Oral Health Specialist Advisor - Dentists

Location: National East of England – Specifically Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex
Pay rate: £540.00 per inspection
Ad-Hoc - As and when required
Closing Date: 11/10/2026 at 11:59pm

This role is NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

Are you committed to helping us regulate health and social care within England?
When thinking about what drives you every day in your job, what keeps you motivated and passionate about your work what comes to mind?  For 3000+ people at the CQC we end each day knowing that we have made a difference to the lives of those most in need in our communities.  We make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and encourage care services to improve.  We are looking for people who are caring, demonstrate integrity and work well as part of a team to join with us and share in this sense of achievement.  If you would like to help us to make a positive impact to health and social care within England, then read on.
Why this could be a great role for you….
This role is ad hoc and would be in addition to a current, clinical role. If you’re currently a practising dentist and treating patients on a regular basis, then this is a great opportunity to drive improvement within the oral health sector and work as part of the National Oral Health Team in order to complete our inspection programme. This is a role with flexibility, plus the opportunity to impact positively on people’s lives. If you’re passionate about maintaining exceptionally high standards for those who require oral health care, we would love to hear from you.
What we can offer you...

As an Oral Health Specialist Advisor, you will be part of a vibrant national team and will enjoy a varied, challenging remit as you inspect and regulate primary care dental practices across the region to make sure they are safe, effective, responsive, caring and well led. The inspections typically require on-site activity and working with partners and stakeholders to reach a shared judgement on the quality of services being provided.
Accountabilities:

• Provide timely, robust and objective specialist advice to CQC staff, either through verbal or written communication
• Accompany CQC representatives on inspection and investigation activity to identified provider organisations and provide relevant advice and input to your specialist area in order to support appropriate judgements to be made.
• Observe the highest standards of impartiality, integrity and objectivity in relation to advice and activities that are undertaken on CQC’s behalf.
• Adopt an approach of openness and transparency in all business activities and the provision of advice undertaken on CQC’s behalf.
• Ensure all work carried out is within the scope of that required and relevant CQC policies/guidance are adhered to.
• Maintain the confidentiality of information that is accessed in the course of work undertaken for CQC
• Working within CQC registered locations and practises.
• Engaging in induction and training, as required.

Essential skills and experience:

• You will be a GDC registered dentist, with a minimum of five years’ experience of clinical practice and you will currently be a practicing dentist, treating patients on a regular basis.
• Highly-developed influencing, analytical and communication skills.
• Highly proficient in verbal, written and digital communication.
  A track record of working successfully with fellow clinicians and stakeholders, within the oral health sector.
• Experience of collaborating with dental professionals, in order to drive service improvement.
• In-depth knowledge of dental regulations, clinical procedures, and patient safety standards.
• Ability to provide clear, practical advice on clinical and operational improvements.
  Specialist Advisor Job Description.doc

We will require all successful applicants to be active in Professional Practice.

Please note that this role is subject to a satisfactory DBS check.

For an informal discussion or further information on the role, please contact [email protected].

Individual adjustments

We are committed to being open and transparent around our processes and we endeavour to offer every candidate the opportunity to perform at their best throughout the recruitment process. We seek to support candidates to identify potential challenges and work with them to identify and facilitate reasonable adjustments as appropriate. Should you require assistance and/or would like to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact a member of the team via email: [email protected]
CQC is committed to promoting a fair and inclusive workplace where all our people can flourish and reach their full potential. We know diverse teams allow for a more creative and productive environment and therefore encourage applications from everyone regardless of: age, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability, ethnicity or sexual orientation.
Our Values
Excellence – Meeting our challenge to be a high-performing organisation
Caring – Treating everyone with dignity and respect
Integrity – Demonstrating our passion for ‘doing the right thing’
Teamwork – Enabling us to be the best we can