We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Lead to join our team based in Derriford, Plymouth. This role will be for 4-5 days per week, working 52 weeks per year. The post holder will provide clinical leadership in the Dental Education Facility for all clinical services and activities, including both undergraduate clinics and the employed PDSE clinicians. Responsibilities will include ensuring undergraduates dental and dental therapy students receive outstanding clinical experience, and patients are provided with the highest standards of care. The post holder will be the lead clinical decision maker for all clinical activity within the Dental Education Facility.
Responsibilities
* Clinical standard setting within the Dental Education Facility
* Clinical Lead in clinical standards quality assurance and clinical assessment quality assurance programmes in the Dental Education Facility
* Lead for Patient safety in the Dental Education Facility
* Line Management of Clinical Supervisors within the DEF in support of Director of Clinical Dentistry, providing support, mentoring, performance and absence management
* To undertake the appraisal of clinical supervisors
* To provide support to the Director of Clinical Dentistry in representing the Dental Education Facility at the 6 weekly Dental Clinical Quality and Supervisors Meeting
* To provide clinical line management of PDSE clinicians working withing the Dental Educational Facility
* Foster close and harmonious working relationships with Peninsula Dental School and its staff
* Ensure active attendance at the clinical leads group and to contribute to its workflow
* Actively participate in recruitment of new Clinical Supervisors and provide induction and support for new starters as required
* To support investigation and resolution of clinical incidents and patient complaints
* To provide support in preparation for, and during, site inspection by regulatory bodies
* To provide any further duties as may be required where appropriate to the role as directed by Director of Clinical Dentistry/Chief Executive Officer of PDSE/PDSE Executive Group
* Provide direct patient care if no student clinics running
You will be an excellent communicator and team-player as well as an enthusiastic teacher, with a commitment to ensuring the highest clinical standards in delivery of our undergraduate professional programmes. A Masters degree in a relevant Dental Discipline or similar Post Graduate training would be of benefit in this role.
About Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise (PDSE)
Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise (PDSE) is a Community Interest Company that has been set up by Plymouth Universitys Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry to oversee the education of its dental and dental therapy students, and provide treatment and outreach services to the local community. PDSE was launched in 2013 in response to changes in the funding environment, and oversees the clinical governance of four Dental Education Facilities in Devon and Cornwall. This is the first time that a clinical education entity has been housed in a social enterprise in the UK, and has enabled the University to more closely align its community outreach work with governance.
Salary
£100,145 a year Negotiable (Salary based on Salaried Dental Scales)
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