Safety and Quality Specialist

Portman Healthcare (Holdings) Ltd; Leeds; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Safety and Quality Specialist to enhance dental care quality across practices. This fully remote role requires a proactive individual with expertise in compliance and quality management in the dental sector. You'll support practice teams in maintaining high standards and regulatory compliance while fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Join a collaborative environment that values your ideas and professional growth, and enjoy a competitive salary along with an attractive benefits package, including generous leave and health benefits. If you're ready to make a significant impact in the dental field, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Life assurance

Contributory pension scheme

Health and Wellbeing benefits

Confidential helpline and counselling services

Access to 24/7 GP service

Qualifications

• Experience with dental compliance and quality management is essential.
• Strong communication and organizational skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Support practice teams with dental regulation and quality standards.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and quality improvement.

Skills

Compliance in the dental sector

Quality management

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Ability to interpret complex information

Job description

PortmanDentex is one of the largest dental groups in the UK & Ireland - we are here to reimagine group dentistry and wellness.

Our values are based on celebrating individuality, aiming higher and growing together – these values bind us together and sit at the heart of everything we do. Without them, we wouldn’t have the caring, rewarding and inspiring culture we’ve carefully cultivated. One that enables happier and healthier futures for all our clinicians, colleagues and patients.

Job Description

The Safety and Quality Specialist will provide field-based support to practice teams across the North & North East in all aspects of dental regulation, including the requirements of our key regulators and the delivery of high-quality care to our patients. The Safety and Quality Specialist will support a culture of quality improvement and ensure a consistent approach to quality standards across all practices, whilst maintaining local accountability. The Safety and Quality Specialist will be an expert in quality management in the dental sector and will support our teams in ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, providing ongoing advice and support.

Qualifications

• Experience of compliance within the dental sector.
• Understanding of issues in relation to quality/compliance (e.g. infection control, decontamination, radiation).
• Excellent communication skills, presentation, mediation and negotiation; proven ability to engage at all levels within an organisation to obtain necessary information.
• The ability to prioritise and organise workload, while managing competing tasks and priorities.
• Attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal skills: ability to write clear and succinct reports and communications.
• Ability to interpret complex information.
• A can-do attitude to working under pressure.

Access to own vehicle and a valid UK driving licence and willingness to travel across a geographical area.

Additional Information

At PortmanDentex, you’ll be part of an inclusive, collaborative team environment where your development and potential are encouraged, and your new ideas and innovative approaches are welcomed.

This role is fully remote with requirement to travel to practice sites across the North East and North.

In addition to a competitive salary, our benefits package (which will be on a pro-rata basis) includes:

• Bonus scheme which recognises our combined contribution.
• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, special days off (such as your birthday), and the opportunity to purchase up to 3 additional annual leave days.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
• Life assurance and contributory pension scheme.
• Health and Wellbeing benefits, including an expensed dental check-up and hygienist appointment per year, confidential helpline and counselling services, and access to a 24/7 GP service.

If you’re ready to make a difference and showcase your skills, apply for our Safety and Quality Specialist vacancy by submitting your latest CV.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect and are dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, disability, age, or nationality.