Clinical Lead – Community Dental Service in Carlisle

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust are looking to recruit a caring and energetic Clinical Lead Dentist to lead our community dental team in Allerdale and Copeland. You will be leading a friendly, highly skilled workforce, who have the privilege of providing specialist dental care to patients referred to the service, including special care dentistry, conscious sedation, and general dental care under anaesthesia. Other essential services provided include oral health improvement and clinical prevention programmes, involvement in national dental epidemiological surveys and screening programmes and the provision of access to emergency dental care. The service is also an accredited trainer for inhalation sedation practice.

We are looking for a dentist currently working at Senior Dental Officer or Clinical Lead level who has a desire to lead and develop our team delivering clinical excellence in community dental care. You will be working as part of a group of senior clinicians across Cumbria to deliver strong service performance and positive outcomes for service users. The successful applicant will be based primarily at Cleator Moor Dental Centre, a modern six surgery building with digital radiography, a bariatric surgery and wheelchair tipper.

Main duties of the job:

• The main role of the post holder will be to support the Dental Service Clinical Director in the effective management and leadership of the Special Care and Community Dental Service, within the Allerdale and Copeland locality.
• The post holder will be expected to actively support the Clinical Director in developing the strategic direction of the service.
• The Clinical Lead will be a highly visible, proactive and accessible clinical leader in their locality, acting as a role model and clinical resource and ensuring the sustained delivery of high standards of clinical care and service delivery, to clinicians, patients and the public.
• The Clinical Lead will also be expected to undertake clinical duties for up to six sessions per week. An agreed job plan will establish the range and scope of the clinical activity.
• The role holder may be required to participate in Out of Hours/On call Arrangements in line with Trust Policy and any local arrangements.

About us:

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county. Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work. Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Details:

• Date posted: 07 May 2026
• Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
• Grade: Doctor - other
• Salary: £81,716 to £95,579 a year per annum pro rata
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 262-A-24-6351228-J

Job locations:

Cleator Moor Dental Clinic, Birks Rd, Cleator Moor, Cumbria, CA25 5HP, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities:

JOB DESCRIPTION: Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP: Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

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If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview. Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Disclosure and Barring Service: 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. The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

• 27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
• Flexible working Scheme
• NHS Discounts
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Excellent opportunities for development
• Competitive NHS Pension scheme
• Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

Important Information: Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information. If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered. Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Person Specification:

Qualifications:

• Essential: BDS or equivalent, NHSE performer list number with no conditions/restrictions, Current GDC registration
• Desirable: Dental post-graduate qualification particularly sedation/special care dentistry/paediatric dentistry, Management qualification or appropriate training, Post graduate educational qualification

Experience:

• Essential: Minimum 8 years clinical experience, Experience of Clinical Audit and evaluation and learning cycle
• Desirable: Educational supervisor/clinical supervisor role, Policy and planning experience, Management of staff including recruitment, appraisal & staff development

Skills:

• Essential: Ability to plan, set objectives, priorities and review performance, Sound interpersonal skills - tact and diplomacy, Ability to work on own initiative but also a good team worker, Aptitude to learn and develop new skills, Good organisation and time management skills, including the ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines, Effective written or report writing skills.
• Desirable: Coaching and mentoring skills, Good presentation skills, Budget management

Knowledge:

• Essential: Specific knowledge of the NHS Dental Services and rules and regulations, Knowledge and understanding of NHS England Commissioning Strategies on Special Care and Paediatric Dentistry, Relevant decontamination regulations
• Desirable: Local, regional and national oral health strategies, Knowledge of NHS Salaried Dental Services

Employer details:

Employer name: North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Cleator Moor Dental Clinic, Birks Rd, Cleator Moor, Cumbria, CA25 5HP, United Kingdom