Dental Officer
Part time Permanent
Hours: 30 hours, 4 days per week
Base: Meadows Health Centre, 1 Bridgeway Centre, Meadows, Nottingham, MG2 2JG
Salary: Band A – £54,502 – £81,753 per annum (pro rata)

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 a referral only dental service, bringing care to people who cannot be treated in general dental practice; our patients typically have learning disabilities, mental health issues or severe anxiety. They may be in situations or locations that traditional dental services cannot reach such as homelessness centres or secure settings. We focus on prevention through our oral health improvement and epidemiology programmes.

Community Dental Services CIC is looking for a clinician who identifies with our values as a Social Enterprise and is passionate about providing care for those most at need.

The post holder will deliver dental treatment and preventative care to patients and clients of Community Dental Services. Nottinghamshire clinics provide dental care for many groups in the community including patients with additional needs. You will be responsible for the management of paediatric and adult patients referred into the service.Working at other locations to support the client group will be required including other clinics, domiciliary and hospitals.

Main duties of the job
You must be GDC registered and have an active NHS performer number.

As you will be expected to provide support to all clinics across Nottinghamshire, the ability to visit all bases in the county is essential.

We recognise the positive value of having a workforce with a variety of lived experiences and that represent the communities we serve. Therefore, we welcome and encourage applications from all members of the community.

About us
What do we offer?

• 27-32 days holiday plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• Access to the NHS Practitioners Scheme.
• 24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Time allowance for hospital appointments
• Paid indemnity.
• Uniforms provided.
• Free tea and coffee provided
• Shareholder opportunity to annual bonus
• Company paid sickness benefits
• Opportunity to play a key part in local social care initiatives
• Dentally led, patient focused working environment that is not constrained by UDA targets
• Opportunity to develop your skills and career with funded internal and external mandatory training, postgraduate qualifications, PgC, PgDip, Msc. Build your portfolio for tier 2 or speciality training.
• Support with training for your wider professional development.
• Become a shareholder and have a say in how our organisation is run at all levels as an employee director, or regional representative

Informal discussions welcome, please contact Ikbal Mahal, Associate Operations Director, Ikbal.mahal@cds-cic.co.uk, mobile 07766471607.

Job description
Job responsibilities
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.

Employer details
Employer name
Community Dental Services CIC
Address
Meadows Clinic
Meadows Health Centre, 1 Bridgeway Centre
Nottingham
NG2 2JG
United Kingdom