Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry

Job summary
Band C Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry for LSCFT Dental Services: 0.6 WTE /22.5 hours per week over 3 days.

Band C: LD21 £ 101,434- £116,573 Pro rata and commensurate with experience and previous NHS SPCDS employment.

Are you able to prioritise your own workload, flexible, reliable and a team player with excellent communication skills?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) Dental Services.

The post is within the Specialist Dental Service and is based in East Lancashire sites providing paediatric dental services; including the provision of sedation in community settings and paediatric exodontia and comprehensive dental care in theatre under general anaesthesia.

This role is supported by a strong Managed Clinical Network in Paediatric Dentistry.

The main duties of this salaried position will be to provide routine and urgent paediatric dental services to those referred to LSCFT Specialist Led Paediatric Dental Service, to provide conscious sedation, to lead on the provision of treatment under GA, to support the clinical triage of referrals and to provide leadership and management support for the dental team.

A post registration qualification is mandatory as is inclusion on the Paediatric Specialist General Dental Council Register.

For informal discussions please contact Sarah Procter, Dental Service Clinical Lead, on 07534063318.

Main duties of the job
Please ensure that you read the Job Description and Person Specification as your application will be measured against this document.

You must hold full GDC registration and Paediatric Specialist Registration without restriction and be on, or be eligible for immediate, inclusion on the Performers list.

Please note that further communication can be sought from LSCFT which will normally be on the email address given on the application form. You should also ensure that email addresses and telephone numbers are provided for your referees, to enable the Trust to contact them.

This post will require a Disclosure and Barring Service check (formerly CRB) so please be aware of the DBS Code of Practice, a copy of which is available from the Recruitment Services team, or by logging on to https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check/overviewSuccessful applicants must also fulfil local Occupational Health requirements.

About us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Details
Date posted: 05 August 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Doctor - other
Salary: £101,434 to £116,573 a year
per annum, pro rata (subject to confirmation)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 351-SCEN2595-MS-B
Job locations: St. Peter's Centre, Church Street, Burnley, BB11 2DL, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• BDS or equivalent qualification
• Post registration qualifications in Paediatric Dentistry
• Dental indemnity insurance
• Included on Performers List of England without restrictions
• Full GDC registration without restriction
• On the GDC Specialist Register for Paediatric Dentistry

Knowledge
Essential

• Experience of treating paediatric patients under LA, sedation and GA
• Clinical leadership experience in dentistry
• Knowledge of NHS PDS Regulations

Experience
Essential

• Broad based professional background
• Evidence of continual professional development both general and role specific
• Experience of providing special care dentistry within a secondary care setting.
• Evidence of clinical and non-clinical leadership and management skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.