Dental Paediatric Consultant

Job Summary

This is an exciting new part time Paediatric Consultant post to join our team to provide a wide range of primary dental care for a diverse range of patients who are referred to the Service and subject to the Terms and Conditions of service governing the appointment of Hospital Medical and Dental Staff in England and Wales, or as subsequently varied by agreement.

The Consultant will be a highly regarded member of the services senior management team working with the Dental Service Manager, Clinical Lead, Consultant in Special Care Dentistry, Clinical Team Lead and Dental Nurse Manager. Active involvement with the Paediatric Managed Clinical Network will be essential.

• Develop paediatric specialist clinical capacity and effective support, guidance, training and workforce development opportunities for our clinical teams now and in the future.
• Support and further develop clinicians so that they can demonstrate enhanced (Tier
  2) skills in paediatric dentistry, enabling the service to develop in line with recommendations of relevant Commissioning Guidance for Paediatric Dentistry while offering high quality care for children.
• Be involved in and guide the management of medically compromised children and adolescents in the community and develop and improve essential local, regional and national links.
• In conjunction with other Specialists within and outside the service deliver, develop and enhance the provision of treatment under conscious sedation and general anaesthesia.
• Further develop emergency and urgent dental trauma management and treatment within Northamptonshire.
• Contribute to planning and management of paediatric dental services for Northamptonshire helping to deliver and secure commissioned service delivery.
• Lead on CPD provision within service for paediatric general anaesthesia and conscious sedation.

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.

We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be "outstanding" by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

• Date posted: 22 January 2026
• Pay scheme:
  Hospital medical and dental staff
• Grade:
  Consultant
• Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year pro rata
• Contract:
  
  Fixed term
• Duration: 2 years
• Working pattern:
  Part-time
• Reference number: 270-MED
  461-A
• Job location:
  
  St James Dental Department, St James Rd, Northampton, NN5 5LQ

• Demonstrates clarity in all communication with capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation.
• Capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems/make decisions.
• Effectively supervises junior staff and other staff groups.
• Leads, motivates and inspires the team on a daily basis, bringing all team members together in providing high standards in the provision of care.

• Experience in the multidisciplinary management of Paediatric patients.
• Experience in Community Dental Services settings.
• Experience in the day-to-day clinical management of a Paediatric Dental Service.

• Research relevant to Paediatric Dentistry.

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

• Employer name:
  Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
• Address:
  St James Dental Department, St James Rd, Northampton, NN5 5LQ
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