Specialist Paediatric Dentist | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 27 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £96,990 - £107,155 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 July 2025 |
| Location: | London, SW10 9NH |
| Company: | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7255377/289-SC-97 |
Summary
We are seeking to employ a Specialist Dentist to cover both inpatient and out-patient clinical care at Chelsea and Westminster. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of advanced clinical care to children with additional or special needs. This will include providing comprehensive dental care under sedation or general anaesthesia where appropriate
• Dental care will be provided in a hospital setting and a flexible approach will be required in responding to the clinical care needs of these patients.
• To provide support and advice, including treatment planning/case discussions on complex paediatric patients with/for colleagues working within the service.
• To provide clinical care to priority groups, mainly children, on referral from other members of the service.
• To provide clinical care under conscious sedation or general anaesthesia as required.
• To assist the Clinical Director in the development and provision of an evidence based service using staff development and the appropriate management of resources.
• Providing guideline updates in relation to paediatric dentistry, acting as Children’s safeguarding lead, providing staff training as required.
• To lead and deliver clinical audit programmes and participate in waiting list initiatives.
• Assist the Clinical Director of Dental services with any clinical matters relating to paediatric dentistry and undertake duties as delegated by the Clinical Director.
We have over 6,000 members of staff that are PROUD to Care for nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children’s, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We’re one of the best preforming Trusts in the country. We’re also one of the top trusts to work for – our staff say they’re engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as ‘Good’ in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of ‘Good’. We’ve also been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating for ‘use of resources’ by an NHS Improvement inspection.
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing around £10 million a year in our estate. We are currently spending £25 million on expanding our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and redevelopment of our children’s unit at West Middlesex – in partnership with our charity, CW+ and generous donors
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for detailed job description and responsibilities.
This advert closes on Monday 14 Jul 2025