Dental Clinical Advisor

NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board

The closing date is 15 September 2024

Job summary

The Dental Advisor role will be a dentist with significant experience of practicing in NHS Primary Care in Gloucestershire. The role is intended to support the ICB to engage with dental clinical teams across the county, to listen to the views and ideas of those working in dentistry and in doing so support the ICB to develop a place based approach to dental commissioning and delivery in the county.

From 1st April 2023 Gloucestershire ICB has delegated responsibility for commissioning dental services (including acute, community and primary care), general ophthalmic services and pharmaceutical services. The ICB is developing a Primary Care Dental Strategy for the county which will take the elements of the NHS SW roadmap, namely, access, oral health improvement and workforce and ensure local delivery, in part, by building partnerships with those delivering dental services in Gloucestershire and with residents using local dental services.

Duration

The post will be for a 1 year term with the opportunity to extend for up to one year. It is anticipated the postholder will be included on the NHS Performers list and working in Gloucestershire currently.

Location

The post holder will be required to travel throughout large parts of Gloucestershire and flexible working is expected. The post holder is expected to work clinically within Gloucestershire, the ICBs office space is Shire Hall.

Main duties of the job

The Dental Advisor will provide dental expertise to support the ICB to commission innovatively and support the ICB to develop recruitment and retention plans to make flexible and efficient use of dental skills & capacity available including developing a range of new offers such as dental fellowships. The individual will ensure effective and regular interaction with patient and public groups in respect of feedback and consultation on ICB proposed workplans. Above all, Gloucestershire ICB is seeking an individual who is passionate about what we do, with a positive and engaging approach to our primary care dental service users and staff.

About us

Our NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (NHS Gloucestershire) is responsible for planning and buying services to meet the health needs of local people. It also brings partners together to ensure the counties NHS provides the best possible care. Alongside our communities, we want to improve health, improve access to high quality care and support when needed and make Gloucestershire a better place for the future.

NHS Gloucestershire ICB had the best staff survey result in 2023 for proportion of staff who would recommend it as a place to work.

More information about our organisation can be found here: NHS Gloucestershire ICB (nhsglos.nhs.uk)

Date posted

18 July 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

D9843-ICB-6003HB

Job locations

Gloucestershire County Council

Westgate Street

Gloucester

GL1 2TG

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Key responsibilities of the role would be:

Establish and maintain relationships with people working in dental clinical teams within Gloucestershire.

To listen to the views and ideas of those working in dental clinical teams and in doing so support the ICB to develop a place based approach to dental commissioning and delivery in the county.

To work predominantly on behalf of the ICB, across three of the ICB Localities, namely Gloucester City, Cheltenham, Stroud & Berkeley Vale, Forest of Dean, Tewkesbury with Newent & Staunton, and Cotswold.

To foster and create a culture of engagement across the Localities to continuously improve services.

Establish effective collaborative working to help ensure the ICB meets local and national priorities and action plans.

Establish good communication with key partners such as the Local Dental Committee (LDC) and Healthwatch and to support the ICB to build their relationship with key partners.

Provide dental expertise to support the ICB to commission innovatively.

Present to the ICB feedback received from dental clinical teams, NHSE, et al on clinical needs assessments, service delivery, quality, treatment outcomes, cost-effectiveness, and equity of access data; so that information may be used to inform ICB commissioning plans.

Support the ICB to develop recruitment and retention plans to make flexible and efficient use of dental skills & capacity available including developing a range of new offers such as dental fellowships.

Communicate with the ICB where a need for further education has been identified with suggestions on how the need can be met.

Support the promotion of an open and transparent policy of public engagement.

Ensure effective and regular interaction with patient and public groups in respect of feedback and consultation on ICB proposed workplans.

To act as a champion for patients and their interests in respect of the strategy development and decision-making of the ICB.