BAND C SPECIALIST SENIOR DENTAL OFFICER
| Posting date: | 10 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £97,769 - £112,360 Pa Pro Rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 10 May 2026 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS2 8HW |
| Company: | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7925957/387-S5957-AR |
Summary
A Vacancy at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
Specialist Senior Dental Officer -Band C Part-time - 22.5 hours per week (Up to 0.6 wte) Salary is NHS Salaried Dentists Band C – FIXED TERM 12 Months
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the UHBW Primary Care Dental Service. We are looking for an experienced and caring clinician with GDC specialist registration in either: Special Care / Paediatric Dentistry / Restorative Dentistry / Oral surgery- to join our team of Dentists, for a fixed term post, 12 months. .
Your main area of responsibility will be to provide support and advice, including treatment planning/case discussions on complex patients with / for colleagues working within the service. There will also be a treatment role, mainly for those patients unable to be treated by other Dental staff.
Experience of working alongside a Dental Therapist and in treatment of patients in a special care dental service setting and using sedation is essential. The post includes the provision of domiciliary care and sedation and the provision of dental care under local anaesthesia as required.
You will have excellent, experienced nursing support. You will also be able to take an active role in peer review, clinical governance and clinical audit projects.
This role is very well supported by the PCDS Clinical Director and Operations Manager
Main duties & responsibilities
The post of Band C PCDS Specialist Dental Officer requires a degree of flexibility to meet the many challenges of providing a comprehensive and effective dental service for patients throughout the BNSSG area and B&NES. The post holder will be required to provide emergency and routine dental care for people with severe issues who are unable to receive care from elsewhere within the service.
The post will be based at one of the Health Centres, or Clinics in Bristol and the surrounding area, but will be required to work at other bases within the BNSSG catchment area to support the provision of this advanced service. The post holder will work alongside and is expected to support more junior clinicians with different competencies, or less experience and also Dental Therapists. The post holder will be expected to provide leadership at service level in their speciality, career development and mentoring for their team of clinicians and support staff.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
There may also be opportunities to undertake clinical attachments within Bristol Dental Hospital. The post holder will be expected to contribute to service development activities within UHBW PCDS and to develop and maintain positive working relationships with commissioners and other Health Care partners such as General Dental and Medical Practitioners, who may refer patients.
This advert closes on Thursday 23 Apr 2026
Specialist Senior Dental Officer -Band C Part-time - 22.5 hours per week (Up to 0.6 wte) Salary is NHS Salaried Dentists Band C – FIXED TERM 12 Months
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the UHBW Primary Care Dental Service. We are looking for an experienced and caring clinician with GDC specialist registration in either: Special Care / Paediatric Dentistry / Restorative Dentistry / Oral surgery- to join our team of Dentists, for a fixed term post, 12 months. .
Your main area of responsibility will be to provide support and advice, including treatment planning/case discussions on complex patients with / for colleagues working within the service. There will also be a treatment role, mainly for those patients unable to be treated by other Dental staff.
Experience of working alongside a Dental Therapist and in treatment of patients in a special care dental service setting and using sedation is essential. The post includes the provision of domiciliary care and sedation and the provision of dental care under local anaesthesia as required.
You will have excellent, experienced nursing support. You will also be able to take an active role in peer review, clinical governance and clinical audit projects.
This role is very well supported by the PCDS Clinical Director and Operations Manager
Main duties & responsibilities
The post of Band C PCDS Specialist Dental Officer requires a degree of flexibility to meet the many challenges of providing a comprehensive and effective dental service for patients throughout the BNSSG area and B&NES. The post holder will be required to provide emergency and routine dental care for people with severe issues who are unable to receive care from elsewhere within the service.
The post will be based at one of the Health Centres, or Clinics in Bristol and the surrounding area, but will be required to work at other bases within the BNSSG catchment area to support the provision of this advanced service. The post holder will work alongside and is expected to support more junior clinicians with different competencies, or less experience and also Dental Therapists. The post holder will be expected to provide leadership at service level in their speciality, career development and mentoring for their team of clinicians and support staff.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
There may also be opportunities to undertake clinical attachments within Bristol Dental Hospital. The post holder will be expected to contribute to service development activities within UHBW PCDS and to develop and maintain positive working relationships with commissioners and other Health Care partners such as General Dental and Medical Practitioners, who may refer patients.
This advert closes on Thursday 23 Apr 2026
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