Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 23 February 2026

Buckinghamshire Priority Dental Service is looking for a Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry to join their community dental team. The service is hosted by CNWL Trust.

The post holder must be registered and maintain registration as a Specialist in Special Care Dentistry with the General Dental Council and must have an active NHS Primary Dental Care Performer Number.

You will be the Paediatric clinical lead providing specialist advice and treatment for children who are accepted by the service. You will provide care in clinics with sedation facilities and on a domiciliary basis when necessary. You will provide comprehensive care under general anaesthesia at Wycombe, Stoke Mandeville and Milton Keynes University Hospitals.

You will be the lead for paediatric safeguarding. You will also be responsible for the triaging of referrals from GDPs and other referrers as part of a Specialist led process. As a senior clinician you will support, advise, teach and train a variety of professional employees including community dentists. You will be expected to provide support across all clinics in Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes, so having a driving licence and use of a car is essential.

Buckinghamshire Priority Dental Service provides oral health care for children and adults living in Buckinghamshire who are unable to access care in general dental practice. The service is hosted by Central and North West London NHS Trust.

Milton Keynes Community Health Services is committed to providing quality health & social care services, tailored to the needs of individuals, public & private organizations, delivered close to home. Our services are designed to increase well being & provide opportunities for recovery.

• Clear roles and responsibilities and a rewarding job so that you can make a difference to patients, their families and carer's.
• Personal development, access to appropriate training for your job and line management.
• Support and opportunities to maintain your health, well-being and safety and an environment free from harassment, bullying or violence.
• A good working environment with flexible working opportunities, consistent with the needs of patients.
• Fair treatment that is free from discrimination.
• Opportunities to engage in decisions that affect you and the services you provide, individually, through representative organisations and through local partnership working arrangements.
• Opportunities to enable you to be empowered to put forward ways to deliver better and safer services for patients and their families.

The post holder will take a clinical leadership role in developing Paediatric dentistry within the service in conjunction with the Clinical Director.

They will be responsible for the provision of advanced clinical care to children with learning difficulties, physical disabilities, mental health problems, medically compromised, severe anxiety or phobias and other disability or conditions that directly or indirectly affects their oral health.

The post holder will provide advanced clinical care to children in line with the defined complexity levels 1, 2 and 3a as detailed in the Commissioning Standards for Dental Specialities Paediatric Dentistry. This will include provision of care under sedation and general anaesthesia, domiciliary care, provision of oral health care to those in local secure settings, screening and epidemiology and oral health promotion.

The post holder will be responsible to the Clinical Director and will assist them as required in the day-to-day operational activities of the Community Dental Service. They will be expected to take the lead on the delivery of care to paediatric patients and will need to travel to sites as required. The post holder will be involved in the development, line management, training and supervision of dentists.

• Full registration with the GDC
• On the GDC Specialist list for Paediatric Dentistry
• Evidence of commitment to continued professional and personal development
• Performer number

• Planning and managing care where there are complex medical co-morbidities or the situation requires the involvement of other professionals and/or carers to resolve complex patient management issues
• Experience in treatment of patients under inhalation sedation and general anaesthesia
• Experience of working in salaried and specialised services
• Experience of working in a variety of dental settings e.g. clinics, domiciliary, hospitals
• Experience in treatment of patients under intravenous sedation
• Experience of teaching/training/mentoring staff
• Experience of carrying out screening or epidemiological work
• Experience in a leadership role
• Experience of managing and developing personnel including appraisal, performance and…