Dental Officer, Stanley Primary Care Centre

Job summary

We are seeking an experienced Dental Officer to join our
growing team within the Community Specialist Dental Service as a member of the
team. We provide Consultant led Paediatric and Special Care Dental
service. This position is primarily a
clinical appointment to deliver high quality oral health care for adults and
children with complex medical, physical, cognitive, sensory or social
impairments who fall within the remit of the County Durham & Darlington
Community Specialist Dental Service. In
addition to routine primary dental care, the post will involve the provision of
treatment under sedation as appropriate and support of Day Case General
Anaesthesia. The post holder will be
expected to work from multiple sites within the wide CDDFT service area.

The successful candidate would be expected to
contribute to a continuous learning environment. and supporting other staff
groups within the service.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected
to work from multiple clinical sites in this clinical role to provide oral
health care for patients with special needs within the community setting; along
with providing a full range of NHS dental treatments under GDS regulations. This
a primarily a clinical appointment to develop and provide high quality oral
health care for adults and children with special needs, as part of the County
Durham & Darlington Specialist Community Dental Services team; however, the
post holder will be expected to contribute to service development. The
candidate will be expected to display and champion the Trust behaviours
framework as a Medical Professional within the service.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Bachelor of Dental Surgery or Equivalent

Desirable

• Membership of RCS

Statutory Registration

Essential

• Full registration as a dental surgeon with the General Dental Council.

Desirable

• Active Performer number registration

Special Skills & Knowledge

Desirable

• Enhanced communication e.g. Makaton
• Special interest in Special Care patients
• Experience of / interest in BASCD epidemiological surveys

Experience

Essential

• Completion of Dental Foundation Training
• Experience of delivery of oral health care in a primary dental care setting
• Ability to work at the national competency level for salaried dentists (Band A)
• Ability to provide all aspects of routine clinical oral health care
• Understanding of the role of salaried and Special Care oral health care services
• Sensitivity to the needs of the patient groups within the Community Dental Service remit
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to work unsupervised and also as part of a team
• Computer literacy, knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Appropriate professional indemnity
• Ability to travel independently across the County to fulfil the requirements of the post

Desirable

• Experience of work within a Community Dental Service
• Provision of treatment under Inhalation sedation and /or IV sedation
• Provision/ support of treatment under general anaesthetic
• Membership of relevant professional society e.g. BSG / SAAD
• Experience of / interest in BASCD epidemiological surveys

Closing Date: 23 July 2026