Employer Community Dental Services CIC. Employer type NHS Site Thetford Healthy Living Centre, Town Thetford. Salary £84,781-£99,163 per annum for SDO; £54,502-£81,753 per annum for DO. Salary period Yearly. Closing 28/06/2026 23:59.
Band B LD11
Job overview
Permanent, Full Time
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Bases: Thetford Healthy Living Centre, IP24 1JD
Do you want to make a real difference in a socially minded, values driven organisation? 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. This offer can be used for relocation, salary top‑up, training, relocation fees, registration fees, and many other personal benefits. We are happy to negotiate with the right candidate to determine how this incentive is spent.
Community Dental Services CIC are looking for a senior clinician who identifies with our values as a social enterprise and is passionate about providing care for those most at need.
Applications are invited from enthusiastic dentists for this post based at our clinic at Thetford Healthy Living Centre. The post may also involve working regularly at other clinics in Norfolk depending on service need.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will deliver dental care and advice to patients and their carers from community groups, including patients with additional needs, who are clients of Community Dental Services.
Services to be provided include preventive care and advice; dental treatment; care under sedation and general anaesthesia; and epidemiological field work. Working at other locations to support the client group will be required, 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 CDS are unable to offer visa sponsorship.
Working for our organisation
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. Build your portfolio for tier 2 or speciality training.
- 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 and that represent the communities we serve. Therefore, we welcome and encourage applications from all members of the community.
Subject to CDS policies and terms and conditions.
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.
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