Chief Dental Officer

NHS England

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Job summary

CHIEF DENTAL OFFICER

NHS England is recruiting to the role of Chief Dental Officer. The Chief Dental Officer is the national professional lead for oral health strategy and dental care in England.

The role holds national responsibility for clinical dental care policy and standards for oral health and dentistry with a focus on integration of oral health across the health care system to improve outcome for patients. The postholder has a statutory responsibility to provide senior clinical oversight and leadership to bring greater consistency, greater clinical engagement and a more system wide approach to further improve NHS dental services and oral health.

The Chief Dental Officer plays a pivotal role in the Medical Directorate, as well as a cross sector role, supporting the Department of Health and Social Care, the Privy Council and other Government departments such as DEFRA and DfE, providing evidence-based policy and advice, guidance, and direction for the clinical standards of commissioned services, oral health promotion, regulation and professional standards, education and training of a dental workforce in support of population health improvement.

Main duties of the job

Key Functional Responsibilities:

The post-holder will provide strong national clinical leadership working closely with NHSE Director of Strategy, Director of Prevention and Director of NHSE Primary Care Commissioning Policy team in the design and delivery of strategic and national planning, analysing national oral health needs, setting the objectives and commissioning responsibilities of NHS England.

Examples include:

Provide national leadership for quality and patient safety
Provide clinical and professional expertise and leadership
Provide advocacy for patients and the profession to secure and sustain high quality oral health
Design, develop and advise on clinical standards, regulation and workforce policy
Support workforce policy development within NHS England WTE Directorate
Support the Dental Commissioning and System Oversight team in the PCPC directorate
Supporting the development of local clinical leadership

About us

In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.

The new 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 agreat 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
Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/ .

Date posted

06 February 2024

Pay scheme

Very senior manager (VSM)

Salary

£100,000 to £113,625 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

990-COR-L-11-22278

Job locations

Wellington House

London

SE1 8UG

Job description

Job responsibilities

NHS England is underrepresented in terms of staff with protected characteristics and applications are encouraged from these communities and groups. Selection will be a competitive process based on suitability for the role.

NHS England is currently in an organisational change programme and due consideration will be given to staff who are displaced by this process.

Please see attached Job Description for full details of the position.

Job description

Job responsibilities

NHS England is currently in an organisational change programme and due consideration will be given to staff who are displaced by this process.

Please see attached Job Description for full details of the position.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BDS, GDC registrant with post graduate clinical qualifications

Knowledge and experience

Essential

Knowledge and experience of working in or with the Department of Health, arms' length bodies and/or other health organisations, experience of operating in complex and highly political environments
Track record of delivering a major change programme and strategies to transform clinical services
Experienced clinician with credibility and the ability to command the respect of all clinical and non-clinical professionals
Senior leadership experience in the NHS/DHSC, operating at or close to Board level.

Skills, Capabilities & Attributes

Essential

The ability to build excellent collaborative networks
Excellent leadership skills and the ability to build and motivate high performing teams
Ability to develop effective and mutually supportive relationships with key partners within and without organisations

Values and behaviours

Essential

Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do
Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BDS, GDC registrant with post graduate clinical qualifications

Knowledge and experience

Essential

Knowledge and experience of working in or with the Department of Health, arms' length bodies and/or other health organisations, experience of operating in complex and highly political environments
Track record of delivering a major change programme and strategies to transform clinical services
Experienced clinician with credibility and the ability to command the respect of all clinical and non-clinical professionals
Senior leadership experience in the NHS/DHSC, operating at or close to Board level.

Skills, Capabilities & Attributes

Essential

The ability to build excellent collaborative networks
Excellent leadership skills and the ability to build and motivate high performing teams
Ability to develop effective and mutually supportive relationships with key partners within and without organisations

Values and behaviours

Essential

Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do
Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values.

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.