Senior Dental Officer / Dental Officer
Sheringham, Norfolk | Permanent | Full Time | Up to £99,163 | No UDA Targets
Looking for a role where you can focus on patient care, not performance targets?
Flourish Medical is recruiting a Senior Dental Officer or Dental Officer to join an award-winning, employee-owned Community Dental Service based in Sheringham, Norfolk.
This is an exciting opportunity to build a rewarding career within community dentistry, providing high-quality care to patients with additional needs and those who may struggle to access traditional dental services. Working alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team, you'll enjoy excellent clinical support, outstanding professional development opportunities and the freedom to deliver patient-centred care without the pressures of UDA targets.
Whether you're an experienced community dentist or looking to transition into this rewarding field, you'll be joining a service that invests in its people and values quality over quantity.
What's on offer?
Senior Dental Officer
£84,781 – £99,163 per annum
Dental Officer
£54,502 – £81,753 per annum
Plus an excellent benefits package including:
- Permanent, full-time position (37.5 hours per week)
- 27–32 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS Pension (Practitioners Scheme)
- Paid professional indemnity
- Company sick pay
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Paid time for hospital appointments
- Uniform provided
- Employee shareholder opportunity with access to annual bonus
- No UDA targets
- Funded internal and external CPD
- Support for postgraduate qualifications including PgCert, PgDip and MSc
- Mentorship from experienced clinicians
- Opportunity to develop a Tier 2 portfolio or progress towards specialist training
- Opportunities to contribute to leadership, innovation and service development
About the role
As a Senior Dental Officer / Dental Officer, you'll provide comprehensive community dental care to patients who often require additional support, including individuals with complex medical conditions, learning disabilities, physical disabilities, anxiety, or social vulnerabilities.
You'll work across community clinics, domiciliary settings and hospital environments where appropriate, delivering a broad range of preventive, restorative and emergency dental treatments while collaborating closely with multidisciplinary teams.
This is a varied and rewarding role where every day is different, and every patient benefits from the time and care you can provide.
Key responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality community dental care and oral health advice
- Assess and treat patients with additional needs and complex medical conditions
- Provide preventative, restorative and emergency dental treatment
- Deliver care under inhalation sedation, intravenous sedation or general anaesthesia where appropriate
- Provide domiciliary care and support hospital-based dental services
- Work collaboratively with carers, families and multidisciplinary healthcare professionals
- Maintain high standards of clinical governance and accurate patient records
- Support the ongoing development of community dental services across Norfolk
About you
You'll be a compassionate and motivated Dentist who enjoys working with diverse patient groups and is committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.
You'll have:
- GDC registration
- Active NHS Performer Number
- Experience appropriate for either Dental Officer or Senior Dental Officer level
- A passion for improving access to dental care for vulnerable and underserved communities
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- A commitment to continuing professional development
- Flexibility to travel across Norfolk clinics where required
- Right to work in the UK (please note visa sponsorship is not available)
Why join this Community Dental Service?
This award-winning, employee-owned organisation is recognised for delivering outstanding care to patients who often face barriers to accessing routine dentistry.
Here, you'll have the opportunity to build lasting relationships with patients, develop specialist skills, undertake funded postgraduate training and progress your career in an environment where quality of care always comes first.
If you're looking for a career where your expertise can genuinely transform lives while enjoying excellent work-life balance and long-term career development, we'd love to hear from you.
Location
The role is based in Sheringham, with regular travel across community clinics and service locations throughout Norfolk.
Safeguarding
Flourish Medical is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of patients and expects every candidate to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced DBS.
Flourish Medical acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for temporary recruitment.