Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities:

Actively participate in communication and key working relationships with all stakeholders. Contribute to the planning and delivery of their specialty within Solihull leading on key areas agreed as part of the job plan. To co-operate with the General Manager, Medical Director, Associate Director of Operations for the effective and efficient use of resources within the service. To meet agreed targets for clinical activity and management tasks.



To participate in all aspects of clinical governance including audit, quality assurance, clinical supervision and peer review. Participate in the appropriate NHSE clinical networks. To be responsible for data collection and reports as required for the service, and to contribute/lead ongoing quality and service improvements based on the findings. To lead on developing outcome measures and benchmarking.
To receive referrals for advice on difficult dental conditions or management problems from other dental care practitioners both within and outside of the Community Dental Service. To provide the Clinical Service Lead role across two clinic sites. To maintain up to date knowledge and skills on clinical techniques. To provide clinical advice to staff on dental matters, as appropriate.
To be involved in assurances of achievement with local and national standards and quality indicators including those within the performance framework of the Care Quality Commission. To adapt flexibility to changes which occur in the service and assist in implementing such changes, as agreed with the commissioners. To take responsibility for identifying risks and taking action to control them as appropriate to the post. To line manage other senior dentists as required and to provide clinical supervision and mentoring.
To participate in the annual appraisal processes and to lead appraisals for other team members. To contribute to the development of the knowledge and evidence base for delivering effective clinical care in the specialty. *To display behaviour's that demonstrate the Trust's values