# Dental Core Trainee Year 2 /LAS within the Community Dental Service

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
- **Town:** Cardiff
- **Region:** Cardiff
- **Country:** Wales
- **Profession:** Dentist
- **Grade:** Junior
- **Salary:** £56,925 per annum
- **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term until 31st August 2027)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week (40 per week)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-22T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-08T08:21:22.609Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cardiff/Cardiff/Cardiff_Vale_University_Health_Board/Community_Dental_Service/Community_Dental_Service-v8139376
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8139376?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://cavuhb.nhs.wales

## Job Content

### Job overview

Two vacancies have arisen for Dental Core Trainee year 2 / LAS  posts based within the Community Dental Services.  Post 1 will be based within Cardiff and Vale and Post 2  will be based within Cwm Taf .

Both posts require full registration with the GDC.

These fixed term posts are offered for a period of 12 months commencing on the 2nd September 2026 until 31st August 2027.

### Main duties of the job

These posts will provide the opportunity to gain a wide expereince in treating a range of patients within the CDS patient demographic,

Clinical experience will include treating patients with complex health  needs - which may include medical, physical or mental health needs, together with the provision of dental care for looked after children or  children with high rates of dental disease, and frail and vulnerable  older people.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full post descriptions and person specification within the supporting documentation.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Completion of UK Dental Core Training Year 1 programme or equivalent by the time post commences
- 24 months whole time equivalent postgraduate clinical experience to the full scope of a dentist by the time post commences
- Evidence of teaching experience

**Desirable**

- Publications
- Presentations

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- BDS or Equivalent
- Full GDC Registration or eligible for full registration with the GDC at intended start date

**Desirable**

- Portfolio containing evidence of progression and development of clinical skills and professional development
- Working towards postgraduate qualification or already obtained postgraduate qualifications (MFDS, MJDF or equivalent)

### Special Interests

**Desirable**

- Enthusiasm for participation in Research

### Fitness to Practive

**Essential**

- Up to date and fit to practice safely
- Satisfactory enhanced DBS check

### Attitude, Aptitudes, PC

**Essential**

- Motivated and efficient
- Able to relate to patients, staff and medical colleagues
- Demonstrate an understanding of a patient centred approach
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Evidence of leadership
- Demonstrates effective organisational skills, including the ability to plan and prioritise own workload to meet deadlines

**Desirable**

- Ability to speak welsh

### Skills,Knowledge, Abilities

**Essential**

- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken english adequate to enable effective communication about dental / medical topics
- Have evidence that their present level of achievement and performance is commensurate with the totality of their period of training
- Personal involvement in clinical governance including clinical audit or significant event analysis
- Understand the principles and relevance of clinical research

**Desirable**

- Training in Radiation Protection or agreement to attend next available course
- Evidence of participation in research

## Documents

- [cardiff visitor guide (pdf, 26.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1101)
- [dct2 in cds cwm taf jd (pdf, 300.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10437852)
- [oh form for dct2 in cds (pdf, 640.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10437851)
- [dct2 in cds cardiff and vale jd (pdf, 262.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10437850)
- [data protection privacy notice (m&d) (pdf, 423.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1409)
- [dct2/las in cds person specification (docx, 207.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10437853)
- [croeso i fwrdd iechyd prifysgol caerdydd a’r fro (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2422)
- [guidance notes for applicants - medical & dental (pdf, 288.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1102)
- [welcome to cardiff and vale university health board (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2421)
- [shaping our future wellbeing strategy 2023-35 (english) (pdf, 992.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1103)

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