Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and knowledgeable educator to join the Dental Senior Management Team within The South West as the Associate Postgraduate Dental Dean for Dental Care Professionals (DCP) Workforce Development. The role is 1PAs per week. 

The post holder will have experience of, and commitment to, postgraduate dental education and the delivery of high quality educational and training.  The role will have a specific focus on the development of upskilling opportunities for Dental Care Professionals across the South West.  The post holder must hold current registration with the GDC as a Dentist.

Whilst focusing on dental education and training across the South West with clear leadership from the Postgraduate Dental Dean, the post holder must also support the strategic vision for the long-term recruitment and retention of a dental workforce.  The post holder will be able to work on national reform and develop effective strategies and operational policies for promoting innovation across the region with regards to Dentistry in line with the actions set out in the Advancing Dental Care Review Report.

The post holder will have demonstrable experience of leadership roles and the ability to be an advocate and positive role model, together with experience in programme management, educational support and quality processes.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have responsibility for the development of upskilling opportunities for Dental Care Professionals across the South West and will be in a position to influence developments to meet future workforce needs. 

Their main duties will involve;

• To assist in the development and delivery of programmes and projects across the organisation that assist in the delivery of NHSE’s mandate, including supporting the development of the multi-professional workforce. 
• To develop upskilling opportunities for dental care professionals
• To support the use of clinical skills training and simulation stressing the importance of teamwork and human factors.
• To work with providers and others to support and capture innovation locally and share best practice. 
• Representing the Directorate at both local and national meetings
• To deputise for members of the local senior management team as required.

Working for our organisation

NHS England has a wide range of statutory functions, responsibilities and regulatory powers. These are focused on supporting the wider NHS to deliver high quality care, as well as doing those things that are best done once for the whole NHS.

Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms — enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.

In March 2025, the Government announced that NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department. 

If you currently work within the NHS and if successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process.

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

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