Director of Dental Education (DDE) | University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	18 March 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£109,725 - £145,478 per annum plus London weighting, pro-rata
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	17 April 2026
Location:	London, WC1E 6DG
Company:	University College London Hospital
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	7869769/309-UCLH-7612

Summary

2PA Director of Dental Education (DDE)

Royal National ENT & Eastman Dental Hospital, UCLH

We are seeking an experienced senior clinical leader/Consultant to take on the role of Director of Dental Education (DDE) at the Eastman Dental Hospital, UCLH. The post provides senior leadership for Dental Education, supporting NHSE WTE‑funded trainees as well as NIHR‑funded and University learners. The DDE will lead the Dental Education Strategy, ensuring alignment with the wider UCLH education vision, and oversee the quality, delivery and continuous improvement of all dental training programmes.

You will work closely with programme directors, educational supervisors and the Associate Director of Dental Education to ensure training meets regulatory standards, supports high‑quality patient care and is fully integrated with clinical service needs. The role includes supporting Dental Care Professional education, collaborating with EDH senior leaders and ensuring governance standards are met. You will chair key educational groups, monitor education quality, respond to NHSE quality processes and provide assurance to the Medical Director.

This role requires strong leadership, excellent communication skills and significant experience in dental education. You will help shape the future of the dental workforce and contribute to maintaining UCLH as a centre of excellence for dental training.

The Director of Dental Education provides senior clinical leadership for Dental Education, ensuring it aligns with UCLH’s vision for excellent patient care and high‑quality training. The role ensures Dental Education is fully integrated within the Trust and Divisional education strategies, providing regular assurance to the Medical Director and close liaison with the Divisional Clinical Director. Responsibilities include leading the Dental Education Strategy and Local Faculty Groups, representing UCLH at NHSE WTE and Trust‑wide education forums, and overseeing recruitment, governance and quality assurance. The post holder line‑manages key educational leads and supports Educational Supervisors, trainees and trainers through guidance, pastoral care and effective resolution of issues, including exceptional circumstances and serious incidents. They will oversee commissioned training places, ratify trainee and supervisor data, review exception reports, and ensure all programmes meet quality standards. Working with staff development teams, they will also help shape leadership training for Dental Healthcare Professionals in Training.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.


We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street



We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.


We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.


For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.


The Director of Dental Education (DDE) is responsible for leading, maintaining and advancing high‑quality Dental Education at the Eastman Dental Hospital (EDH) and UCLH for all NHSE WTE‑funded trainees, as well as supporting NIHR‑funded and University trainees. The post holder ensures Dental Education is fully represented at Board level through the Medical Director, reflecting the complexity and specialist nature of dental training.

The DDE develops and delivers the local Dental Education Strategy, ensuring alignment with UCLH’s wider Education Strategy and the Medical Director’s strategic vision. They oversee the quality, provision and continual improvement of all Dental Education programmes so that trainees become competent, capable practitioners who meet patient needs and service requirements. A central function is ensuring that education is fully integrated with clinical service delivery, both operationally and strategically. The DDE works closely with programme directors and educational supervisors to manage training pathways, ensuring equality, safety, quality and a strong patient‑centred approach. They also ensure compliance with all reporting and quality requirements associated with the NHS Education Funding Agreement.

The role includes oversight and educational leadership for Dental Care Professionals, including hygiene and therapy teams, and requires close partnership with senior clinical and managerial colleagues across EDH to ensure the delivery of high‑quality specialty training. The DDE collaborates with EDI trainers and governance leads to ensure adherence to clinical governance standards and protocols. They lead key educational groups, including the Local Faculty Groups (LFGs) and the Education Strategy Group (ESG), and ensure that all trainers meet professional development expectations, including participation in formal educational appraisal.

The DDE works closely with the Associate Director of Dental Education, the Divisional Clinical Director and the Divisional Manager to ensure regulatory compliance, strategic alignment and operational delivery of Dental Education across the organisation. The role involves extensive partnership working across UCLH, the University, and NHSE, maintaining productive relationships and contributing to wider improvement in dental training.

Key working relationshipsinclude the Medical Director for Education, Chief Executive, Directors of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Medical Education, the EDH Clinical Director and Divisional Manager, UCL dental education leads, educational supervisors, trainee representatives, the hygiene and therapy leadership team, finance, workforce, quality and safety teams, the Guardian of Safe Working Hours and the UCLP PGDME Board. These relationships support successful delivery, governance, and development of Dental Education across the Trust.

Key result areasinclude leadership of the Dental Education agenda across EDH and UCLH, ensuring compliance with GDC standards and alignment with the strategic goals of EDH, UCL and NHSE WTE. The DDE assures the quality and delivery of all dental training programmes and embeds education within the organisation’s core business. They ensure the Trust fulfils its obligations under the NHS Education Funding Agreement and lead all NHSE‑related quality visits, action plans, and surveys. They work with the Junior Staff Committee to ensure trainee representation, support financial oversight of PGDE funding, and ensure the training and accreditation of educational supervisors and dental educators. The DDE provides leadership for the Overseas Registration Examinations (ORE) and promotes innovation in educational delivery, supporting new models of education and cross‑boundary multidisciplinary collaboration



Main dutiesinclude providing clinical leadership that supports the Trust’s vision for excellent patient care and education; ensuring Dental Education is reflected in corporate strategy; providing assurance to the Medical Director; and ensuring alignment between Dental Education and the Division’s core business. The DDE line‑manages senior educational leads and attends regular meetings with NHSE WTE and UCLH committees. They chair ESG and LFG meetings, support ORE delivery and provide regular updates to the Education Governance Committee.

They ratify NHSE‑required trainee and supervisor data, support supervisors and education leads, contribute to induction, and maintain regular engagement with trainee representatives. Responsibilities include recruitment into educational posts, pastoral care for trainees and trainers, handling exceptional circumstances and extensions, supporting trainees involved in serious incidents or complaints, and coordinating support for trainees in difficulty. The DDE oversees commissioned training places, reviews exception reports relating to missed educational opportunities, ensures Quality Dashboard updates, and works with the Staff Development Team to deliver leadership training for Dental Healthcare Professionals in Training.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*


* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.


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This advert closes on Wednesday 1 Apr 2026

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