Unscheduled Care locum Dentist

Locum Dentist – Unscheduled Care Sessions

Do you enjoy the variety and pace of Access sessions? We're seeking a Locum Dentist to provide dedicated unscheduled NHS care, supporting patients who require urgent or unscheduled dental treatment. With a fully structured diary and realistic appointment times, you'll spend your day helping patients access the care they need when they need it most.

• Location
  :
  Alpha Dental Care, North Shields
• Days
  :
  Monday and/or Friday

• £600 per day (7 hours)
• Dedicated unscheduled care sessions
• 15‑20 patients per day
• 20‑minute appointment slots throughout the diary with some buffer time for more complex cases
• Structured appointment book designed specifically for urgent and “Access” style care
• Clinical freedom to deliver high quality patient care
• Fully qualified and experienced nursing support
• Modern surgeries with well‑maintained equipment
• High‑quality materials and instruments provided
• Supportive practice and management team

For clinicians looking to establish longer‑term patient relationships, there may also be opportunities to discuss taking on patients through our Dental Essentials or private membership plans. This could provide the opportunity to gradually build and develop your own private patient diary alongside the unscheduled care sessions. Where NHS capacity allows a similar approach could be taken to support core practice UDA delivery where needed.

Our unscheduled care clinics play a vital role in supporting patients who require urgent/unscheduled dental treatment. With a carefully zoned diary and realistic appointment times, you'll be able to focus on delivering effective, patient‑centred care without the pressure of an overbooked schedule.

You'll be joining a collaborative clinical team where support is readily available, allowing you to concentrate on what matters most—providing excellent treatment and a positive patient experience.

• GDC registration
• NHS Performer Number
• Valid indemnity cover
• HepB
• Update to CPD
• Current DBS
• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Confidence in managing a wide range of urgent and unscheduled dental presentations

We are committed to delivering accessible, high‑quality dental care to our communities. Our practices combine modern facilities, experienced support teams and a patient first approach to create an environment where clinicians can thrive and patients receive the care they need when they need it most. Our teams have vast experience of delivering unscheduled care whilst part of incentivised access and UDAC schemes delivering some 42,000 appointments across 25 sites since November 2022.