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Dental Foundation Training Programme Director | NHS England
| Posting date: | 05 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £103,336 - £107,643 pa pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 04 August 2024 |
| Location: | Leicester, LE3 5DR |
| Company: | NHS England |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6437738/990-MIDE-6437738-E |
Summary
A Training Programme Director (TPD) is primarily responsible for the commissioning and provision of, and quality managing Dental Foundation Training within NHS Primary Care dental practices in the Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Scheme.
The Dental Foundation Training Programme Director will be accountable
to the Postgraduate Dental Dean under the direction of the Associate Dean/Regional Advisor/Patch Dean or equivalent, for the discharge of his/her responsibilities.
The post holder will have a demonstrable working knowledge of the aims and objectives of Dental Foundation Training and NHS General Dental Practice.
They will act as a point of support for Educational Supervisors and Foundation Dentists involved with the Dental Foundation Training Scheme and will contribute to training and delivery of educational programmes relevant to DFT.
• Provide the Postgraduate Dental Dean or their nominee with regular Quality Management reports and other reports as and when required
• Where appropriate, liaise with the Local Office of NHS England (or its agents) regarding Dental Foundation Training
• Able to work as an integral part of the Dental Foundation Training Programme team to develop quality-based training for Foundation Dentists in the WT&E Local Office programmes to national and regional standards
• Provide and receive complex or sensitive communications and ensure that information is shared with a degree of tact, diplomacy and/or sensitivity in a suitable format for the relevant audience.
• Establish and proactively maintain effective relationships with stakeholders within internal and external networks
• Input and contribution to relevant internal/external project groups
• Attend regional and national meetings as required
• Liaise effectively (as required) with NHS England WT&E educational and regulatory organisations e.g. LEPs, GDC, WT&E and other NHS stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with colleagues within the medical and dental professions; this includes attendance at meetings of TPDs and ESs and other committees as appropriate
• When required and briefed, represent the Postgraduate Dental Dean and present the views of the WT&E Local Office to outside bodies
• Liaise and work collaboratively with clinical educators, the administrative team, and other members of the WT&E Local Office
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.
3 sessions available (12hours)
Oversight of Dental Foundation training in the Midlands region, with responsibility for the Leicestershire and Northamptonshire scheme
Oversight of the learner and the learning environment
This advert closes on Sunday 21 Jul 2024
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