Specialist in Special Care Dentistry

Job summary
This post is for internal candidates to Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust and The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. If you are not currently working within either of these Trusts, your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.

We are looking for a Specialist in Special Care Dentistry to join our growing community dental service team dedicated to improving the care for patients across Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin.

These are our services: Children's and Special Care Dentistry, Urgent Care through Dental Access Centres, Salaried Dental Practices, Out of Hours and On Call Emergency Dental Services. Our aim is to ensure we provide the best possible care for vulnerable people who do not easily access, or whose needs are unable to be met by General Dental Practice Services.

The Children's and Special Care service is provided from three well equipped clinical sites (Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Dawley, Telford) and in partnership with our acute hospital sites.

Main duties of the job
As a specialist in special care dentistry within the Planned Care Service Delivery Group you will have the opportunity to influence the development and delivery of both CDS care pathways and those across The Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Community and Hospitals NHS Group with which they integrate. As a clinical leader your values, skills, knowledge and experience will impact on the care we provide across professions and teams. You will have a role in service development, governance and the strategic direction of Special care dentistry within the Community Dental Service.

Applicants should have clinical experience in treating patients with a wide range of complex additional needs, in a variety of settings and have proven skills in providing treatment under GA and conscious sedation. You will be on the GDC Specialist list for Special Care Dentistry or within 6 months of completion of the specialist training programme as an Str in special care dentistry.

Applicants must have full GDC registration, a VT number or can demonstrate equivalent VT experience. Applicants must meet the requirements for the employment of a Dental Performer under NHS Contract and for inclusion on the National Performers list as determined by NHS England.

About us
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Details
Date posted: 06 August 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Doctor - other
Salary: £101,434 to £116,573 a year pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 825-8149108-OPS
Job locations: Dawley Community Dental, Doseley Road North, Telford, TF4 3AL, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for comprehensive additional detail about the role.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Person Specification
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential

• A Primary Dental Qualification.
• Full registration with General Dental Council (GDC).
• On GDC Specialist list for Special Care Dentistry (or be within 6 months of completion of specialty training).
• Dental Practitioner must have completed Vocational Training, been issued with a VT number or demonstrate VT equivalence training. Applicants must meet the requirements for the employment of a Dental Performer under NHS Contract and for inclusion on the National Performers list as determined by NHS England.

EXPERIENCE
Essential

• Significant clinical experience in all aspects of Special Care Dentistry.
• Experience in provision of dental treatment under General Anaesthesia.
• Experience of use of and provision of dental care under all appropriate conscious sedation techniques.
• Experience in the dental management of medically compromised patients.
• Experience of provision of care in domiciliary settings.
• Experience of working in different environments; hospital, community and general dental services.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Essential

• Demonstrate the competencies of a specialist dentist (clinical) which are clinical, communication, management & leadership, professionalism and teaching & training.
• Knowledge of wider NHS legislation and governance as it applies to dental specialties.
• Experience & knowledge in use of Dental Electronic Patient Records e.g. Soel Health and Microsoft Office.

OTHER
Essential

• Must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.