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Associate Dentist

Primary Care Careers

The closing date is 23 May 2025

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Job summary

Together Dental in Ipswich are looking for an Associate Dentist to join our busy team on a full-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. Although there is a NHS requirement that needs to be fulfilled, the associate must also be keen to develop skills in private dentistry in an ethical, steady and safe environment, supported by us.

Main duties of the job

We can offer;

  • £15 UDA rate
  • Profit share option (detailed below)
  • Potential private earnings from £60,000
  • 50% private rate
  • Days available - Monday to Friday from 8.30am - 5.00pm
  • Option of discounted diplomas with Tipton Academy and a discounted full Invisalign course
  • Option for additional earnings by supporting a dental therapist and / or an overseas dentist

Profit Share Option:

  • A base profit level will be set. This will be the base line against which growth is measured.
  • The incentive would be based on improvement in the profit of the practice.
  • The amount paid is relative to each £ in increase of profit.
  • There is no buy-in cost, so no risks, only upside opportunity.

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

Date posted

25 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience - competitive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

8739-2

Job locations

Foundation Street

Ipswich

Suffolk

IP4 1BN


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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

Experience

Essential

  • 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.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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

Experience

Essential

  • 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.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

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

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Foundation Street

Ipswich

Suffolk

IP4 1BN


Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Foundation Street

Ipswich

Suffolk

IP4 1BN


Employer's website

https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Together Dental

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Date posted

25 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience - competitive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

8739-2

Job locations

Foundation Street

Ipswich

Suffolk

IP4 1BN


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