# Specialist Orthodontist

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Primary Care Careers
- **Town:** Bury St Edmunds
- **Region:** East of England
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Dentist
- **Speciality:** Orthodontics
- **Grade:** Senior
- **Salary:** Negotiable
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full-time, Part-time
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-21T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-24T15:51:33.012Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/M0038-26-0712
- **Application URL:** https://vacancies.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/vacancies/8003/specialist-orthodontist.html

## Job Content

### Job summary

Colchester Orthodontic Centre have a fantastic opportunity for a GDC registered specialist orthodontist to join our superb independent specialist orthodontic practice in Colchester, Essex. Very competitive employment package & benefits available.

We are looking for a highly professional, motivated and progressive individual with a clear focus on providing high standard private and NHS orthodontic treatment within an established flagship orthodontic specialist practice. The position offers an NHS caseload of up to 2000-4000 UOAs with excellent potential to build a significant private patient list.

### Main duties of the job

- Full-time / part-time position available for immediate start.
- Mixed Private & NHS caseload
- High demand for private orthodontic treatment
- Experienced Principal willing to mentor as required
- Purpose built practice
- Large air con surgeries
- Orthodontic therapist support
- Digital radiography
- iTero intra oral scanners
- Experienced support staff
- Full clinical and clerical support
- Well managed appointment book, giving you the time to focus on patient care
- Dental Monitoring
- Treatment coordinators
- BDA Good Practice Scheme accredited
- Easy road & train access to London and the wonderful Suffolk/NE Essex coastlines

### About us

Colchester Orthodontic Centre is a single site, 5 chair practice, located on the Colchester Business Park, offering a modern, well equipped working environment. Colchester Orthodontic Centre offers parking facilities, and benefits from being close to the A12, and main bus and rail services.

### Details

- Date posted: 24 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: Depending on experience - depending on experience
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
- Reference number: 8003-20
- Job locations: 872 The Crescent, Colchester, Essex, CO4 9YQ, United Kingdom

### Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to deliver exceptional patient care with honesty, integrity and in line with GDC standards
- Strong teamwork skills with an enthusiastic attitude
- Passion for continuous learning and development
- Ability to work alongside manager and admin staff and encourage and support team development
- Work closely with the principal to develop and support practice growth plans
- Represent the practice ethos, values and culture and maintain professionalism and reputation
- Forward thinking approach with a vision to grow and commitment to continued development
- Ensure compliance with General Dental Council guidance, CQC and HTM 01-05 requirements

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- A GDC registered orthodontic specialist
- An active performer number

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