Dental Therapist/Hygienist Educator Lead

Part time 2 days a week/flexible

This post will be remote working with some requirement to travel across Suffolk and North East Essex

Are you a qualified Dental Therapist/Hygienist with a passion for education and training?

Do you want to make a difference for clinical dental workforce?

Do you want to create an environment that is welcoming for newly recruited NHS Dental Professionals?

Do you want to develop and deliver a retention programme for current NHS Dental professionals?

Suffolk and North East Essex Training Hub are seeking a Dental Therapist/Hygienist educator lead to join the team and help us make Suffolk and North East Essex the place to train and work as a NHS Dental professional. This is a unique opportunity to develop and deliver education, training and workforce initiatives that will shape the dental workforce of today and tomorrow.

Main duties of the job

To influence and lead relevant work streams to expand learner placements for dental therapy students across Suffolk and North East Essex
To influence and lead an expansion of dental practices to become learning organisations
To lead and develop initiatives to support the recruitment and retention of dental professionals making Suffolk and North East Essex a preferred location to train and work
To influence and lead relevant work streams to engage with dental professionals on the benefits of developing multi professional teams to deliver patient care
To work collaborative with Training Hub and system colleagues to develop and deliver new patient services that will enable Suffolk and North East Essex to deliver Future Shift
To actively promote the SNEE Training Hub and engage the GP Workforce in its development.

Person SpecificationEquality and Diversity

Essential
Needs to have a thorough understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems in the area

Knowledge, Training and Experience

Essential
Qualified dental Therapist/Hygienist registered with General Dental Council
Knowledge of dental therapy training programmes and HEI delivery models
Experience of being an Educator
Evidence of continuing professional development
Knowledge of current workforce challenges in dentistry

Desirable
Knowledge of current NHS Quality Improvement Methodology
Understanding of HEI programmes and placement challenges
Knowledge and experience of working with HEIs and education providers
Knowledge and experience of developing and expanding capacity of high quality clinical learning placements.

Skills

Essential
Ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with key partners
Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.
Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
Ability to interpret complex facts and situations and develop a range of outcomes
Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues and seek guidance when appropriate
Strategic thinking ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise
Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others.

Other

Essential
Passions for and belief in Dental services
Demonstrable commitment to and focus on quality education for dental workforce promoting high standards to consistently improve training and resilience in the workforce to improve patient outcomes
Values diversity and difference, operates with integrity and openness.
Works across boundaries, looks for collective success, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
Seeks opportunities to innovate
Actively develops themselves and others.
Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.

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.

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Ipswich IP1 2BX