Dental Therapist | Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 25 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 24 April 2026 |
| Location: | Chippenham, SN15 2AJ |
| Company: | The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7879768/249-7879768 |
Summary
Community Dental Service based in Chippenham.
Part time, 2 days a week (15 hours)
You should be innovative, flexible and committed to working in a team environment while providing high standards of clinical care.
The post holder will be required to work 8:30- 17:00, with one hour for lunch, 2 days per week, one of the days will be a Friday. Our Community Dental Service has 4 dental clinics, within Wiltshire & Swindon. We work in domiciliary settings and within main hospitals therefore use of a motor vehicle is essential. You will join our team to provide care for our service users, those patients with dental needs outside of general practice, and be supported by a Senior Leadership Team, offering mentoring and support and experienced line management.
Further information about this post can be found in the attached Job Description. We welcome an informal contact from you (telephone calls, visits, meeting colleagues) in advance of your application. In the first instance please contact Lucy McArthur, Clinical Director on 01249 456598 or by email on gwh.dentaladmin.teamoffice@nhs.net.
GWHFT Community Dental Service provides Urgent Dental Care, Special Care Dentistry, Paediatric Dentistry for children with additional needs, and Out of Hours Dentistry to the population of Wiltshire and Swindon. The post holder will use their skills to deliver services within the GWHFT Community Dental Service contract.
The Service covers Wiltshire and Swindon, and the post holder may be required to deliver services from any of our 4 sites and in domiciliary settings. The role may include participating in inhalation sedation lists, domiciliary care and epidemiological surveys.
The post holder will provide a wide range of dental treatment including all extended duties appropriate to a registered dental therapist working collaboratively with dentists within the community dental service. The work will be carried out within our community dental clinics, domiciliary visits and occasionally at our hospital sites in Swindon, Bath and Salisbury. There may also be opportunity to participate in Health Inequality Projects in collaboration with the Integrated Care Board.
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group – a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.
We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.
• To perform a range of specialist clinical, restorative or preventative procedures without direct supervision according to treatment plans under the direction of dentists within Great Western Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Community Dental Service or under direct access to defined patient groups.
• To plan the management of patients, often patients with additional needs, paediatric patients and patients with moderate to severe anxiety demonstrating an understanding of their physical and social needs
• To maintain any associated patients records following delivery of care
• To provide oral health advice, oral health plans and instruction to specific client groups with multiple complex needs and to provide advice and instruction to parents and carers.
• To carry out a significant range of clinical procedures/activities to a high standard and comply with all relevant local and national guidance.
Please see the attached job description for full information
This advert closes on Wednesday 8 Apr 2026
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