The closing date is 31 August 2026Job summaryAn exciting opportunity has recently arisen for a highly skilled and enthusiastic Senior Dentist to join the expanding team within the Hampshire and IOW NHS Healthcare Foundation Trust, Special Care Dental Services. This post is to support delivery of our community and specialist dental services.
You will be an experienced and dedicated Senior Dentist with the clinical, communication and managerial skills necessary to inspire confidence and generate commitment and support from the dental team. You will join a motivated, multi-professional team, dedicated to providing high quality dental care and improving the patient experience.
HIOWH NHS Foundation Trust, Special Care Dental Service provides comprehensive dental care for children and adults with special needs, and for other priority groups, across Hampshire.
We have vacancy for a Band C salaried clinician, you will provide clinical leadership within the field of General Anaesthesia across Special Care Dental clinics. You will lead the dental teams, providing specialist advice, treatment and guidance on dental care of adults and children with a range of complex medical co-morbidities, learning difficulties, patient management issues, and complex dental needs.
You will be registered with the GDC, and be on the Specialist list for Special Care Dentistry. You will hold a driving licence and have access to a vehicle. The posts will require the relevant disclosure check with the Criminal Records Bureau
Main duties of the job- Provision of dental care to those groups specified in the Service Description as patients of the Special Care Dental Service.Treatment and care will be within the competencies of a Band C dentist as defined in the National Terms and Conditions of Service.
- Clinical Leadership within the field of General Anaesthesia across Hampshire Special Care Dental clinics.
- Day to day leadership of the dental team.The post holder will form part of the Clinical Leads Group.
- Deputising for the Locality Leads and/or Clinical Director as required.
About usHampshire 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
Job responsibilitiesFurther 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 SpecificationQualificationsEssential- Current full Registration as Dental Surgeon with General Dental Council, Specialist List entry
- Foundation (Vocational) Training / equivalence and current Performers List number
- BDS (or equivalent), post-graduate qualifications including Special Care Dentistry, completion of Band B competencies
- Be able to complete enhanced CRB vetting procedures
ExperienceEssential- Experience of organising, managing and running clinics, specific services and staff including governance of clinical care, and complex environments, performance concerns management and staff and service development
- Articulate a vision and challenge for future development, leading through change and providing staff leadership and motivation
- Evidence of commitment to continuous professional development and currency within GDC requirements.
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website. 
