Associate Dentist - NHS/Private Practice, Excellent Benefits

Associate Dentist Jobs - Central Leicester, Leicestershire

• Full time role (Part time considered also)
• 5 days per week - Monday, Wednesday and Friday
• UDA Rate: £14
• Full benefits
• Excellent support staff

Flame Health is currently looking for a Qualified Associate Dentist to work within a busy, up to date Dental surgery based in Leicester. This is a well run, professional practice with a friendly, qualified team in place to support you now and in your future dental career.

Main Purpose

To work with communities in preventing and treating dental/oral diseases, correcting dental irregularities, and treating dental/facial injuries.

Key Responsibilities

• Diagnose diseases and prepare comprehensive treatment plans
• Prescribe and provide endodontic procedures.
• Provide oral health advice and aftercare.
• Carry out treatment for patients under general anaesthesia.
• Prescribe medicines as part of dental treatment.
• Prescribe and interpret radiographs (within GDC Scope of Practice).

Main Duties

• Regularly review and follow practice policies and procedures, raising concerns with the practice manager if necessary.
• Maintain professional registration, indemnity, and insurance, ensuring evidence is provided to the compliance manager.
• Meet Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements to stay up to date with GDC and regulatory guidelines.
• Treat patients with empathy, professionalism, and understanding.
• Collaborate with team members to ensure high quality care for patients.
• Make referrals to other professionals when treatment needs exceed personal scope of practice.
• Communicate effectively with patients and the dental team.
• Obtain valid patient consent before starting any treatment, following protocols if consent cannot be obtained.
• Stay aligned with current regulations, including CGDent, SDCEP, and NICE guidelines.
• Maintain and promote good oral health in patients and offer appropriate advice.

For your hard work and dedication, you will be rewarded with the full company benefits

Benefits

• Ongoing support from Clinical directors
• Attractive UDA rates
• Mix of NHS and private
• Qualified support staff
• Pearl software and digital x rays
• Quality instruments and materials in state of the art surgeries
• CPD provided
• On site registered practice managers
• Excellent holidays and extra holidays available with length of service
• Staff discount, relocation assistance and much more

To be considered for this role you must be a qualified dentist with current UK experience.