Job Description

Are you an enthusiastic, innovative, self-motivated dentist who is concerned with maintaining, improving, and advising upon the delivery of general dental services (GDS) in Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan in line with national and local policy and targets? If so, we would like to hear from you.

Cardiff & Vale UHB serves a population of around 520,000 with an annual primary care dental budget in excess of 28m and contracts with over 62 GDP practices. This role is key to the delivery of high quality, safety and effective patient care and to support continuous service improvement.
Main duties of the job

In this role, you will be responsible to the Head of Dental and Optometry and the Clinical Director for Primary Care Clinical Governance. You will work within a primary care team, supporting the areas of quality, safety, governance, performance and clusters and you will be a key advisor providing expertise and advice on good practice.

You will be employed on Cardiff and Vale UHB terms and conditions working in a multi-disciplinary team, with opportunities for training, development and CPD.

Your hours of work will be two sessions (4 hours per session) per week. The post is available on a permanent basis.
About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is Caring for People, Keeping People Well,and our vision is that every person\'s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population\'s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

Job description
Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification within the supporting documentation.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Bachelor of Dental Surgery, BDS/BChD or equivalent
• Full registration with the United Kingdom\'s General Dental Council (GDC) and inclusion on a Dental Performers List in Wales
• Evidence of meeting General Dental Council Continuing Professional Development Requirements (including up-to-date CPD profile incorporating all core subjects)

Desirable

• Membership of the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners (UK)
• Diploma in General Dental Practice
• Additional postgraduate qualifications appropriate to primary dental care

Experience
Essential

• Current/recent hands on clinical practice
• Substantive practice experience of at least 5 years - to include experience of General Dental Practice within the 2006 dental contractual arrangements (desirable at principal level) in the last 3 years.

Desirable

• Previous advisory roles
• Experience of primary care policy, development, planning and implementation at Health Body/ LHB level
• Experience through membership of a Local or District Dental Committee or similar body e.g. GDPC Wales of the generic issues relating to General Dental Practice

Personal Attributes
Essential

• Consultative, knowledgeable, able to listen with open mind
• Good professional standing
• Team player, ability to prioritise
• Politically aware, reliable, capable of mentoring peers
• Consistently exhibits a positive attitude and respect for others
• Proactive and adaptable in the face of a changing environment
• Evidence of drive, enthusiasm and commitment. Energetic, determined and focussed
• Ability to meet multiple deadlines

Skills
Essential

• Communication, listening and mentoring skills
• Diplomacy, sensitivity and organisational skills
• Computer literate (working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel along with web-based & mobile \'app\' technology)

Desirable

• Able to motivate professional colleagues

Knowledge
Essential

• Dental legislation, representational, regulatory, educational and remuneration systems/arrangements
• Statutory and strategic dental policy (Wales and UK)
• Primary dental care, dental contracting and professional standards in general

Other
Essential

• Full UK Driving Licence

Desirable

• Welsh Speaker

Employer details
Employer name

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Address

Woodland House,

Maes-y-Coed Road

Cardiff

CF14 4HH

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Company

About:

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest NHS organisations in Europe. We employ approximately 14,500 staff, and spend around \xc2\xa31.4 billion every year on providing health and wellbeing services to a population of around 472,400 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. We also serve a wider population across South and Mid Wales for a range of specialties.

Our vision is to create a community where healthy life choice does not depend on who you are or where you live.

We are a teaching Health Board with close links to the university sector, and together we are training the next generation of healthcare professionals, while working on research that will hopefully unlock the cures for today\'s illnesses.

Our Services

The only tertiary centre for Wales offering a range of services for the whole nation including the only Children\'s Hospital in Wales, Organ Donation and Transplant, Neuroscience, Genomics, Precision Medicine and Advanced Therapies, and more.

Public Health

Improving the health of our population and reducing inequalities. Providing preventative health care information and advice including access to health and well-being services.

Primary, Community and Intermediate Care

Offering first line health services at GP surgeries, dentists, optomtetrist and a range of therapy and community based services accessible as close to home as possible.

Acute and Tertiary Care

Providing unscheduled or emergency care. Elective care and specialist services to a wider population across Wales, including dignostics and theraputic services.

Corporate Services

Providing the support services required to run an integrated health system across Cardiff and Wales ensuring patient safety, governance, quality assurance, performance and excellent delivery of all services.

Our Structure

• Our organisation is structured and designed into seven Clinical Boards which cover our four main service areas and much more. They are:
• Children and Women\'s Clinical Board
• Clinical Diagnostics and Therapeutics
• Medicine Clinical Board
• Mental Health Clinical Board
• Specialist Services Clinical Board
• Surgery Clinical Board
• Primary, Community and Intermediate Care Clinical Board

The Clinical Boards were created in June 2013 and have been successful in providing strong leadership in clinical areas and have resulted in the acceleration of operational decision making, greatly enhancing the outcomes for patients in their care. The Boards are held to account via the Executive Directors and a process of scrutiny is ensured through monthly performance boards and a robust authorisation process.

A Great Place to Live and Work

Cardiff really is a city of contrasts. A castle with 1900 years of history stands alongside a modern shopping centre and a spectacular Civic Centre surrounded by acres of parkland.

The Cardiff Bay development has created eight miles of waterfront with a range of new apartments, bars and restaurants.

For those seeking more culture there is easy access to the National Museum and Gallery Cardiff, the Museum of Welsh Life and the Wales Millennium Centre, home of the Welsh National Opera.

Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a mixture of gentle rolling hills, charming towns and villages, and a dramatic natural coastline which includes part of the Glamorgan Heritage Coast.

Surrounded by areas of outstanding natural beauty, with the Brecon Beacons National Park, Swansea Gower Peninsula and the picturesque Vale of Glamorgan all nearby, Cardiff really does have it all.

Housing is reasonably priced, and our schools offer a high standard of education and facilities.

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