Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry

City Health Care Partnership CIC

Job summary

Working with our Paediatric Dentistry team, you’ll provide specialist care that supports children and their families to achieve the best possible oral health outcomes. Your work will help children with complex needs feel safe, understood and well cared for. You’ll join a friendly, supportive service where clinical leadership, collaboration and high-quality care are central to how we work. You’ll use your specialist skills to assess and treat children referred to the Community Dental Service, while helping shape safe, evidence-based practice across the team. What you’ll do:

  • Provide specialist paediatric dental assessments and treatment for children with diverse and complex needs
  • Offer clinical advice and support to colleagues and contribute to service development
  • Lead and support clinical governance activity, including audits and quality improvement
  • Communicate clearly with children, families and professionals in sensitive situations
  • Ensure safe, high-quality clinical records and uphold professional standards at all times

Main duties of the job

What we’re looking for:

  • Registration with the General Dental Council and on the Specialist List for Paediatric Dentistry
  • Experience treating children with additional needs or complex medical histories
  • Confidence managing conscious sedation within competencies
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work well within a multidisciplinary team
  • A commitment to ethical practice, learning and supporting others’ development

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and value people who share our commitment to fairness, respect and inclusive care for the communities we serve.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full registration with the GDC
  • Must be on a Performer List
  • Current registration on the GDC Specialist List in Paediatric Dentistry

Desirable

  • Dental Postgraduate qualification relatedto Paediatric Dentistry

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge and use of evidence-informed practice and guidelines in Paediatric Dentistry
  • Management of children with special needs
  • Knowledge of regulations and legislation pertaining to dentistry
  • Knowledge of Clinical Governance and financial awareness

Desirable

  • Knowledge of Carestream R4 system

Experience

Essential

  • Wide range of clinical experience
  • Demonstrable experience of treating children with special needs
  • Previous experience of working in Community Dental Services
  • Experience of working with other agencies
  • Experience of planning and delivering education and supervision
  • Experience of treating patients with conscious sedation

Desirable

  • Experience of leading and managing in relation to governance in Paediatric Dentistry

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: 13 August 2026

To apply for this job please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk.