Specialty Doctor in Dental Sedation

Specialty Doctor in Dental Sedation

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 14 November 2025

We are delighted to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well-integrated team to support us with our treatment and education services in Dental Sedation. We offer excellent clinical facilities in our dedicated Sedation Department, which consists of sedation surgeries, a recovery area and pre-assessment rooms. All surgeries have the facility to undertake intravenous and inhalational sedation. The post is available from 14 January 2022 and is a permanent position.

You will be an experienced Dental Surgeon with enthusiasm to communicate your knowledge and experience to students and patients. You will have been fully registered with the GDC for at least three years and have experience of intravenous and inhalational conscious sedation. You will be offered a structured induction and support with the opportunity for further educational development. You will assume responsibility for the planning, co-ordination and delivery of specific components of service and teaching in partnership with clinical and academic colleagues.

Main duties of the job

The primary aim of the 0.8 WTE Specialty Doctor post is to provide a clinical sedation service (intravenous and inhalational) and comprehensive dental treatment for patients in the Sedation Department, under the direction of the consultant lead. The post-holder will also contribute to the organisation and delivery of sedation teaching to undergraduate and postgraduate students.

The nature of the post requires that candidates should have substantial experience in conscious sedation, as defined and practiced according to UK guidelines on dental sedation. Possession of a postgraduate qualification in dental sedation or a commitment to undertake this qualification within the first 18 months of appointment is essential.

About us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under "Documents to download" or "Supporting documents".

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers Newcastle Hospitals NHS Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job responsibilities

Clinical:

Provide a clinical service in sedation (intravenous & inhalational) and operative dental treatment (restorative and surgical) for adult and paediatric dental patients.

Provide assessment and treatment planning for new sedation referrals.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills

• BDS or equivalent
• Fully registered with the General Dental Council for at least three years
• MFDS or equivalent
• Postgraduate qualification in Dental Sedation or a commitment to undertake the qualification within 18 months of commencing the post
• Leadership and training experience
• Certificate in teaching or medical education

Clinical Experience

• At least three years post BDS qualification experience in clinical dentistry
• Substantial clinical experience in intravenous and inhalational sedation for dentistry
• Completed a Foundation Training programme and at least one year in a recognised NHS post as DCT or above

Management and Administration Experience

• Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues
• Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities
• Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to personal development

Teaching

• Experience of supervising or training clinical dental trainees, students or DCPs
• Experience in sedation teaching and training

Research / Audit / Clinical Governance

• An understanding of Clinical Governance
• Understanding of UK guidelines on the practice of dental sedation
• Successful completion of audit projects that have led to change

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.

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust