PortmanDentex
Principal Dentist

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Job Description
Clinical Leadership and Shared Ownership Opportunity
Build a successful practice. Share in its profitability. Lead with the backing of PortmanDentex.
Cavehill Dental and Implant Clinic, Belfast is looking for an experienced General Dentist with the ambition to lead, grow and help shape a thriving practice.
This is more than a clinical role. It is an opportunity to influence how the practice develops, improve its commercial performance and benefit financially from the value and profitability you help create.
You will have the freedom and influence to think like an owner, supported by the scale, expertise and infrastructure of PortmanDentex. That means you can focus on leading excellent care, developing a high-performing team and growing the practice - without having to build everything alone.
Two pathways are available, allowing you to choose the level of commercial involvement that suits your ambitions.
Pathways
- Pathway 1: Shared Ownership
- Pathway 2: Practice Clinical Lead
For more information about each pathway, visit our website: Partnership with PortmanDentex: Make it Your Choice | PortmanDentex - Elevate Your Dental Career and Practice
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About You
You will be:
- A GDC-registered dentist with strong clinical experience.
- Commercially curious, entrepreneurial and motivated by growth.
- Committed to excellent, patient-centred care.
- Confident working collaboratively with practice management and support teams.
- Motivated to develop others and improve how the practice operates.


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Contact Information
Please contact Vikki on [email protected] for further information.
Additional Information
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect and are dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, disability, age, or nationality.
Contract Type
- Fixed Term Contract / Temporary
Location
- PortmanDentex, Belfast - Cavehill Dental Care
Vacancy Type
- PCL or Shared Ownership
Department
- Practices - North
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