, in the communities where they live and belong.
By combining professional expertise with strong local relationships, we help people stay well, feel supported and access the right care at the right time. Expert healthcare, close to home, trusted by our communities.
Different ideas, experiences and backgrounds make us stronger and more creative and applications from all walks of life are welcomed. Our processes ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is committed to creating a modern and inclusive work environment. We actively promote flexible working opportunities where possible to meet the needs and wishes of our workforce and maintain and improve their wellbeing. We also offer flexible working patterns and we would encourage you to discuss this with the recruiting manager before or during the application process if this would interest you.
We welcome applications from people who share our values and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local community.
Before applying for this vacancy, please make sure you’re familiar with ongoing GOV.uk sponsorship eligibility criteria which will impact the organisations ability to provide sponsorship, whether this is currently or in the future.
Please note, our selection processes are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills. Please be advised that the use of AI in applications i monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.
Job overview
This post is a Band B, temporary position working across Dental HealthCare Peterborough Special Care Dental Service.
The role is initially for 6 months to cover maternity leave which may extend to 12 months
Car parking is free.
We are looking for a caring, enthusiastic, and flexible Clinician to join our existing team, which operates as part of a wider service covering Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Suffolk.
We deliver high quality dental care in a busy patient centred environment along with dental public health work in the community. The work is wide ranging and might include inhalation sedation, general anaesthesia, urgent and domiciliary care. The post holder will be providing full courses of treatment to patients with special care needs and those most in need.
Our longstanding and experienced Clinical and Managerial Leaders support the team with their individual development needs and career pathways including offering Foundation Dentist training opportunities in some of our clinics.
Our clinics are well equipped and resourced. We are always striving to improve and have a Think QI approach to develop the service we provide to our patients and provide an environment where team members are free to offer solutions for improvement.
Working days/hours of work would be 15 hours across the week - Wednesday & Thursday.
Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 27th March 2026.
Main duties of the job
To provide clinical dental care to clients of the Dental HealthCare Special Care Dental Service. Client groups include children, and adults with additional needs, vulnerable adults and looked after children with complex social care needs, and adults and children with moderate-severe anxiety. Full training will be given where required, and clinical work will include:
Provision of care under inhalation sedation (as provider/operator)
Provision of care under general anaesthetic
Provision of care to patients on a domiciliary basis
To carry epidemiological screening programmes in line with the Office for Health Improvement & disparities protocols
To supervise and support dental care professionals
Provision of clinical supervision
Response to day-to-day queries and concerns
To assist with and participate in training and education
Support dental care professionals working towards postgraduate qualifications
Participate in peer review sessions
Demonstrate a commitment to continuing dental education
Working for our organisation
Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job Purpose:
To provide a full range of dental care to patients of the Dental HealthCare Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Special care Dental Service. This includes priority and vulnerable and groups meeting special care service criteria, and children and adults with moderate-severe anxiety.
Completion of fieldwork for dental epidemiological surveys.
The post will be based in Peterborough and work may need to be undertaken at other establishments where Dental HealthCare operates in the surrounding area.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
1. To provide clinical dental care to clients of the Dental HealthCare Special Care Dental Service. Client groups include children, and adults with additional needs, vulnerable adults and looked after children with complex social care needs, and adults and children with moderate-severe anxiety. Full training will be given where required, and clinical work will include:
Provision of care under inhalation sedation (as provider/operator)
Provision of care under general anaesthetic
Provision of care to patients on a domiciliary basis
2. To carry epidemiological screening programmes in line with the Office for Health Improvement & disparities protocols.
3. To supervise and support dental care professionals
Provision of clinical supervision
Response to day-to-day queries and concerns
4. To assist with and participate in training and education
Support dental care professionals working towards postgraduate qualifications
Participate in peer review sessions
Demonstrate a commitment to continuing dental education
5. To be an active member of the Dental Team in the monitoring, evaluation, and development of the Dental Service. This will include a contribution to:
Quality of service – ensuring outstanding patient care is at the heart of service delivery
Service development – a willingness to share ideas
6. To participate in Clinical Governance programmes e.g. audits, surveys.
Communication
1. Skilled communication with a range of patients and their families or carers will be required, as this role is primarily working with patients who have additional needs, some of whom will have communication barriers.
2. Communication of sometimes complex clinical information to patients of the service, sometimes in difficult circumstances and delivering difficult news.
3. Explaining risks and benefits of clinical care and treatment modalities to patients and their families or carers.
4. Excellent communication with clinical peers and leaders in a professional manner is essential to inspire confidence, motivation, and teamwork, and in the best interests of patients.
5. Communicates with other health and social care professionals on a range of issues relating to oral health.
6. Contributes to CCS’ internal communication strategies ensuring effective two-way communication and engagement within the organisation.
People Management
1. Responsible for day-to-day supervision of dental nurse working alongside
2. Maintaining own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal and PDP process
Clinical and Practice Governance
1. Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
2. Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, faxed or transferred electronically must be undertaken with regard to the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies.
3. The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes.
4. The post holder must adhere to infection control policies and procedures.
5. It is a condition of your employment that you are currently registered with the GDC, and on a relevant performers list, and it is your responsibility to maintain your professional registration.
6. Undertake mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust.
7. The post holder must participate in clinical and other audits as required.
8. Provide patients and their families /carers with information on standards they should expect from the team.
9. Participate in clinical supervision on a regular basis.
10. The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registerable dental qualification e.g. BDS/LDS
- NHS Performer Number and GDC registration
Desirable criteria
- Trained in delivery of care under inhalation sedation, IV sedation, and/or general anaesthesia
Experience
Essential criteria
- Satisfactory completion of Vocational Training or Vocational Training Equivalence.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of providing dental care under inhalation sedation and/or general anaesthesia
- Experience of working in a community/special care dental service
- Experience of providing care for patients with additional needs
Skills
Essential criteria
- A high degree of tact and patience is required to work with patients who are sometimes challenging.
- Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Standard keyboard skills and ability to communicate through IT using packages such as Word, Outlook, Excel and Powerpoint.
Desirable criteria
- Skilled in the management of anxious patients
- Knowledge of the types of patients seen in special care services and how treatment/patient management may be adapted to suit them
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
- Joanne Cope
- Job title
- Dental Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07771251959
- Additional information
Wednesday & Friday 01480 847559
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