Dental Practice Advisor

Swansea Bay University Health Board; Clyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Swansea Bay University Health Board invites applications for a Dental Practice Advisor to support GDS and wider dental services. The role focuses on clinical advice, partnering with dental contractors, and contributing to governance and assurance across the board.

The post holder will assist with HIW inspection preparedness, promote professional standards for GDC-registered staff, and help remodel care pathways to improve patient outcomes and access to care near home.

Qualifications

• GDC-registered professional in good standing with the Dental Council.
• Experience supporting General Dental Services and dental contractors.
• Familiar with HIW inspection preparation and quality assurance processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical support to GDS practices and dental staff across the Health Board.
• Support preparation for HIW inspection visits and QA submissions.
• Contribute to care pathway remodelling to improve patient outcomes near home.
• Promote governance standards within the HB's clinical governance framework.

Skills

Clinical governance

Interprofessional collaboration

GDS experience

Education

GDC registration

Job description

The post holder provides support for dental practices and PCTG in clinical matters and helps provide Health Board with assurances around Dental care provided by dental contractors. The DPA role plays a fundamental part in the Health Board Quality and Safety framework and procedures. The post holder supports general dental practitioners with preparation for HIW inspection visits and 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 support 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.

Do you share our Health Board values; Caring for each other; Working together; Always improving? If so, we would love for you to come and work for Swansea Bay University HB.

The post holder will be a key member of the Primary Care Team, providing professional medical/dental advice, and support to ensure that the highest standard of clinical care is delivered within General Dental Services (GDS) and wider dental services within the health Board. This includes support within Dental Collaboratives, Dental Access Portal (DAP), Inclusion via mentorship programme (IMP) and evaluation of practice's Quality Assurance Self-assessment (QAS) submissions., 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.