Clinical Lead

Job summary

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS VACANCY IS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF SUFFOLK DENTAL COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY (CIC)

To be part of a wider dental team providing clinical and managerial leadership to dentists, dental therapists/hygienists including recruitment, training & development, supervision, and direct line management. Responsible for clinical governance and ensuring this is embedded in all aspects of the day to day running of the dental service in collaboration with the wider dental team. A part of the senior leadership team responsible for working with the CEO, Clinical Director and Operations Manager to provide strategic support for the business and ensure all regulatory and statutory requirements are met.

Main duties of the job

To provide clinical leadership and management for the clinical team

Provide clinical supervision of dentists and dental therapists/hygienists. This may involve contributing to the appraisal process for colleagues.

Working with the senior leadership team to monitor, lead, assure, and report delivery of clinical care in line with contract requirements of the CIC

To provide clinical training, mentoring, resources, support and advice for dentists and dental teams

To maintain clinical presence and activity by providing dental care for an agreed number of sessions

Undertake thorough examination and assessment of service user and deliver a full and comprehensive range of dental care to the client group to render them dentally fit in a caring, safe and efficient way.

Work effectively with colleagues delivering high quality, responsive clinical services which meet service user needs. This will include liaison with other clinics, University of Suffolk colleagues and other providers of NHS primary care dental services.

Plan and manage care where there are complex needs, or the situation requires the involvement of other professionals to resolve complex service user management issues as agreed with local commissioning.

For the full list of job duties and responsibilites, please see the attached job description and person specification.

About us

If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be

We want you to be amazing!

Would you like to make a difference and fulfil your greatest potential? We have exciting opportunities to advance your career and expand your skills in a supportive and progressive environment.

Come and join our amazing team in our brand new state-of-the-art dental facility and truly make a difference to the local people in Suffolk and North East Essex.

We are a new and innovative Dental Social Enterprise and unique partnership with the University of Suffolk and Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board that truly wants to make a difference to people through the delivery of accessible NHS dental care. We are a purpose-led and values driven organisation. Our mission is clear, we are here to deliver ordinary dental care delivered with extraordinary care.

The University of Suffolk Dental CIC represents a step-change in dental care in Suffolk and North East Essex and we are looking for passionate, talented people to join us.

Work for a social enterprise with a people-first culture. We care about the wellbeing of our people and know you have lives beyond the workplace, we offer a flexible suite of benefits.

We celebrate and promote equity, diversity & inclusion and encourage the unique contributions of all our dental team that drive our success.