About this role
Job summary
The Associate Dean for Dental Foundation Training (DFT) is responsible for planning, leading, developing, managing, and overseeing DFT, ensuring an appropriate infrastructure across Wales and having regard for quality management and national guidance. The Associate Dean will work closely with the Postgraduate Dental Dean as well as the Associate Deans for Dental Core Training and Dental Specialty Training to ensure the dental training pathway is fit for the future dental workforce and services of Wales. They will focus upon ensuring successful educational outcomes and high-quality training provision leading to improved patient care and trainee safety and experience.
The post holder will be a key member of the dental postgraduate senior leadership team contributing to the strategic direction of the Dental Deanery within HEIW and the wider Medical Directorate. They will need to work autonomously leading, influencing, negotiating and gaining the support of key stakeholders in ensuring the successful provision and delivery of DFT and pathways for early careers training for dentists.
Main duties of the job
1. Provide strategic and operational leadership and expertise for the management, delivery and quality management of Dental Foundation Training (DFT) in Wales, having regard to the curriculum, national guidance and using the nationally agreed e-portfolios and associated documentation.
2. Contribute to the planning and strategic development of postgraduate dental education, ensuring that training programmes meet standards, workforce priorities and service needs, and that trainees are adequately supported to progress safely and effectively through training.
3. Undertake a national role shaping and contributing to the wider strategic development of DFT that includes working with other stakeholders on a UK basis such as COPDEND and any relevant work streams.
About us
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is the strategic workforce body for NHS Wales with statutory functions that include education and training, workforce planning, workforce development and transformation, leadership and succession planning, and careers. Our purpose is to develop a workforce that delivers excellent care to patients/service users and excellent population health. We are a Special Health Authority working closely with our partners; Social Care Wales, education providers, professional and regulatory bodies and Welsh Government.
HEIW's is committed to developing an internal culture of choice. Our Values reflect our thoughts, feelings and beliefs in how we will, and will not, behave and treat others:
- Respect for All in every contact we have with others,
- Ideas that Improve: Harnessing creativity and continuously innovating, evaluating and improving,
- Together as a Team: Working with colleagues across NHS Wales and with partner organisations.
HEIW received the HPMA Award for Employee Engagement in 2019.
What you can expect:
- a corporate induction and 90 day Welcome itinerary,
- compassionate leadership,
- a meaningful values based performance appraisal process,
- the opportunity to impact upon health and social care services and the lives and wellbeing of the people of Wales.
Many of our colleagues and stakeholders have commented on the buzz and atmosphere we create by working together as "One HEIW Team". Do you want to join that team?
Job description Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge Essential
Primary dental qualification Fully registered with the General Dental Council (GDC) Good knowledge of the regulatory context and requirements for dental professionals Sound understanding of the NHS General Dental Services regulations and contract in the context of DFT. Understanding of the broader political landscape for Health and Social Care and dentistry in Wales and across the UK.
Desirable
A postgraduate qualification relevant to the role (e.g. education, leadership and management). Membership / Fellowship of a Royal College in the United Kingdom Knowledge and understanding of the processes and future plans for the development of dental education and training locally and nationally.
Experience Desirable
Regional or national experience of committee work relating to postgraduate dental education. Evidence and involvement in adult dental postgraduate education
Skills & Attributes Essential
Excellent written and oral communication skills Highly developed influencing and negotiation skills Ability to build trust and confidence with staff and stakeholders and to work collaboratively with both internal and external partners Strong analytical skills with the ability to find solutions to complex issues
Desirable
Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh
Other Desirable
Flexible approach to work
Experience Essential
Experience in a formal educational role eg Dental Training Programme Director /College Tutor/Dental Tutor and/or other relevant educational roles Significant current knowledge, experience and understanding of clinical practice in dental primary care setting. A good academic record with evidence of involvement in the delivery and management of postgraduate dental education and training Understanding of assessment and workplace teaching in a postgraduate setting Knowledge of the structure and working of the NHS dental services in Wales, and experience of interpreting local and national policies
Skills & Attributes Essential
Experience of communicating, negotiating and influencing at a senior level with both internal and external stakeholders Demonstrate strategic thinking and proven management experience Demonstrate strong leadership skills reflecting the values of compassionate leadership Proven ability to implement, monitor and report on quality and outcomes of training and address areas of concern appropriately
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Health Education and Improvement Wales
Address Ty Dysgu
Cefn Coed, Nantgarw
Cardiff
CF15 7QQ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://heiw.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)