Dental Officer
Essex

Job summary
Dental Officer Part Time 12 Months Fixed Term

Hours: 15 hours, Part Time
Base: Colchester Primary Care Centre, Turner Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5JR
Salary: £54,502 – £81,753 per annum pro rata (actual £21,800.80 – £32,701.20)

Do you want to make a real difference in a socially minded, values driven organisation? Do you want to work where your voice can be heard? We are an award winning employee owned social enterprise, providing high quality community dental services across east and central England.

Community Dental Services CIC are inviting applications for dedicated dentists to join our clinic based at Colchester Primary Care Centre.

Main duties of the job
As part of our team, the successful applicant will be working collaboratively alongside a passionate group of clinicians including a specialist in Special Care Dentistry, and external stakeholders, such as social workers and hospitals to deliver dental services to patients referred to Community Dental Service. Our clinics are focused on providing excellent dental care for many vulnerable groups in the community including patients with additional needs. CDS CIC aims to develop long term positive patient outcomes, without constraints of UDA targets.

In this role, you will oversee the management of paediatric and adult patients, including administering treatments under inhalation sedation and general anaesthesia as necessary. We provide extensive mentorship and training opportunities to support your ongoing professional development, including mandatory training in intermediate life support and accredited inhalation sedation techniques.

If you are passionate about making a meaningful difference in the lives of our community members and are committed to delivering excellence in dental care, we encourage you to apply.

You must be GDC registered and have an active NHS performer number.

About us
What do we offer?

• 27 – 32 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Dentally led, patient focused working environment that is not constrained by UDA targets.
• Access to NHS Practitioner Pension Scheme.
• Funded internal and external mandatory training to enable you to maintain your CPD.
• Support with training for your wider professional development.
• Paid indemnity.
• Uniforms provided.
• Become a shareholder and have a say in how our organisation is run at all levels.
• Opportunity to play a key part in local social care initiatives.

Informal discussions welcome and the opportunity to look around, please contact Umaiyal Ravindran – Associate Operations Director, umaiyal.ravindran@cds-cic.co.uk.

Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure that you read the Job Description, which also includes the person specification, before applying.

For details on main duties and responsibilities, please see attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification
Dental Officer
Essential
Please see attached person specification within the job description

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name
Community Dental Services CIC
Address
Colchester Primary Care Centre
Turner Road
Colchester, Essex
CO4 5JR
United Kingdom

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.