Job summary
- Main area
- Dental Sedation
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 8 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 317-SD-25-257-VA1
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Newcastle Dental Hospital
- Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Salary
- £61,542 - £99,216 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialty Doctor in Dental Sedation
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated ambitious individual to join our well integrated team to support us with our treatment and education services in Dental Sedation. We offer excellent clinical facilities in our dedicated Sedation Department; which consists of sedation surgeries, a recovery area and pre-assessment rooms. All surgeries have the facility to undertake intravenous and inhalational sedation. The post is available from January 2026 and is a permanent position.
You will be an experienced Dental Surgeon with an enthusiasm to communicate your own knowledge and experience to students and patients. You will have been fully registered with the GDC for at least three years and have experience of intravenous and inhalational conscious sedation You will be offered a structured induction and support with the opportunity for further educational development. You will assume responsibility for the planning, co-ordination and delivery of specific components of service and teaching in partnership with clinical and academic colleagues.
Main duties of the job
The primary aim of the 0.8 WTE Specialty Doctor post is to provide a clinical sedation service (intravenous and inhalational) and comprehensive dental treatment for patients in the Sedation Department, under the direction of the consultant lead. The post-holder will also contribute to the organisation and delivery of sedation teaching to undergraduate and postgraduate students.
The nature of the post requires that candidates should have substantial experience in conscious sedation, as defined and practiced according to UK guidelines on dental sedation. Possession of a postgraduate qualification in dental sedation or a commitment to undertake this qualification within the first 18 months of appointment is essential.
Working for our organisation
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical:
· Provide a clinical service in sedation (intravenous & inhalational) and operative dental treatment (restorative and surgical) for adult and paediatric dental patients.
· Provide assessment and treatment planning for new sedation referrals.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential criteria
- BDS or equivalent
- GDC registerable qualification.
- Will have been fully registered with the General Dental Council for at least three years.
- MFDS or equivalent
- Postgraduate qualification in Dental Sedation or a commitment to undertake the qualification within 18 months of commencing the post.
Desirable criteria
- Leadership and training experience.
- Certificate in teaching or medical education
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- At least three years post BDS qualification experience in clinical dentistry
- Substantial clinical experience in intravenous and inhalational sedation for dentistry
- Completed a Foundation Training programme and at least one year in a recognised NHS post as DCT or above.
Management and Administration Experience
Essential criteria
- Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues.
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities.
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to personal development.
Desirable criteria
- Proven management ability.
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Experience of supervising or training clinical dental trainees, students or DCPs
Desirable criteria
- Experience in sedation teaching and training
Research / Audit / Clinical Governance
Essential criteria
- An understanding of Clinical Governance
- Understanding of UK guidelines on the practice of dental sedation
Desirable criteria
- Successful completion of audit projects that have led to change.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Victoria Cowan
- Job title
- HR Advisor
- Email address
- [email protected]
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