# Dental Officer > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/dental-officer/e83d68df-7d91-4ab7-9733-95f29502406f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/dental-officer/e83d68df-7d91-4ab7-9733-95f29502406f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Brighton - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Salary:** £54,502 - £81,753 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week (Specific working days to be agreed) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-07T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-26T13:31:10.739Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/East_Sussex/Crawley/Sussex_Community_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Dental_Officer_Special_Care_Dental_Service/Dental_Officer_Special_Care_Dental_Service-v8016409 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8016409?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Do you want to make a difference? If you are well organised, able to prioritise and work on your own initiative without direct supervision, but also enjoys working as part of a team to provide excellent patient care, then we look forward to hearing from you The Special Care Dental Service is part of a countywide service providing NHS Dental treatment to patients on referral, from General Dental Practitioners, GPs and other health and social care professionals. We have clinics across the county with core operating hours of 08:30am to 4:30pm Mondays to Fridays, but with the opportunity to discuss flexible working arrangements until 7pm. Special Care Dental Services prides itself in providing an exceptional level of service to its service users and we are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic person who is able to work, learn and actively contribute within our team. You must have excellent interpersonal skills and be committed to providing the highest levels of service to customers. If you are looking for a challenge and want to join a dynamic team in a friendly and pro-active Trust then this is the role for you. ### Main duties of the job - Treating patients as individuals, showing them concern and respect and providing them or their carers (where appropriate) with clear information about their treatment, participating in epidemiological surveys as required. - Screening client groups as required. - Domiciliary visits. - Referring patients to other dental professionals as appropriate - Supporting senior colleagues with the treatment of patients under general anaesthetic ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities See attached Job Description and Person Specification For further information please contact recruiting manager Michael Morcos \[email protected\] . ## Job Details Do you want to make a difference? If you are well organised, able to prioritise and work on your own initiative without direct supervision, but also enjoys working as part of a team to provide excellent patient care, then we look forward to hearing from you The Special Care Dental Service is part of a countywide service providing NHS Dental treatment to patients on referral, from General Dental Practitioners, GPs and other health and social care professionals. We have clinics across the county with core operating hours of 08:30am to 4:30pm Mondays to Fridays, but with the opportunity to discuss flexible working arrangements until 7pm. Special Care Dental Services prides itself in providing an exceptional level of service to its service users and we are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic person who is able to work, learn and actively contribute within our team. You must have excellent interpersonal skills and be committed to providing the highest levels of service to customers. If you are looking for a challenge and want to join a dynamic team in a friendly and pro-active Trust then this is the role for you. ## Job Description Treating patients as individuals, showing them concern and respect and providing them or their carers (where appropriate) with clear information about their treatment, participating in epidemiological surveys as required. Screening client groups as required. Domiciliary visits. Referring patients to other dental professionals as appropriate Supporting senior colleagues with the treatment of patients under general anaesthetic ## Responsibilities See attached Job Description and Person Specification For further information please contact recruiting manager Michael Morcos \[email protected\] . ## Person Specification ### Experience **Desirable** - NHS Experience - Special Care Dental Experience ### Qualifications **Essential** - Full GDC registration (E) - Dentistry BDS - Performer number ### Skills and Knowledge **Desirable** - Dental Software ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 352.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10324365) - [ps (pdf, 352.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10324366) - [staff benefits brochure (pdf, 484.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2262) - [easy read application form (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2435) - [about sussex community nhs foundation trust (pdf, 632.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2743) - [applicants guide to the use of generative ai in applications (pdf, 218.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2971) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.