Dental Therapist: Sponsorship Available

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Job summary

Dental Therapist -Band 6

The Whittington Health Community Dental Service treats vulnerable and special needs patients referred by local general dental practitioners and other health care professionals.

The service operates from ten boroughs across NCL and NWL

We are seeking applications from a qualified Dental Therapist to join our busy Community Dental Department . This is an ideal career opportunity for anyone who is looking for a challenging opportunity to develop their existing skills, and looking for an opportunity to further their career pathway.

The successful candidate will demonstrate a caring approach to patients, be well organised, flexible in their approach to work and have the ability to work well as part of a team as well as on their own. They must be forward thinking, self-motivated as well as be able to motivate others within their team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will join community dental teams providing care to children and adults who have poor oral health and difficulties in accessing or accepting dental care services. In addition to clinical care the role may also involve epidemiological surveys and oral health promotion activities. The Dental Therapist will also have some administrative, clinical governance and training duties as required by the Trust’s Dental Services.

Working for your organisation should read: Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Dental Therapist qualification

Desirable

  • Sedation trained
  • A relevant postgraduate qualification
  • A qualification in health /oral health promotion

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of providing dental care to children and adults with special care needs
  • Experience of working in primary dental care
  • Experience of providing dental care to people with challenging behaviour

Desirable

  • Experience of providing clinical care in the Community Dental Service
  • Familiarity with SOEL Health software
  • Experience of treating patients under inhalation sedation
  • Experience of involvement in community-based oral health prevention and promotion programmes

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Essential

  • Excellent communicator, verbal and written
  • Computer literate
  • Team player
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Understanding of Clinical Governance
  • Broad range of clinical skills in care of children and adults
  • Ability to deal with patients’ needs in a caring and sensitive manner
  • Understanding of the aims of the service and what patients want from it
  • Knowledge of oral health promotion and preventive strategies
  • Knowledge of good practice, clinical developments and evidence-based dentistry in dental therapy

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 29 August 2026

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