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Dental Officer for Prisons | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
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Company: Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust Dental Services holds several NHS contracts and is commissioned to provide Dental Access and specialised referral services in Community Dental Services and prison dentistry from 20 sites, with general anaesthetic sessions at three hospitals.

It also provides local authority contracts to deliver oral health promotion and non- commissioned services including training and dental engineering

To provide dental care for patients currently being detained by Her Majesty at HMP sites across Kent.

Involve patients in their care and treatment. Offer information, support and motivation to patients regarding oral health, diet and smoking

To work with other healthcare professionals and stakeholders to provide a seamless care package for KCHFT dental patients

Monitor the application of clinical governance practice including dental nurse standards, infection control and cross infection

Participate in audits as directed by senior management or the Dental Strategic Business Unit Quality Group (DSBUQG)

Comply with Dental Practice Inspections as organised through the Area teams, and ensure delivery of all CQC outcomes for patient care

Comply with all KCHFT clinical and non-clinical policies

Act as an ambassador for the dental service, lead and positively motivate the teams, focus on patient outcomes and key performance indicators and activities

Attend and chair meetings as directed by the senior management team

Rated 'Outstanding' by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values:Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent.

We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme.

We know life outside work matters.As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.

As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team viakentchft.recruitment@nhs.net, quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

This advert closes on Wednesday 30 Sep 2026

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