Salaried Dentist

Responsibilities will include the provision of comprehensive high quality dental care for priority groups. In addition to routine treatment, it is expected that the post holder would provide dental treatment under general anaesthetic, inhalation sedation and complete domiciliary care. Training will be provided as required.

A degree in Dental Surgery and current registration with the General Dental Council is essential, along with a minimum of 12 months post qualification experience.

We are looking for a caring, enthusiastic and adaptable clinician to join our friendly Community Dental Service team as a Band A salaried dentist. The service is part of Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust, providing a variety of specialised dental services across Northumberland and North Tyneside. There is a referral base of approximately 70 GP's.

Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work for an organisation that was voted the best acute and combined acute and community trust in the country, based on the experience of its staff (NHS Staff Survey 2022). Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare and, this is…the Northumbria Way!
What the Northumbria Way means for you:
+ Extensive staff health and well-being programme including access to our specialist Wellbeing Hub
+ Support and connection through a variety of Staff Network groups
+ A range of flexible working opportunities
+ Generous annual leave and pension scheme
+ Access to lease car and home electronics scheme (qualifying criteria applies)
+ Opportunities to improve your professional development through our vast training programmes
+ On-site nursery places via salary sacrifice
+ Access to savings scheme via salary sacrifice with Northumberland Community Bank
We are proud to be one of the country's top performing NHS trusts - rated 'outstanding' overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We provide a range of health and care services to support more than 500,000 people living in Northumberland and North Tyneside across the largest geographical area of any NHS Trust in England. Our teams deliver care from hospitals, a range of community venues and people's homes. Our hospitals include a specialist emergency care hospital (the first of its kind in England), three general hospitals and community hospitals. In the community we deliver a wide range of community and public health services.
We lead in innovation and quality, having opened the Northumbria Healthcare Manufacturing and Innovation Hub during the Covid-19 pandemic and have recently launched our Community Promise - a pledge to make a real impact not just in healthcare but on the wider factors that affect people's lives, such as education, employment and the economy.
If Northumbria Healthcare sounds like somewhere you could belong we would love to hear from you. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.
Whilst Northumbria Healthcare are an innovative organisation, currently we do not support the use of Third Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) used throughout the Recruitment & Selection process. If AI is used, at any stage of the process, your application may be withdrawn., Applicants must be currently on the NHS dental performers list. This post is not suitable for clinical supervision due to the geographical spread of the dental clinics.
Staff are encouraged and supported to participate in post graduate activities and clinical audit; there are excellent opportunities for continuing professional development. The post holder will be expected to work at sites across the Trust, therefore it is essential that you have the ability to travel independently between clinical sites.
The post will be subject to a DBS check.
This is a Trust-wide appointment however a job plan will be agreed on appointment and a base clinic allocated
The post is subject to the Terms and Conditions of the Salaried Primary Dental care Services (England) 2008.
Applicants who are members of the Armed Forces, and those who have a disability that requires support in the work place (two ticks pledge) and who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed under the Trust's interview guarantee scheme.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME people are currently under-represented in our workforce as well as other under-represented groups such as LGBT+ and disabled candidates. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, we have a Gold award from the Defense Recognition Scheme, and we are delighted to support Apprenticeships, Age Posi+ive and are a mindful employer.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible by calling our HR Recruitment Team on option 2.
Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre-employment checks in line with CQC and NHS England statutory guidance.
Make sure to read the 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application and make sure you know everything there is to know before joining our fantastic trust!
Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay.