Job summary
- Main area
- School of Dental Nursing
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 820-6501694-DEN
- Employer
- Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Birmingham Dental Hospital
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/09/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Band 7 Lead Dental Nurse Tutor
Band 7
Job overview
A new exciting opportunity has arisen within BCHCFT’s Dental Division for a fulltime Lead Dental Nurse Tutor (AFC Band 7) to join the School of Dental Nursing Team. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the efficient and effective provision of dental nurse education to include Continual Professional Development (CPD) of staff and students for training programmes both pre and post registration.
Main duties of the job
This role will have responsibility for the management and development of all staff and students within the School of Dental Nursing to ensure the smooth running and delivery of education. They will also take on the role of Lead Internal Quality Assessor (IQA). We are seeking an individual who is innovative, forward thinking, flexible and can evidence strong leadership qualities.
The post holder will be responsible to the Dental Matron and will work in close collaboration with their line manager and Divisional Director of Nursing & Therapies, Dental Nurse Tutors, Dental Nurse Management Team, Learning and Development Team as well as a large team of clinical staff and students. The post holder will be an experienced Dental Nurse and hold a recognised teaching and management qualification. The post holder will also need to evidence their CPD as part of their application. The Trust supports staff personal and professional development as part of its ‘Great Place to Work’ strategic objective. Please refer to and ensure you can meet the requirements of the enclosed job description and person specification before submitting your application.
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Personal Specification for detailed roles and responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications/ training
Essential criteria
- A recognised teaching qualification at Level 5 or relevant teaching experience
- Registration with the General Dental Council
- City & Guilds Assessor and Internal Quality Assurer qualifications
- Management Qualification e.g. ILM
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive post qualification experience in a wide range of dentistry
- Supervisory or training experience
- Excellent written and verbal presentation skills
- Experience giving PowerPoint or other presentations
- Experience of assessment of dental nurse practice
- Experience of delivering feedback on a one to one basis about performance
- Evidence of advanced clinical skills
- Evidence of working on own initiative and development of projects etc.
Skills/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication, influencing skills
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Good negotiation and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Flexible approach
- Understand the principles of confidentiality
- Work within a multidisciplinary environment
- Ability to plan, co-ordinate and deliver training course programmes
Desirable criteria
- Possess good IT skills
- Knowledge of Trust Policies to include Infection Prevention Control, Radiation Protection and Waste Management
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Approachable
- Empathetic
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mrs Clare Faulkner
- Job title
- Dental Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01214665293
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