Job summary
- Main area
- Dental Treatment
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried Dentist - A
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (08.30 - 17.00 Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri)
- Job ref
- 846-7366014-TS
- Employer
- Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- HMP Rochester
- Town
- Rochester
- Salary
- £50,512 - £75,767 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Dental Officer
NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried Dentist - A
Job overview
We are seeking a committed and compassionate Dental Officer to join our Community NHS Trust team, providing high-quality dental care within secure environments.
You will deliver dental services based at HMP Rochester and HMP
Swaleside, Sheerness but you may at times need to attend other sites, caring for patients detained in His Majesty’s Prison establishments. This role offers variety, professional challenge, and the opportunity to work with a dedicated multidisciplinary team in a highly supportive setting.
Main duties of the job
We’re looking for someone with:
• Full GDC registration
• Strong clinical skills and a calm, compassionate approach
• A commitment to tackling health inequalities
You will provide:
• Tier 2 level dental care for paediatric and special care patients who
have been referred into the service
• Dental treatment under inhalation sedation (and intravenous
sedation if required by service need)
• Involve patients in their care and treatment. Offer information, support and motivation to patients regarding oral health, diet and smoking
If you are looking for something fulfilling where you can make a real contribution to the lives of your patients, we would love to hear from you
Additional Working Pattern: 08.30 - 17.00 Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri
Working for our organisation
Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences
We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission
The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment, if you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number so we can support you further.
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
Find out more about the community difference here.
Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Dental degree (BDS, BChd or recognised equivalent)
- Satisfactory completion of Dental Foundation Training year. Performer Number with NHS England Registration with GDC without conditions imposed
- Full UK Driving Licence
Desirable criteria
- Other postgraduate qualifications
- Experience of salaried service and/or special care dentistry and/or paediatric dentistry MFDS, MJDF
Experience
Essential criteria
- Maintains professional knowledge, competence and continuing professional development.
- Has current GDC registration with no restrictions and has a performer number with demonstrable experience within NHS dentistry
- Experience of providing care which requires the application of sound ethical and professional principles in a complex physical, social or intellectual context.
- Professional clinical approach including participation in appraisal, peer review, clinical audit and continuing professional development activities
- Sufficient knowledge, confidence and experience to deal sensitively and professionally with issues of poor or under performance in colleagues and other members of the dental team
Desirable criteria
- Experience in using advanced sedation technique – e.g. intranasal sedation technique
- Knowledge of dentally software system or similar computerised dental charging system
- Knowledge of wider dental environment
- Experience in providing treatment under inhalation sedation and Intravenous sedation
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Willingness to participate in clinical research and audit as directed with the potential to take the lead in clinical research projects or audits within their competence
Desirable criteria
- Clinical Teaching
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Compassionate and empathetic
- Good Communication Skills both verbal and written
- Ability to work well within a multidisciplinary team
- Work independently
- Good time keeper
Other Essential Requirements
Essential criteria
- No restriction to practice from GDC
- Not served a custodial sentence not have been convicted of serious violence or cases displaying a breach of trust
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jacqueline Murray
- Job title
- Practice Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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