Dental Officer

Are you a Dentist looking to help patients in their own home? We can help you progress in your career and give you a new challenge.

Are you someone who wants to support children and adults with complex health needs in their own home within the community you live?

Are you a Dentist who has good clinical and communication skills and has a passion for Dentistry in a unique, inclusive environment, delivering a high standard of community based dental care embracing the diverse needs of our patients.

**As a Kent Community Dentist, you can expect**:

- Friendly, experienced and knowledgeable teams who can support you and provide peer reviews
- A diverse and fast paced work environment a world away from your local General Dental Practice.
- Supportive work environment i.e. Peer support, 1-1's and appraisals
- Benefits of working for KCHFT include access to in house training, structured study leave and financial help with relevant additional training
- NHS Pensions Scheme, paid annual leave and sick leave as well as full NHS maternity pay and leave and access to Blue Light Discounts.

Within this role you will work as part of an integrated team within Community Dentistry, treating adults and young people with learning disabilities and complex health needs within their own homes.

You will utilise your strong communication and interpersonal skills to interact with our diverse community of patients showing them understanding and treating them as individuals using the KCHFT CARE approach.

You will have an opportunity to develop yourself further including developing your professional registration and qualifications.

Previous applicants to the role in the last 6 months need not apply.

One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our valuesCompassionateAspirationalResponsiveExcellent

We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.

We’ve signed up to be a real UK living wage employer. The real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate voluntarily paid by 7,000+ UK businesses who believe their staff deserve a fair wage. Committing to the real UK Living Wage is one way we’re delivering our pledge to be the best employer

Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we’re reminded every day how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

Looking for professional development? We can support that too Ourcareer pathwayswill help you achieve your aspirations

Job responsibilities

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

Find out more about the community differencehere.

Good luck We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity

Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.