Dental Officer

Senior Dental Officer | Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Company: Lancashire Care Foundation Trust

Salary: £84,781 - £99,163 per annum pro rata

Hours: Part-time

Location: Accrington, BB5 2ED

Job type: Contract

Posting date: 20 Aug 2026

Closing date: 19 Sept 2026

Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time Senior Dental Officer to join Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust Dental Services on a fixed term contract to cover maternity leave ending 31 June 2027.

The post is suitable for an experienced practitioner to work 4 days/30 hours per week at Oak House Dental Centre in Accrington.

You will be expected to work at other sites within LSCft Dental Services within East Lancashire and BwD.

The post includes the provision of care within the specialties of special care and paediatric dentistry and urgent care for patients receiving continuing care within the service and those referred by the Lancashire Call Handling. Experience in inhalation conscious sedation is preferred.

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support 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, and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools, and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Explore our full wellbeing offer here:Keeping our workforce well

This role is supported by specialists in special care and paediatric dentistry. Dental nurses are qualified and many have training in extended duties—radiography, sedation, special care, fluoride application.

Oak House Dental Centre also provides undergraduate clinical placements for the University of Lancashire.

Mentoring and clinical supervision is available and professional development supported.

We are close to the coast, the beautiful Ribble Valley, and only 45 minutes from the Lake District.

This advert closes on Thursday 3 Sep 2026

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The post includes the provision of care within the specialties of special care and paediatric dentistry and urgent care for patients receiving continuing care within the service and those referred by the Lancashire Call Handling. Experience in inhalation conscious sedation is preferred

The post is suitable for an experienced practitioner to work 4 days/30 hours per week at Oak House Dental Centre in Accrington.

You will be expected to work at other sites within LSCft Dental Services within East Lancashire and BwD, LSCFT support 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 and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Explore our full wellbeing offer here:Keeping our workforce well

This role is supported by specialists in special care and paediatric dentistry. Dental nurses are qualified and many have training in extended duties-radiography, sedation, special care, fluoride application.

Oak House Dental Centre also provides undergraduate clinical placements for the University of Lancashire.

Mentoring and clinical supervision is available and professional development supported.

We are close to the coast, the beautiful Ribble Valley and only 45 minutes from the Lake District.