Job summaryDo you share our Health Board values; Caring for each other; Working together; Always improving? If so, we would love for you to come and work for Swansea Bay University HB.
The post holder will be a key member of the Primary Care Team, providing professional medical/dental advice, and support to ensure that the highest standard of clinical care is delivered within General Dental Services (GDS) and wider dental services within the health Board. This includes support within Dental Collaboratives, Dental Access Portal (DAP), Inclusion via mentorship programme (IMP) and evaluation of practice's Quality Assurance Self-assessment (QAS) submissions.
Main duties of the jobThe post holder provides support for dental practices and PCTG in clinical matters and helps provide Health Board with assurances around Dental care provided by dental contractors. The DPA role plays a fundamental part in the Health Board Quality and Safety framework and procedures. The post holder supports general dental practitioners with preparation for HIW inspection visits and will contribute to remodelling of care pathways to achieve better outcomes for patients and service users, with a focus on delivering care and support as close to home as possible and making best use of GDS resources and facilities. The post holder will provide clinical support to medical/dental staff across the Health Board working in GDS services promoting personal, professional and service development and building effective working partnerships with individuals and organisations in the local health and social care community. The post holder will support the development and delivery of effective professional performance and standards within the HB's clinical governance systems for those on the GDC register and DPL providing contracted or salaried services within SBUHB.
About usSwansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people.We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.
Mental Health and learning Disabilities services are provided both in hospital settings (Cefn Coed Hospital, Swansea Caswell clinic and Taith Newydd at Glanrhyd Bridgend) and other community settings.
We also have community hospital and primary care resource centres providing clinical services outside the main hospitals.
The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University. Aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of Southwest Wales.
Job responsibilitiesFor more details in relation to this post, please click on the supporting documents section to find the full job description and person specification. These are available bilingually, in both English and Welsh.
Person SpecificationEssential- Bachelor of Dental Surgery BDS/BChD or equivalent
- Full registration with the General Dental Council.
Desirable- Membership of the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners(UK)
- Postgraduate diplomas awarded by the FGDP
- Certificates in education/mentoring
ExperienceEssential- Recent extensive experience of general dental practice post 2006 at performer level.
Desirable- Previous advisory/tutoring role Experience of primary care policy, development, planning and implementation at Health Board level.
SkillsEssential- Communication, listening and mentoring skills
- Diplomacy, sensitivity and organisational skills
- Computer literate
Desirable- Able to motivate professional colleagues.
KnowledgeEssential- Dental legislation, representational, regulatory, educational and remuneration systems/arrangements
Personal AttributesEssential- Positive approach to work and the challenges of new opportunities
- No conflicts of professional interest No previous clinical performance issues
- Ability to work as part of a team Ability to prioritise
Desirable- Conscientious, objective, self-reliant.
- Excellent presentational and communication skills, both written and oral
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.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).Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). 
