How do I hire locum or temporary dental professionals through Actionus?

Send us the role, location, dates and engagement type. We confirm what is achievable, shortlist compliant dental professionals and book them once you approve, with hours recorded through weekly online timesheets.

Can Actionus recruit permanent and interim dental professionals?

Yes. We recruit dental staff on locum, temporary, interim and permanent terms, and temporary assignments can convert to permanent on agreed terms.

What checks are completed before dental professionals start?

Professional registration where it applies, right to work, identity, the correct level of DBS, references and role-specific training evidence. The compliance pack is shared with you before the assignment begins.

Do you work across the whole of the UK?

Yes. Actionus recruits nationally across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and in Ireland, so you work with one agency wherever the vacancy sits.

For employers

Dental recruitment agency.

Hire locum, temporary, interim and permanent dental professionals with Actionus. Dental access pressures span community dental services, special care dentistry, hospital maxillofacial teams and NHS practices, with nurses and hygienists as hard to source as clinicians. Actionus supplies GDC-registered dentists, dental nurses, hygienists and therapists for locum, contract and permanent work.

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How you can hire

Locum, temporary, interim or permanent.

Locum dental professionals

Short-notice and planned locum dental professionals to cover rota gaps, sickness, leave and backlogs, booked on your framework or direct engagement terms where they apply.

Temporary dental professionals

Temporary dental professionals for seasonal pressure, projects and fixed blocks of work, with weekly online timesheets approved by your manager.

Interim dental professionals

Interim dental professionals and senior leads to hold a service, cover a vacant post or deliver a change programme while you recruit permanently.

Permanent dental professionals

Permanent dental professionals sourced, screened and shortlisted against your brief, with interviews arranged and offers managed through to start.

Compliance checked before the first shift

•GDC registration
•Enhanced DBS or PVG, with update service checks
•Right to work and identity verification
•References covering recent clinical employment
•Occupational health and immunisation clearance
•Mandatory training evidence

Settings we supply

•Community dental services
•Hospital oral and maxillofacial units
•NHS and private dental practices
•Special care dentistry

Specialities

General dentistry, Dental nursing, Dental hygiene and therapy, Special care dentistry, Oral surgery, Paediatric dentistry

Questions

Hiring dental professionals, answered.

How do I hire locum or temporary dental professionals through Actionus?: Send us the role, location, dates and engagement type. We confirm what is achievable, shortlist compliant dental professionals and book them once you approve, with hours recorded through weekly online timesheets.
Can Actionus recruit permanent and interim dental professionals?: Yes. We recruit dental staff on locum, temporary, interim and permanent terms, and temporary assignments can convert to permanent on agreed terms.
What checks are completed before dental professionals start?: Professional registration where it applies, right to work, identity, the correct level of DBS, references and role-specific training evidence. The compliance pack is shared with you before the assignment begins.
Do you work across the whole of the UK?: Yes. Actionus recruits nationally across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and in Ireland, so you work with one agency wherever the vacancy sits.

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