About the Role
Do you want to make a real difference in a socially minded, values-driven organisation? We are an award-winning employee-owned social enterprise, providing high-quality community dental services across east and central England.
Community Dental Services are recruiting for an experienced dental officer to be based either at their Lowestoft Dental Clinic full-time, or split between Lowestoft and Siskin Dental Centre in Norwich (TBC). This is a full-time, permanent position which will involve working at other locations to support the client group, including domiciliary care and local hospitals.
We are excited to be able to offer a £13,000 employment incentive. This fantastic offer can be utilised for relocation, salary top-up, training, registration fees, and many other personal benefits. We are happy to negotiate with the right candidate to come to a mutual agreement on how this incentive is spent.
Main duties will include:
* 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.
* Preventive care and advice.
* Dental treatment.
* Care under sedation and general anaesthesia, and epidemiological field work.
Community Dental Services encourages postgraduate education and development. Mentorship and training will be provided to support this if required.
About the Candidate
We are looking for a clinician who identifies with our values as a Social Enterprise and is passionate about providing care for those most in need. Applications are invited from enthusiastic dentists for the post of Dental Officer based either full-time at our Lowestoft clinic or split between Lowestoft and the Siskin Dental Centre in Norwich (to be agreed with the candidate). The post may also involve working regularly at other clinics in Norfolk.
You must be GDC registered and have an active NHS performer number.
About Us
We are a referral-only dental service providing community dental care and oral health improvement across much of the East of England and the Midlands.
What do we offer?
* 32 days holiday plus bank holidays.
* Dentally led, patient-focused working environment that is not constrained by UDA targets.
* Access to the NHS Practitioners Scheme.
* 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 speciality training.
* Support with training for your wider professional development.
* Paid indemnity.
* Uniforms provided.
* Become a shareholder and have a say in how our organisation is run at all levels.
* Opportunity to play a key part in local care initiatives.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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