Job Description

We are looking to recruit to the post of Dental Workforce Dean. This role is a substantive role. The post is 22.5 hours per week.



The role of the Dental Workforce Dean is to work with and support the NHS England Regional Postgraduate Dean and Regional Director of Workforce in leading the delivery of a wide range of functions that exist to deliver a dental workforce, aligned to the NHS England mandate.



The Dental Workforce Dean is professionally and managerially accountable to the Regional Postgraduate Dean. The role will focus upon the delivery and improvement of learner supervision, assessment and experience, engagement of faculty and ensuring effective educational outcomes, both now and in the future. The role is evolving and will also focus on whole workforce transformation and developing multi-professional links as well as innovative ways of curriculum delivery and workforce well-being strategies.



The 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 a great 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/.



Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.



If you are successful at interview, we will run an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR). This transfer gathers valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support the onboarding process, including; statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent.



To support the Postgraduate Dean, Dental workforce Dean works across the spectrum of Dental health and, within the context of a team, so that the provision of education reflects changing service models. This will deliver an integrated workforce comprising individuals from a spectrum of professional and other backgrounds.



Although the main role is to lead and develop Postgraduate Dental training. all senior clinicians within NHSE may have wider roles and projects as agreed with the Postgraduate Dean and Regional Workforce Director.



Please refer to the job description attached to view the person specification.



You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities , alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached and other supporting documents.



Se con dmen t s



Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a se con dmen t basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.