Dental Therapist Job at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Chippenham)

Dental Therapist

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Location:
United Kingdom , Chippenham

Category:
Health and Beauty

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

49387.00 - 56515.00 GBP / Year

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Job Description:

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.

Job Responsibility:

To perform a range of specialist clinical, restorative or preventative procedures without direct supervision according to treatment plans under the direction of dentists
To plan the management of patients, often patients with additional needs, paediatric patients and patients with moderate to severe anxiety
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.

Requirements:

Degree in Dental Therapy and Hygiene or equivalent
Registration with the General Dental Council
Exemption training for the supply and administration of medicines
Clinical experience of full range of dental care treatments recognised as within dental therapist advanced practitioners scope of practice
Skilled communication and experience in the management of patients with additional needs, paediatric patients and vulnerable adults.
Competency in permitted extended duties: Dental radiography, local infiltration analgesia, inferior dental nerve block analgesia, dental impressions, temporary dressings, recementing of crowns

Nice to have:

Diploma in Dental Health Education
ISACD Accreditation in Inhalation Sedation

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
April 05, 2026

Expiration:
April 08, 2026

Employment Type:

Parttime

Work Type:

On-site work

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