Clinical Director General Dental Services

Swansea Bay University Health Board; Port Talbot; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

Swansea Bay University Health Board is seeking a part-time Consultant in General Dentistry to provide strategic leadership and clinical direction for GDS services. The role focuses on delivering high-quality care in the community, working with DPFAs and training units, and coordinating dental care pathways across the health board.

You will lead dental collaboratives, represent dentistry in cluster frameworks, and drive service improvement for patients within the NHS Wales system.

Qualifications

• Essential: Degree level or equivalent and GDC registration.
• Essential: Evidence of continuing development and training.
• Desirable: Masters-level qualification or leadership/management qualification.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to dental staff and manage GDS services.
• Lead dental collaboratives, DPAs, and care pathway remodelling to improve patient outcomes.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Judgement & decision making

Strategic thinking

Partnership working

People & performance management

Political awareness

Education

Degree level education

GDC registration

Evidence of further development

Job description

Job summary

The post holder will be a key member of the Health Board's management of dental services working within the Primary, Community and Therapies Service Group (PCTSG), providing professional medical/dental advice, leadership, innovation, and support to ensure that the highest standard of clinical care is delivered within the Health Board. This includes the development and leadership within dental collaboratives, clusters, the Dental Training Unit, Dental Practice Advisors and the Dental Single Point of Access.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide leadership and direction for general dental services to support delivery of GDS contracts and the training and management of DFTs in the DTU. In addition, the post holder will lead and manage the HB's DPAs. The post holder will also lead dental collaboratives and represent dentistry in the relevant cluster frameworks. The post holder will contribute to remodelling of care pathways to achieve better outcomes for patients and service users, with a focus on delivering care and support as close to home as possible and making best use of GDS resources and facilities.

The post holder will provide clinical leadership to medical/dental staff across the Health Board working in GDS services promoting personal, professional and service development and building effective working partnerships with individuals and organisations in the local health and social care community. The post holder will support the development and delivery of effective professional performance and standards within the HB's clinical governance systems for those on the GDC register and DPL providing contracted or salaried services within SBUHB.

About us

Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people. We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot. Mental Health and Learning Disabilities services are provided both in hospital settings (Cefn Coed Hospital, Swansea Caswell clinic and Taith Newydd at Glanrhyd Bridgend) and other community settings. We also have community hospital and primary care resource centres providing clinical services outside the main hospitals. The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University. Aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of Southwest Wales.

Details

Closing date: 16 November 2026

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Consultant

Salary: Depending on experience. Salary will be commensurate with your substantive role

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 3 years

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 130-PCTCD10200FT

Job locations: Neath Port Talbot Hospital, Neath Port Talbot, SA12 7BX, United Kingdom

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Essential: Educated to degree level or equivalent; Full registration with GDC; Evidence of further development - education and/or training
• Desirable: Masters level qualification or evidence of training and experience to that level; Health service management/leadership qualification; Postgraduate qualification from a Medical Royal College/Faculty

Experience and Knowledge

• Essential: Significant experience of managing and leadership of dental trainees at DFT level
• Essential: Significant experience of managing or working as a DPA including undertaking PADR/appraisals
• Essential: Significant track record of employment at a senior level in a health related environment
• Essential: Well established dental practitioner with considerable dental experience of working in the NHS dental arena since their full registration with the GDC
• Essential: Evidence of leading service change with professional colleagues within the dental service areas
• Essential: Understanding and evidence of working with the GDC, HIW and HEIW
• Essential: Experience of dental management
• Essential: Considerable experience in clinical leadership roles
• Essential: Experience of working effectively with other stakeholders to improve primary community and secondary care services at a strategic and operational level
• Essential: Track record of facilitating change to improve services in clinical practice
• Essential: Sound knowledge of clinical governance and effective systems of medical management such as job planning, appraisal and clinical assessment
• Essential: Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and its application across health services
• Essential: Understanding of medical/dental recruitment and training matters
• Essential: Demonstrate extensive knowledge of the strategic issues facing NHS Wales
• Essential: An understanding of the primary care model for Wales and the national accelerated cluster development programme
• Desirable: Exposure to working at Board level; Budget management experience; An understanding of the role of management and clinical contribution to the overall Board agenda; An understanding of the principles of public health medicine relevant to the Health Board; Knowledge of the role and function of a statutory organisation and the principles of corporate governance

Skills and Abilities

• Essential: Excellent communication (verbal and written), influencing and interpersonal skills; Good organisational skills; Sound judgement and decision making; Able to manage complex work and prioritise effectively; An ability to think and act strategically; The ability to engage in effective partnership working; Effective people and performance management skills; Political awareness and ability to work within these constraints
• Desirable: Ability to speak Welsh or a willingness to achieve an appropriate level of oral competence; Ability to deal with the media

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here: Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Swansea Bay University Health Board

Employer's website: https://sbuhb.nhs.wales/

Contact

For questions about the job, contact: Dental Director, Primary Care, Karl Bishop, [e-mail], 0179270222

Swansea Bay University Health Board's privacy notice is available on request.