TPD Special Care Dentistry (London & South East)

NHS England; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in London is seeking a Training Programme Director for Special Care Dentistry. This role involves overseeing educational outcomes, managing postgraduate programs, and providing clinical leadership. Ideal candidates are experienced NHS Consultants with a strong understanding of training in the dental specialty. Competitive salary is based on experience.

Qualifications

• Considerable experience with learners or doctors in training.
• Experience in clinical and educational leadership.
• Knowledge of relevant specialty curricula.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective clinical leadership.
• Manage postgraduate programs.
• Support educational outcomes.

Skills

Leadership skills

Ability to influence and motivate others

Knowledge of Dental Gold Guide

Personal development commitment

Education

Registered with the General Dental Council

Membership/Fellowship of a College or Faculty

Courses for educational development

Job description

TPD Special Care Dentistry (London & South East)

An outstanding individual is sought to fulfil the role of Training Programme Director for Special Care Dentistry for the London and South East programme.

The Training Programme Director is professionally and managerially accountable to the Associate Dean. The Training Programme Director will focus upon 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.

To support the Associate Dean, Training Programme Directors will work across the spectrum of health and where relevant, social care, within the context of a team so that the provision of education reflects changing service models. This will deliver an integrated workforce comprising individuals from a spectrum of professional and other backgrounds.

Main duties of the job

The Programme Director will ensure that both national standards, determined by the Royal College, and guidelines and standards established within the Dental Specialty are met. Responsibilities will include:

• To provide effective clinical leadership, contributing to the strategic development of NHS England.
• Specialty-specific matters and trainee/trainer concerns
• Recruitment to training posts and programmes
• Postgraduate programme management, including assessments, progression, rotations, support and remediation, OOP management, trainee management careers support, less than full-time training, inter-deanery transfer, academic training and other related work-streams.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced NHS Consultant with a thorough understanding of Dental Specialty specific (within chosen field) training across the region and who will also have strong leadership and communication skills and be able to work effectively as a member of a multi-professional team.

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 visit https://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.

Secondments

Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only; agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.

Job description

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• Registered with the General Dental Council with specialty registration
• Membership/Fellowship of a College, Faculty, professional association and/or regulatory body
• Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development (example: educator courses, Train the trainer, etc)

Experience and Knowledge

• Considerable experience of working with learners or doctors in training in an educational context
• Experience of clinical and educational leadership and innovation, including managing a multi-professional team
• Knowledge and understanding of the relevant specialty curricula
• Demonstrable track record of delivery in service and education

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrable leadership skills and an ability to influence and motivate others
• Ability to quickly establish personal and professional credibility with colleagues and other key stakeholders
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the most recent version of the Dental Gold Guide
• Committed to own personal development and an ability to support others to develop and progress

Depending on experience in line with TPD sessional payments