Senior Dental Officer / Dental Officer - £10k Golden Hello Incentive

Overview

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Bases: Thetford Healthy Living Centre, IP24 1JD

Organization: Community Dental Services CIC is an award-winning employee owned social enterprise delivering high quality community dental services across east and central England.

Job summary

Senior Dental Officer / Dental Officer (Dependent on experience) Permanent, Full Time

Salary: £81,716 - £95,579 per annum for SDO; £52,532 - £78,798 per annum for DO

Incentive: We are offering a £10,000 employment incentive to assist with relocation, salary top up, training, relocation fees, registration fees and other personal benefits. We are happy to negotiate with the right candidate on how this incentive is spent.

We seek a senior clinician who identifies with our values as a Social Enterprise and is passionate about providing care for those most in need. The post is based at Thetford Healthy Living Centre and may involve working at other clinics in Norfolk according to service need.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will deliver dental care and advice to patients and their carers from community groups, including patients with additional needs, who are clients of Community Dental Services. Services include preventive care and advice, dental treatment, care under sedation and general anaesthesia, and epidemiological field work. Working at other locations to support the client group will be required, including domiciliary care and local hospitals.

Community Dental Services encourages postgraduate education and development. Mentorship and training will be provided to support this if required.

You must be GDC registered and have an active NHS performer number.

Please note CDS are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

About us

What do we offer?

• 27-32 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Access to the NHS Practitioner's Scheme
• 24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Time allowance for hospital appointments
• Paid indemnity
• Uniforms provided
• Free tea and coffee provided
• Shareholder opportunity to annual bonus
• Company paid sickness benefits
• Opportunity to play a key part in local social care initiatives
• Dentally led, patient-focused working environment that is not constrained by UDA targets
• Opportunity to develop your skills and career with funded internal and external mandatory training, postgraduate qualifications (PgC, PgDip, MSc). Build your portfolio for tier 2 or specialty training
• Support with training for wider professional development
• Become a shareholder and have a say in how our organisation is run as an employee director or regional representative

Please contact Angela Simms, Clinical Lead, to discuss the roles available or to arrange visits to the clinics on

Please ensure that you read the Job Description, which also includes the person specification, before applying.

Subject to CDS policies and terms and conditions

Job description Job responsibilities

For details on main duties and responsibilities, please see attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification Senior Dental Officer Essential

• Please see attached person specification within the job description

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.

Employer details

Employer name: Community Dental Services CIC

Address: Thetford Healthy Living Centre, Thetford, IP24 1JD

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