Associate Dental Dean Workforce (London)

NHS England; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is seeking an Associate Dental Dean (Workforce) to support the delivery of dental workforce functions. The role involves managing learner supervision and engaging faculty to ensure effective educational outcomes. Candidates must have a primary dental qualification and demonstrate senior clinical leadership. The position is part-time, requiring 16 hours of work per week, with a salary based on the GP Dental Clinical Educator Pay scale.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and improve learner supervision and assessment.
• Engage faculty to ensure effective educational outcomes.
• Focus on workforce transformation and curriculum delivery.
• Promote workforce well-being strategies.

Skills

Senior clinical leadership role

Evidence of managing a team

Strategic level expertise in healthcare

Understanding of financial systems

Management of professional standards

Understanding of dental professional training

Education

Primary Dental qualification

Registration with the General Dental Council

Postgraduate qualification in education, training, leadership or clinical management

Job description

Associate Dental Dean Workforce (London)

We are looking to recruit to the post of Associate Dental Dean (Workforce). As a result of NHS England's (NHSE) integration into the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), please note that the end date for all new educator secondments/posts will be 31st October 2026. The post is 16 hours per week.

The role of the Associate Dental Dean (Workforce) is to work with and support the NHS England Regional Postgraduate Dean and other Associate Dental Deans in leading the delivery of a wide range of functions that exist to deliver a dental workforce, aligned to the NHS England mandate.

The Post holder will be employed on the GP Dental Clinical Educator Pay scale. Appointments at other pay scales will not be considered.

First time Associate Deans will be employed at GP03.

Main duties of the job

The Associate Dental Dean (Workforce) is professionally and managerially accountable to the Regional Postgraduate Dean. The role will focus upon the delivery and improvement of learner supervision, assessment and experience, engagement of faculty and ensuring effective educational outcomes, both now and in the future. The role is evolving and will also focus on whole workforce transformation and developing multi-professional links as well as innovative ways of curriculum delivery and workforce well‑being strategies.

About us

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

If you are successful at interview, we will run an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR). This transfer gathers valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support the onboarding process, including; statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent.

Job responsibilities

You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

For internal applicants, this will be an additional assignment to their NHSE employed role.

Secondments

Job description

You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

For internal applicants, this will be an additional assignment to their NHSE employed role.

Applicants from within the NHS willbe offered on a secondment basis only, agreementshouldbeobtainedfromtheiremployerpriortosubmittingtheapplication.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Primary Dental qualification
• Registration with the General Dental Council
• Postgraduate qualification in education, training, leadership or clinical management

Knowledge and Skills

• Senior clinical leadership role
• Evidence of being able to manage a team to effectively deliver programmes
• Evidence of working at a strategic level within healthcare
• Understanding of financial systems
• Management of professional standards concerns
• Clear understanding of dental professional training

Attitudes and Behaviours

• Ability to demonstrate excellent communication skills with colleagues and stakeholders
• Ability to clearly demonstrate a commitment to fairness and equity of access for all