Senior Dental Officer

Senior Dental Officer

The closing date is 11 January 2026

Role - Senior Dental Officer - Specialist in Paediatrics Band C

Employed by Kings College Hospital, we pride ourselves on delivering a Consultant Lead, Dental General anaesthetic Service for Community Paediatric patients in the Croydon and Kingston areas. Working closely with the anaesthetic and theatre teams at Croydon University, Barts and Kingston Hospitals. The successful candidate will have a specialist status in Paediatric Dentistry. A key part of your role will also include:

• Conducting thorough pre-operative assessments for patients requiring GA, primarily in community settings
• Managing and triaging the GA waiting list, ensuring timely and equitable access to treatment
• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders to ensure safe, patient centred care pathways
• Supporting service development and quality improvement initiatives across the GA service

The post can be a job share and locations agreed.

Further information please contact, Clinical Leads via email:

About us

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. Our trust wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our vision to be BOLD, Brilliant, people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person centred, digitally enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Person Specification Application form and interview

• On GDC Specialist List for Paediatric Dentistry
• Full registration with GDC with license to practice as a dentist
• Leadership and management experience

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.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part time, Job share

Reference number

213 Division A

Job locations

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust