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Senior Dental Officer

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation TrustBacup, North West

Salary
£84,781 to £99,163
Contract
Fixed-Term
Location
Bacup
Closes
17 November 2026

Overview

This is a NHS role (fixed-term) with Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust based in Bacup. The advertised salary is £84,781 to £99,163. Applications close on 17 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.

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Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fixed term Senior Dental Officer for maternity cover in Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust Denta...

o The post-holder will provide a full range of primary care dentistry to retained safety net (routine care) patients accessing Dental Services at Bacup Health Centre.o The post-holder will provide primary care special care dental services, paediatric dental services, conscious sedation, and domiciliary care to those patients referred to LSCft Dental Services in accordance with Service need and the NHSE service specifications.o You may be expected to work at any of the sites across the LSCFT Dental Services footprint.o The post holder will be expected to undertake urgent dental care for the Service's own patients and those patients accessing the Lancashire Dental Helpline..o The post holder will be expected to support the Service Leadership Team by undertaking management and leadership duties as agreed in the job plan.o The post holder will be expected to provide care following local and national standards and guidance including NHS regulations , Trust and Service policies and procedures, NICE Guidance and Delivering Better Oral Health

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well

Essential: - BDS or equivalent qualification; - Post Graduate Dental Qualification eg DSCD or Diploma in Conscious Sedation.; - Dental indemnity insurance; - Included on Performers list without restrictions; - Full GDC registration without restriction

Essential: - Broad based professional background; - Evidence of continual professional development both general and role specific; - Experience of providing special care dentistry and conscious sedation within a primary care setting; - Experience of providing dentistry within a secondary care setting.; - Evidence of providing domiciliary care in a variety of outreach settings; - Evidence of providing both urgent and routine care on a regular basis

Essential: - Good Team Leader and worker; - Experience of treating paediatric and special needs patients; - Providing dental treatment under sedation and general anaesthesia; - Clinical leadership experience in dentistry; - Knowledge of NHS PDS Regulations

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How this role compares

We hold 1,077 NHS vacancies in North West that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £32,073. This role pays more than about 88% of them.

There are 11,887 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,397 of them in North West.

You have 11 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 33 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust has 69 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.

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