Dental Therapist Advanced Practitioner

Go back Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust Dental Therapist Advanced Practitioner The closing date is 08 December 2025 This role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours are part-time, 22.5 hours per week. A new and exciting opportunity has become available for aDental Therapist Advanced Practitioner with Direct Access experience to join our team at Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Trust Community Dental Services, supporting our Dental Practice in Springbank, Cheltenham. This is an opportunity to be part of an experienced team delivering care in a general practice setting and to gain valuable experience, with a variety of different patient cohorts. Main duties of the job The patients who access the Springbank Dental service include both adults and children. The post holder will be supported by a dedicated Senior Dental Officer alongside a highly experienced and friendly dental team. The post holder will be encouraged to utilise their full scope of practice to perform a range of clinical, restorative or preventative procedures to patients without direct supervision . You will need previous experience of delivering a wide variety of treatments under the direct access model. The Community Dental Services Gloucestershire is passionate about investing in its dental team. We provide our staff with opportunities to grow their capabilities and support Dental Therapists to develop their skills. The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification. About us We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust. Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that: 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question. 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region. 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%. This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys. Job responsibilities To perform a range of specialist clinical, restorative or preventative procedures withoutdirect supervision according to treatment plans under the direction of dentists within the Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust Community Dental Service orunder 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.To communicate effectively and empathetically with patients and their carers, often in highly complex situations.Provide clinical day to day supervision to dental nurses and apprentice/trainee dental nurses. The Trust is required to work in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas Person Specification Qualifications Diploma or degree in Dental Therapy and Hygiene (or equivalent UK qualification required for GDC registration) Registered with GDCli> Diploma in Dental Health Education Experience Clinical experience of full range of dental care treatments recognised as within dental therapist advanced practitioners scope of practice Skilled/Experienced in the management of anxious patients Experience of independently managing patients under direct access Clinical experience in NHS dental practice or Community Dental Service specialist knowledge Trained to undertake additional therapy duties Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit 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. Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust £47,810 to £54,710 a yearper annum (pro rata) #J-18808-Ljbffr