Locum Dentist

Job summary

Together Dental in Ipswich are looking for a Locum Dentist to join our busy team on a part-time basis.

At Together Dental we bring together the best dental talent and help our teams become leaders in their field. We support you and provide guidance needed for your professional growth and development goals. Together we create a rewarding career based on respect, understanding and a drive to achieve high standards and shared goals. The practice opening hours are from 8.30am to 5.00pm. There is a 25 UDA day target and you will be able to develop your private with the remaining time at a 50% private rate. There is a flexible approach to NHS and private zoning and an inclusive, friendly and supportive team to enable you to deliver excellent patient care.

We can offer;

• Potential private earnings from £60,000
• Day rate of £450 with a target of 25 UDAs with an additional amount per UDA for over achievement
• 50% private rate
• 3 days available out of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 8.30am - 5.00pm

You will be joining a team with the superb support of:

• Our established patient base
• Access to our clinical support group
• Available Head of Operationsand Clinical Director
• Support with any training
• Lead clinician on hand to help discuss cases and patient issues and actively encourage this.
• Access to supporting specialists for more complex cases
• Internal marketing system which actively promotes individual dentist's special interests to direct patients for specific treatments.

Main duties of the job

• Registerable dental qualification
• Full registration with the General Dental Council
• NHS performer number

and skills and experience, including:

• High levels of competency in dentistry
• Ability to demonstrate empathy with patients requiring special care dentistry.
• Good communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal.
• Appropriate IT skills.
• Ability to plan and organise.
• Ability to demonstrate understanding of the issues relating to the management of clinical dental services.
• Ability to lead and work as part of a healthcare team.
• Ability to manage change effectively
• Demonstrable teaching skills
• Understanding of the legal and ethical framework within which dentists practice, particularly those pertinent to special care dentistry.
• Wide experience of primary dental care.

About us

Together Dental Ipswich is a fully equipped 4 surgery, mixed NHS and private practice close to the high street and a short walk from the waterfront. Parking on site, but also a public car park next door. Our surgeries have a wide range of high quality equipment and materials ensuring that you have the clinical freedom to offer high quality standards of patient care.

The practice can offer:

• Fully computerised with modern well-equipped surgeries in a large and fully refurbished practice
• A dedicated staff room with kitchen facilities and lockers
• An excellent team morale with long standing members both clinical and non-clinical
• An ethos of collaboration - we actively ask the dentists/hygienists to discuss cases with or without patients present for second opinions, advice, treatment planning or even assistance
• A dedicated management structure so issues are sorted swiftly and with minimal disruption to the working day

For more information or any queries, email: recruitment@together.dental