Dental Officer in Reading inReading PUBLISHED FRI 28 MAR 2025 Jump to job information section

Berkshire Community Dental Service (CDS) is looking for a dental officer to cover Maternity leave for 6 months and join their proactive, enthusiastic, and innovative workforce with a great team spirit.

The service has 7 clinics ranging from Newbury to Langley and over 40 members of staff treating patients with additional needs including children, people with learning and physical disabilities and the elderly. You will be based at Whitley Clinic and in the domiciliary setting. It is therefore essential that you can drive, have a UK driving licence and a car for travel between clinics and hospitals. You may be required to travel to our other clinics on occasion.

You will be on the rota for the Berkshire Dental Access Centre scheme and provide primary dental care for patients not registered or unable to receive emergency care with a General Dental Practitioner under NHS arrangements. This service is provided both on weekdays, weekends and bank holidays.  

You will provide clinical care to people with additional or special care needs such as:

• People with Learning Disabilities
• Medically compromised and physically disabled adults
• Frail Older People
• Adults with severe mental health problems
• Adults with challenging behaviour, anxiety or dental phobia
• You may treat patients under sedation and general anesthetic.
  
  

You will be responsible for some areas of clinical governance, training, management and supervision.

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our Values At Berkshire Healthcare Are

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
  
  

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites
  
  

FOR SECONDMENT ROLES ONLY - If the secondment role becomes permanent, the successful candidate may be offered the permanent position.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Shalini Chopra Job title: Chief Dentist Email address: Telephone number: