Closing date: 17 November 2026
Salary: £84,781 to £99,163 a year pa pro rata (Band B)
Contract: Fixed term, 12 months (Jan 2027 to Dec 2027)
Working pattern: Part-time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fixed term Senior Dental Officer for maternity cover in Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust Dental Services (Jan 2027 to Dec 2027). Salary is pro rata Band B (£84,781 to £99,163 for 2026/27 commensurate with previous NHS employment or experience).

The post is suitable for an experienced practitioner to work Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays based at Bacup Health Centre 2 days per week and Oak House Accrington 1 day per week.

You may be expected to work at other sites within LSCFT Dental Services. The post includes the provision of care within the specialties of special care and paediatric dentistry including retained safety net patients (high street dentistry) and unscheduled care for patients referred to the service by the Lancashire Call Handling Service. Experience in conscious sedation is preferred but will be provided if required.

This role is supported by a specialist in special care dentistry, local consultants in special care and paediatric dentistry, dental therapists and dental nurses, all of whom are qualified and many have training in extended duties (radiography, sedation, special care, fluoride application). Regular mentoring and clinical supervision time is available.

Main duties of the job

• The post-holder will provide a full range of primary care dentistry to retained safety net (routine care) patients accessing Dental Services at Bacup Health Centre.
• The post-holder will provide primary care special care dental services, paediatric dental services, conscious sedation, and domiciliary care to those patients referred to LSCFT Dental Services in accordance with service need and the NHSE service specifications.
• You may be expected to work at any of the sites across the LSCFT Dental Services footprint.
• The post holder will be expected to undertake urgent dental care for the service's own patients and those patients accessing the Lancashire Dental Helpline.
• The post holder will be expected to support the Service Leadership Team by undertaking management and leadership duties as agreed in the job plan.
• The post holder will be expected to provide care following local and national standards and guidance including NHS regulations, Trust and service policies and procedures, NICE Guidance and Delivering Better Oral Health.

Essential qualifications

• BDS or equivalent qualification
• Post Graduate Dental Qualification eg DSCD or Diploma in Conscious Sedation
• Dental indemnity insurance
• Included on Performers list without restrictions
• Full GDC registration without restriction

Essential experience

• Broad based professional background
• Evidence of continual professional development both general and role specific
• Experience of providing special care dentistry and conscious sedation within a primary care setting
• Experience of providing dentistry within a secondary care setting
• Evidence of providing domiciliary care in a variety of outreach settings
• Evidence of providing both urgent and routine care on a regular basis

Essential work related knowledge and skills

• Good team leader and worker
• Experience of treating paediatric and special needs patients
• Providing dental treatment under sedation and general anaesthesia
• Clinical leadership experience in dentistry
• Knowledge of NHS PDS Regulations

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 the NHS Careers website.

Contact: Sarah Procter, Associate Dental Director, sarah.procter@lscft.nhs.uk, 07534063318

Employer website: https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all, regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation. We support flexible working, including term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.