Dental Team Leader | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Are you looking for a rewarding post within an outstanding dental team caring for patients of all ages who have special needs?

The Hertfordshire Special Care Dental service are looking for two Team Leader roles to support expansion of our nationally award winning service.

Are you a dedicated professional with superb leadership skills hoping for a position that allows you to make a difference working with a dedicated and outstanding team? If so the award winning Hertfordshire Community Trust's Special Care Dental Service may be the organisation for you.

Previous experience of working in a special care dental team is desirable but not an essential requirement.

*INTERVIEW DATE 18th June, 2026*

• To ensure outstanding patient care is delivered by the whole team.
• To work together with other Team Leaders, Senior Dental Officers, Senior Dental Nurses, the Service Manager and Clinical Director in order to deliver a high quality, safe and effective Special Care Dental Service.
• To lead on designated aspects of the service as delegated by the Service Manager and Clinical Director.
• To provide managerial supervision, professional supervision and professional support, as required by the service in line with local policies and procedures.To participate in the development of innovative approaches and the delivery of service improvement projects.

· A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

· You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff

· We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities

· Our staff are proud to be Caring, Pioneering and Inclusive, in their work to help achieve the Trust vision

· We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages

· We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now

· You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.

Please see attached job description for more details

• Responsible for the day-to-day management of the team including, as delegated, managing leave on e-roster, ensuring adequate staffing levels are maintained and clinics have accurate numbers of staff to ensure the clinics run smoothly and a high standard of care provision are achieved meeting client expectations.
• Recruitment and retention of staff within the respective team, ensuring induction timetables are planned and executed.
• Ensure the policies and procedures of HCT are implemented and adhered to at all times and that team members are familiar with them.
• Responsible for ensuring that staff perform effectively and safely meeting the requirements of the post, taking appropriate action as necessary including completion of Incident Reporting and Risk Assessments following discussion with the Service Manager or Clinical Director.
• Participate in the recruitment, selection and interview process using the TRACs System.
• Support the Clinical Director and the Service Manager with the development of services, performance capability, governance initiatives and the development of policy and practice.

We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.

The use of AI is monitored and if you have used it then you are required to declare this, as well as what type of AI tools you have used and for what purpose. We reserve the right to further test your individual knowledge and skills in relation to the requirements for the post throughrobust and thorough interview and assessment.

This advert closes on Wednesday 10 Jun 2026

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