Are you an experienced and inspirational dentist ready to take the next step in your leadership career? Join Oxfordshire Community Dental Service as our Assistant Clinical Director (Dentistry) and play a pivotal role in shaping high-quality, patient-centred dental care across the county. This is a full-time role based at our headquarters in Oxford.
This is a brilliant opportunity to combine clinical excellence with strategic leadership. Working alongside the Clinical Director, you will help lead a dedicated multidisciplinary team, drive service improvement, champion clinical governance, and support the delivery of outstanding care for patients with complex needs, including paediatric, special care and urgent dental services.
You'll have the opportunity to influence service development, mentor and develop colleagues, contribute to reducing health inequalities, and build strong partnerships across primary and secondary care. Alongside your leadership responsibilities, you'll continue to maintain an active clinical role, ensuring you remain connected to patient care.
We're looking for an enthusiastic, collaborative leader with significant clinical experience, excellent communication skills and a passion for delivering safe, innovative and compassionate dental services.
If you're ready to make a lasting impact on patients, colleagues and the future of community dentistry, we'd love to hear from you.
Deputise for the Clinical Director (Dentistry) in the leadership and management of the Oxfordshire Community Dental Service across a range of sites and settings.
Assist with the strategic provision of oral and dental healthcare for the Trust and to champion the improvement of health inequalities of the population.
Assist with managing all clinical dental performers in the service while working in both primary and secondary care, and support with the management of contracts and service level agreements including those with secondary care providers such as general anaesthetics and medical physics.
Maintain an effective senior clinical role and will be required to provide clinical sessions for special care and paediatric patients as appropriate.
Provide professional and clinical advice to colleagues, service users, Boards, Committees and other stakeholders as required.
Deliver teaching and training to dental staff as required.
Interviews for this role are scheduled for Wednesday 29 July.
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Provide clinical and strategic leadership for the Community Dental Service
Support and deputise for the Clinical Director in leading and managing the Oxfordshire Community Dental Service across multiple sites, ensuring safe, effective and high-quality service
Maintain an active senior clinical role
Deliver specialist clinical care for patients with complex needs, including special care, paediatric and urgent care patients, while providing expert clinical advice to colleagues and stakeholders.
Lead and develop the workforce
Provide visible leadership through staff management, appraisals, job planning, performance management, teaching, training and supporting the professional development of dental teams.
Drive clinical governance and service improvement
Lead integrated governance, oversee quality assurance and clinical performance, ensure compliance with operational policies and KPIs, and contribute to the planning and delivery of high-quality, clinically effective services.
Build partnerships and influence service development
Work collaboratively with commissioners, secondary care providers and other stakeholders to support service planning, contract management, reduce health inequalities and improve patient outcomes across the county.
