Job summary
- Main area
- Community Dental
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried Dentist - C
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 249-7240478
- Employer
- Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Swindon Health Centre
- Town
- Swindon
- Salary
- £94,007 - £108,038 Per Annum Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist in Special Care Dentistry
NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried Dentist - C
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a unique organisation, serving as the sole integrated provider in the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire system. Our scope extends beyond boundaries as we oversee adult community services in Swindon and provide acute care from the Great Western Hospital.
Our 5,500 staff have 1.2m patient contacts a year, with 13,000 operations carried out in our Theatres, around 4,000 babies born, and our emergency attendances are now well over 100,000 per year. Those numbers only tell part of our story about what an exciting time it is to join Great Western Hospitals.
We are cultivating a culture that fosters our ambitions, prioritising equality, diversion, inclusion, wellbeing, and leadership. We aim to create an environment where every member of our team can truly thrive.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer; all applicants who have a disability can opt to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme, which means that, providing they meet the minimum essential criteria for the post, they will be offered an interview. We are also proudly accredited as a Veteran Aware organisation and have signed The Armed Forces Covenant.
If we receive a high volume of applications, we may close adverts prior to the published closing date. Therefore, we advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
Job overview
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.
Main duties of the job
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.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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 [email protected]
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- A Primary Dental Qualification
- Full registration with General Dental Council
- Registrable postgraduate qualification
- On Specialist list for Special Care Dentistry or within 6 months of inclusion
Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent clinical experience in all aspects of Special care Dentistry.
- Experience in provision of dental treatment under General Anaesthesia.
- Experience of use of and provision of dental care under all appropriate conscious sedation techniques.
- Experience in the dental management of medically compromised patients.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in different environments; hospital, community and general dental services
- Experience of provision of care in domiciliary settings
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
- Lucy McArthur
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01249 456598
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