Dentist Saltash

We're Hiring: Unscheduled Care Dentists Flexible, Purpose-Led Roles. Golden Hello: £20,000 pro-rata* from the NHS Dental Recruitment Incentive Scheme. Relocation Allowance of up to £8,000.00.

Keast Mews Dental Centre is expanding and is looking for an enthusiastic Associate Dentist to join our friendly and supportive team as we begin providing NHS Urgent Dental Care (UDC). This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing practice delivering high-quality urgent dental care to the local community, with the support of an experienced clinical and administrative team.

Your patients need you. NHS dentistry needs you. At Smile Together, we're not just delivering dentistry; we're tackling oral health inequality across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. As a certified B Corporation, we reinvest our profits into improving oral health for those who need it most.

We're expanding our unscheduled care service and looking for passionate dentists to step in when patients need us the most, with opportunities to work evenings, weekends, and daytime sessions. Whether you're seeking regular sessions or short-term locum work, we offer a flexible, supportive environment where your clinical skills truly make a difference.

Main duties of the job:

• Immediate locum opportunities with the potential for long-term roles
• Modern clinics with experienced nurse support and digital systems
• A values-led organisation driven by community impact
• Work with paperless systems, digital x-rays, and other digital tools to enhance your clinical practice and deliver exceptional patient care.

About us:

This is a place where your dentistry does more, more for your patients, more for your community, and more for your sense of purpose. Make a difference with us.

If You:

• Are GDC registered (without conditions) with the right to work in the UK
• Have a current NHS performer number
• Have experience in urgent or unscheduled care or are eager to develop in this area

Paid indemnity and GDC registration. We've got you covered so you can focus on your career.

Time off:

27 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays each year (pro rata) and an additional paid day off to celebrate your birthday because you deserve to be celebrated!

Professional Development:

We'll help you develop your skills with access to our Smile Together Training Academy, including a paid subscription to Agilio for continuous professional development.

Community Involvement:

Get involved in impactful community projects and outreach initiatives across the region. Opportunity for half a day's paid volunteer time.

Health and Wellbeing:

Comprehensive Wellbeing Support through our Health Assured Programme, you'll have access to tools for mental and physical health, including 24-hour helplines, structured therapy, and more.

Job responsibilities:

Role Purpose: To provide urgent dental care for patients in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, including visitors to the region requiring unscheduled dental care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver high-quality unscheduled dental care to NHS and private patients (adults and children).
• Apply current best practice and evidence-based guidance in areas such as:
• Clinical examination and record keeping
• Oral health prevention strategies
• Radiography
• Antimicrobial prescribing
• Management of acute dental conditions
• Dental trauma (adult and paediatric)
• Endodontic emergencies
• Consent and documentation of extractions
• Treatment of patients with complex needs or medical histories
• Maintain awareness of referral pathways and patient access routes, including stabilisation clinics.
• Provide thorough clinical documentation to support continuity of care.
• Treat target numbers of patients efficiently while ensuring excellent patient experience.

Professional Conduct & Standards:

• Adhere to the standards set out by the General Dental Council (GDC) and maintain full registration without conditions.
• Comply with Smile Together's internal policies, procedures, and contractual obligations.
• Maintain appropriate indemnity cover and NHS performer number.
• Take personal responsibility for understanding and complying with all relevant codes of conduct and governance frameworks.

Professional Development:

• Maintain a Personal Development Plan and up-to-date CPD log.
• Engage in reflective practice and strive for continuous improvement.
• Attend and actively contribute to peer review meetings, clinical audits, and development sessions.
• Maintain mandatory training compliance and embrace ongoing changes in legislation, technologies, and clinical practice.
• Participate in training through Smile Together's Training Academy and external education providers.

Team Collaboration & Flexibility:

• Support colleagues across Smile Together, including Early Years Dentists, Apprentice Nurses, and wider clinical teams.
• Contribute to delivering unscheduled dental care services, including collaborative team temperature checks.
• Represent Smile Together professionally as an ambassador for our mission, vision, and values.
• Be willing to work from other locations when required, integrating into the local team as needed.

Organisational Engagement & Contribution:

• Actively engage in service development, planning sessions, and in-house meetings.
• Work with the Clinical Director and operational leads to help drive service improvement.
• Deliver in-house training sessions or webinars as required.
• Play a key role in contributing to Smile Together's success as a Social Enterprise by supporting community-focused oral health innovation.

Governance & Safety:

• Maintain safe working practices at all clinical sites and ensure compliance with clinical governance requirements.
• Adhere to all health and safety procedures and promptly report incidents or near misses using the designated process.
• Maintain strong IT skills, particularly in using the Practice Management System.

Other Duties:

Undertake any additional reasonable responsibilities as requested by the Clinical Director or management team. This job description may evolve as the post develops; changes will be made in consultation with the post holder.

Person Specification:

Qualifications Essential:

• GDC Registration without restrictions
• Bachelor in Dental Surgery
• Disclosure and Barring Service Check
• 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.
• UK Registration