Dental Practice Advisor

NHS; Wales; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Wales seeks a Clinical Director for General Dental Services. The role involves providing professional medical advice, ensuring quality of dental care, and supporting dental practices and staff. Candidates should possess a BDS/BChD degree, be registered with the GDC, and have mentoring certifications. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential. This position contributes significantly to dental practices across the health Board.

Qualifications

• Full registration with the General Dental Council.
• Membership of the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners(UK).
• Certificates in education/mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional medical/dental advice and support.
• Assist dental practices and Health Board with quality assurances.
• Support general dental practitioners in clinical matters.

Skills

Communication

Listening

Mentoring skills

Diplomacy

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor of Dental Surgery BDS/BChD or equivalent

Postgraduate diplomas awarded by the FGDP

Job description

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.

Main duties of the job

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.

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.

Job responsibilities

For more details in relation to this post, please click on the supporting documents section to find the full job description and person specification. These are available bilingually, in both English and Welsh.

Person Specification

• Bachelor of Dental Surgery BDS/BChD or equivalent
• Full registration with the General Dental Council.
• Membership of the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners(UK)
• Postgraduate diplomas awarded by the FGDP
• Certificates in education/mentoring

Experience

• Recent extensive experience of general dental practice post 2006 at performer level.
• Previous advisory/tutoring role Experience of primary care policy, development, planning and implementation at Health Board level.

Skills

• Communication, listening and mentoring skills
• Diplomacy, sensitivity and organisational skills
• Able to motivate professional colleagues.

Knowledge

• Dental legislation, representational, regulatory, educational and remuneration systems/arrangements

Personal Attributes

• Positive approach to work and the challenges of new opportunities
• No conflicts of professional interest No previous clinical performance issues
• Ability to work as part of a team Ability to prioritise
• Conscientious, objective, self-reliant.
• Excellent presentational and communication skills, both written and oral

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.

Clinical Director - General Dental Services