Specialty Dentist in Paedatric Dentistry | Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The priority for this part time post is the assessment and treatment of high caries patients referred to Paediatric Dentistry at Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS foundation trust. The sessions will predominantly be based within the Dental Hospital but maybe also be within our community sites depending on the service needs.

The post is 0.5 WTE Specialty Dentist in Paediatric Dentistry. The contract will be with Birmingham Community Health NHS Foundation Trust and the post holder will be responsible to the Clinical Director. If appropriate the post holder will be recommended for an honorary contract with the University of Birmingham.

The timetable for this post is flexible and will be agreed to reflect service needs and the interests and expertise of the post holder. A timetable and job plan will be agreed between the incumbent and the Head of Service for Paediatric Dentistry. It may involve sessions across the dental hospital and the community sites depending on service need.

The Birmingham Dental Hospital is an undergraduate and postgraduate dental teaching hospital that shares purpose built accommodation with the School of Dentistry of the University of Birmingham. It is sited at 5 Mill Pool Way, Birmingham, B5 7EG. The Dental Hospital provides an outpatient and day case service with approximately 130,000 patient attendances per annum.

All dental specialties are represented within the hospital building by Consultant clinics and/or university teaching departments. Excellent liaison exists with clinical and laboratory departments associated with the main medical teaching hospitals in Birmingham. A comprehensive range of investigative and reporting services are available.

Birmingham Dental Hospital and the Combined Community Dental Services together form the Dental Services Division within the Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is currently one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country. The organisation was one of the first Community Foundation Trusts.

The ethos for the Dental Division is that it should be clinically led and managerially supported. Within this new structure Birmingham Dental Hospital is a discrete service within the Dental Services Division, headed up by a Divisional Director, Divisional Medical Director and an Associate Director – Nursing/Therapy.

The post involves

The assessment of patients referred for caries management.

The provision of specialist care for the more complex cases that are referred to BCHC including the management of patients with dental trauma, congenital dental anomalies and children with behavioural problems, special needs and dental phobias.

The provision of care under sedation, primarily inhalation sedation, but with opportunities and facilities for treatment under intravenous sedation. The appointee may be involved in the supervision or teaching of junior members of staff

The post holder may be involved in the multidisciplinary clinics held in the department.

The post holder will be involved as appropriate, in the supervision and clinical training of staff within BCHC including dental pre-specialty and specialty trainees, dental therapists and dental nurses. There may be some involvement in the supervision of dental undergraduates and dental therapy undergraduates within BCHC.

The post holder is expected to participate in all aspects of Paediatric Dentistry Clinical Governance programmes and activities.

The post holder will be involved in regular appraisal and the identification of continuous professional development for which appropriate support will be given.

Secretarial support and office space is provided.

This advert closes on Thursday 30 Jul 2026