Job requirements
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Essential
23 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Planning and managing care where there are complex medical co-morbidities or the situation requires the involvement of other professionals and/or carers to resolve complex patient management issues
- Experience
Experience in treatment of patients under inhalation sedation and general anaesthesia
- Experience
Experience of working in salaried and specialised services
- Experience
Experience of working in a variety of dental settings e.g. clinics, domiciliary, hospitals
- Qualifications
BDS or equivalent professional dental qualification
- Qualifications
Full registration with the GDC
- Qualifications
On the GDC Specialist list for Paediatric Dentistry
- Qualifications
Evidence of commitment to continued professional and personal development
- Qualifications
Performer number
- Disposition/Other
Have NHS Performer number
- Disposition/Other
Commitment to high ethical standards
- Disposition/Other
Hold a full UK driving licence and have use of a car
- Disposition/Other
Able to work as part of a team
- Disposition/Other
Professional conduct and appearance
- Disposition/Other
Willing to work flexible hours
- Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Knowledge of a range of special care conditions
- Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Knowledge of developments in Paediatric Dentistry
- Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Knowledge of clinical governance agenda
- Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Excellent communication skills
- Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Ability to work in a team and build and sustain partnerships
- Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Supportive leadership style with the ability to motivate staff and create a patient focussed working environment
- Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Ability to prioritisation and time management
- Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Able to work independently under pressure and use initiative
Desirable
9 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience in treatment of patients under intravenous sedation
- Experience
Experience in teaching/training/mentoring staff
- Experience
Experience of carrying out screening or epidemiological work
- Experience
Experience in a leadership role
- Experience
Experience of managing and developing personnel including appraisal, performance and recruitment
- Experience
Experience of conflict resolution & handling complaints
- Experience
Experience of working with other agencies/groups/voluntary organisations
- Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Knowledge of wider dental agenda
- Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Political awareness
Job overview
Buckinghamshire Priority Dental Service is looking for a Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry to join their community dental team. The service is hosted by CNWL Trust.
The post holder must be registered and maintain registration as a Specialist in Special Care Dentistry with the General Dental Council and must have an active NHS Primary Dental Care Performer Number.
Main duties of the job
You will be the Paediatric clinical lead providing specialist advice and treatment for children who are accepted by the service. You will provide care in clinics with sedation facilities and on a domiciliary basis when necessary. You will provide comprehensive care under general anaesthesia at Wycombe, Stoke Mandeville and Milton Keynes University Hospitals.
You will be the lead for paediatric safeguarding. You will also be responsible for the triaging of referrals from GDPs and other referrers as part of a Specialist led process. As a senior clinician you will support, advise, teach and train a variety of professional employees including community dentists. You will be expected to provide support across all clinics in Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes, so having a driving licence and use of a car is essential.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will take a clinical leadership role in developing Paediatric dentistry within the service in conjunction with the Clinical Director.
They will be responsible for the provision of advanced clinical care to children with learning difficulties, physical disabilities, mental health problems, medically compromised, severe anxiety or phobias and other disability or conditions that directly or indirectly affects their oral health.
The post holder will provide advanced clinical care to children in line with the defined complexity levels 1, 2 and 3a as detailed in the Commissioning Standards for Dental Specialities – Paediatric Dentistry. This will include provision of care under sedation and general anaesthesia, domiciliary care, provision of oral health care to those in local secure settings, screening and epidemiology and oral health promotion.
The post holder will be responsible to the Clinical Director and will assist them as required in the day-to-day operational activities of the Community Dental Service. They will be expected to take the lead on the delivery of care to paediatric patients and will need to travel to sites as required. The post holder will be involved in the development, line management, training and supervision of dentists.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry with Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust in Ashford, England. It is listed as a Senior Dentist role. The advertised salary is £101,434 - £116,573 per annum, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 13 Sep 2026.
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