Senior Dental Officer / Dental Officer - *£10k Golden Hello Incentive* in Lincolnshire

Employer: Community Dental Services CIC

Location: Thetford Healthy Living Centre, Thetford

Salary: £84,781-£99,163 per annum for Senior Dental Officer; £54,502-£81,753 per annum for Dental Officer

Salary period: Yearly

Closing date: 28/06/2026 23:59

Band: B LD11

Job overview:

This is a permanent, full-time position with 37.5 hours per week based at Thetford Healthy Living Centre, IP24 1JD. We are an award-winning employee-owned social enterprise providing high-quality community dental services across east and central England. We are excited to offer a £10,000 employment incentive that can be used for relocation, salary top-up, training, registration fees, and other personal benefits.

Community Dental Services CIC is looking for a senior clinician who identifies with our values as a social enterprise and is passionate about providing care for those most in need. Applications are invited from enthusiastic dentists for this post, which may also involve working regularly at other clinics in Norfolk depending on service needs.

Main duties of the job:

• Deliver dental care and advice to patients and their carers from community groups, including patients with additional needs.
• Provide preventive care and advice, dental treatment, care under sedation and general anaesthesia, and epidemiological fieldwork.
• Work at other locations to support the client group, including domiciliary care and local hospitals.

Community Dental Services encourages postgraduate education and development. Mentorship and training will be provided to support this if required. You must be GDC registered and have an active NHS performer number. Please note that CDS is unable to offer visa sponsorship.

What do we offer?

• Access to the NHS Practitioners Scheme.
• 24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme.
• Time allowance for hospital appointments.
• Paid indemnity.
• Uniforms provided.
• Free tea and coffee provided.
• Shareholder opportunity to annual bonus.
• Company paid sickness benefits.
• Opportunity to play a key part in local social care initiatives.
• Dentally led, patient-focused working environment that is not constrained by UDA targets.
• Opportunity to develop your skills and career with funded internal and external mandatory training, postgraduate qualifications, PgC, PgDip, MSc.
• Support with training for your wider professional development.
• Become a shareholder and have a say in how our organisation is run at all levels as an employee director or regional representative.

We recognise the positive value of having a workforce with a variety of lived experiences that represent the communities we serve. Therefore, we welcome and encourage applications from all members of the community.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.