Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Dental Officer
The closing date is 30 November 2026
Job summary
Whether you are a Dentist in general practice or Special Care, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust are offering you a fantastic package to join our Special Care and Paediatric Service within Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. we are invested in you, helping you develop your skills to be the professional you want to be! The Special Care Dental Service provides preventive care and dental treatment to children and adults with additional needs who cannot receive care in a general dental setting. Ideally you will have experience of working with people with learning disabilities but don't worry if not, we will need you to be adaptable and compassionate to support our patients.

We currently have a vacancy at our Special Care Dental Clinics located in the Southampton area and can offer an immediate start to join a team of likeminded dental professionals.

At Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust we provide the best for our teams and patients with established surgeries and state of the art equipment and the use of theatre space in local hospitals. we will offer you a varied caseload where every day brings new challenges with excellent opportunities to upskill in topics such as conscious sedation and domiciliary dentistry, and access to a training budget to maintain your personal development.

If you are looking for somewhere you can make a real difference with appointment times to enable quality dentistry, a career with us may be just what you're looking for!
Main duties of the job
Working with adults and children with a physical, sensory, intellectual, mental, medical, social impairment or disability and those who require specialist occasional care due to medical, physical or behavioural difficulties.

It also includes care for children with extensive oral disease, those with developmental disorders of the teeth and mouth and children who are anxious or too young to accept routine dental treatment if required.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Details
Date posted: 10 November 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Doctor - other
Salary: £54,502 to £81,753 a year
Pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 348-DEN-13061
Job locations: Pickles Coppice, Southampton SO16 9QX; Bitterne Health Centre, Southampton SO18 6BT; Cowes Special Care Dental Service, Cowes PO31 7ER; Hythe Medical Centre, Southampton SO45 4ZD; Royal South Hants Hospital, Southampton SO14 0YG
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Current full Registration as Dental Surgeon with General Dental Council
Foundation (Vocational) Training / equivalence and current Performers List number
BDS (or equivalent)
Experience
Essential
Experience of organising and running clinics and supervising support staff.
Evidence of commitment to continuous professional development and currency within GDC requirements.
Desirable
Experience of dental software (R4 or similar)
Experience in use of word processing, spreadsheet and database programmes
Previous experience in Salaried Dental Services and NHS dentistry
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: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Pickles Coppice, 65 Windemere Avenue, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 9QX, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Clinical Lead SouthWest Area, Heather Preston, heather.preston5@nhs.net, 03001235078
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