Job summary
Dental Officer Full Time Permanent
Hours: hours, 5 days per week
Bases: Westcotes Dental Clinic, Fosse Road South, Leicester, LE3 0LP
Merlyn Vaz Health & Social Care Centre, Spinney Hill Road, Leicester, LE5 3GH
Salary: Band A - £47,653 - £71,479 per annum
Do you want to make a real difference in a socially minded, values driven organisation? Do you want to work where your voice can be heard? We are an award winning employee owned social enterprise, providing high quality community dental services across east and central England.
Community Dental Services CIC are looking for a clinician who identifies with our values as a Social Enterprise and is passionate about providing care for those most at need.
Applications are invited from enthusiastic dentists for this post based primarily in our clinics at Westcotes Dental Clinic and Merlyn Vaz Health Centre. Leicester has a high dental need and is a service providing a wide range of care. Training opportunities will be provided to develop skills and competencies with special care and paediatric patients, such as sedation. There will be opportunities to participate with care under sedation and general anaesthesia.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will deliver dental treatment and preventative care to patients and clients of Community Dental Services. Leicestershire and Leicester City clinics provide dental care for many groups in the community including adults and children patients with additional needs. Peripatetic cover will be required to support clinics across the county including domiciliary care, epidemiological surveys.
About us
What do we offer?
1. 27 - 32 days holiday plus bank holidays.
2. Dentally led, patient focused working environment that is not constrained by UDA targets.
3. Access to the NHS Practitioners Scheme.
4. Funded internal and external mandatory training to enable you to maintain your CPD.
5. Support with training for your wider professional development.
6. Paid indemnity.
7. Uniforms provided.
8. Become a shareholder and have a say in how our organisation is run at all levels.
9. Opportunity to play a key part in local social care initiatives.
Informal discussions welcome, please contact Keerti Madhvani, Associate Operations Director,, mobile 07768 036822.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For details on main duties and responsibilities, please see attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Dental Officer
Essential
10. Please see attached person specification within the job description