Job summary
Part time 2 days a week/flexible
This post will be remote
working with some requirement to travel across Suffolk and North East Essex
Are you a qualified Dental Therapist/Hygienist with
a passion for education and training?
Do you want to make a difference for clinical
dental workforce?
Do you want to create an environment that is
welcoming for newly recruited NHS Dental Professionals?
Do you want to develop and deliver a retention programme
for current NHS Dental professionals?
Suffolk and North East Essex
Training Hub are seeking a Dental Therapist/Hygienist educator lead to join the
team and help us make Suffolk and North East Essex the place to train and work
as a NHS Dental professional. This is a unique opportunity to develop and
deliver education, training and workforce initiatives that will shape the dental
workforce of today and tomorrow.
This post will work with the
current team to develop initiatives to support dental practices to become
learning organisations, increase student placements, develop education and
training packages to provide career pathways and support retention and health
and well-being.
If you are an NHS Dental Therapist/Hygienist
with ideas and a passion for change this is the role for you!
Contact Julie White Julie.white@snee.nhs.uk
if you would like to find out more!
Main duties of the job
- To influence and lead relevant work streams to expand learner placements for dental therapy students across Suffolk and North East Essex
- To influence and lead an expansion of dental practices to become learning organisations
- To lead and develop initiatives to support the recruitment and retention of dental professionals making Suffolk and North East Essex a preferred location to train and work
- To influence and lead relevant workstreams to engage with dental professionals on the benefits of developing multiprofessional teams to deliver patient care
- To work collaborative with Training Hub and system colleagues to develop and deliver new patient services that will enable Suffolk and North East Essex to deliver Future Shift
- To actively promote the SNEE Training Hub and engage the GP Workforce in its development.
About us
The NHS Suffolk and North-East Essex Integrated Care Board
(ICB) plans and buys healthcare services for our population. This function is
commonly referred to as commissioning.
To do this, we work within a budget of around
£1.5 billion, which is set by NHS England, and work closely with local
government and the NHS providers in our area. Our performance is judged by how
well our local health and care system as a whole is working, including the
health outcomes of our communities.
The ICB has delegated some authority to the three
health and wellbeing alliances that operate in Suffolk and North-East Essex to
act on its behalf. This is to ensure that the needs of smaller, local areas are
addressed.
The ICB remains accountable for all of its functions, including
those it has delegated.
Local residents have a big role to play in the
operation of the ICB. We rely on the experiences and perspectives of our
communities to help shape our decision-making.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.
The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.
The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation.
Person Specification
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- Needs to have a thorough understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems in the area
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Qualified dental Therapist/Hygienist registered with General Dental Council
- Knowledge of dental therapy training programmes and HEI delivery models
- Experience of being an Educator
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Knowledge of current workforce challenges in dentistry
Desirable
- Knowledge of current NHS Quality Improvement Methodology
- Understanding of HEI programmes and placement challenges
- Knowledge and experience of working with HEIs and education providers
- Knowledge and experience of developing and expanding capacity of high quality clinical learning placements.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with key partners
- Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Ability to interpret complex facts and situations and develop a range of outcomes
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues and seek guidance when appropriate
- Strategic thinking ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise
- Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others.
Other
Essential
- Passions for and belief in Dental services
- Demonstrable commitment to and focus on quality education for dental workforce promoting high standards to consistently improve training and resilience in the workforce to improve patient outcomes
- Values diversity and difference, operates with integrity and openness.
- Works across boundaries, looks for collective success, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
- Seeks opportunities to innovate
- Actively develops themselves and others.
- Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
Person Specification
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- Needs to have a thorough understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems in the area
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Qualified dental Therapist/Hygienist registered with General Dental Council
- Knowledge of dental therapy training programmes and HEI delivery models
- Experience of being an Educator
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Knowledge of current workforce challenges in dentistry
Desirable
- Knowledge of current NHS Quality Improvement Methodology
- Understanding of HEI programmes and placement challenges
- Knowledge and experience of working with HEIs and education providers
- Knowledge and experience of developing and expanding capacity of high quality clinical learning placements.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with key partners
- Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Ability to interpret complex facts and situations and develop a range of outcomes
- Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues and seek guidance when appropriate
- Strategic thinking ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise
- Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others.
Other
Essential
- Passions for and belief in Dental services
- Demonstrable commitment to and focus on quality education for dental workforce promoting high standards to consistently improve training and resilience in the workforce to improve patient outcomes
- Values diversity and difference, operates with integrity and openness.
- Works across boundaries, looks for collective success, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
- Seeks opportunities to innovate
- Actively develops themselves and others.
- Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
