Managerial Dental Officer in the Primary Dental Care Unit in Cardiff

Managerial Dental Officer in the Primary Dental Care Unit

Main area Primary Dental Care Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried Dentist - C Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 001-DSG968

Employer Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Employer type NHS Site St David's Hospital Town Cardiff Salary £101,993 - £114,168 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 22/11/2026 23:59

Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together

Job overview

THIS POST IS OPEN TO CARDIFF AND VALE EMPLOYEES ONLY

This post provides an exciting opportunity to make a real contribution to the teaching of dental students and professions complimentary to dentistry. The successful post holder with be responsible for the managment of the Primary Dental Care Unit at St David's Hospital.

The post holder should

• hold a registrable dental qualification and have full General Dental Council Registration
• have proven managment skils especially in relation to healthcare and teaching
• have a wide range of clinical skills in restorative dentistry
• be an effective communicator and team leader and be prepared to take a hands on approach to leading the team.
• be an experienced dental practitioner or have appropriate community or hospital experience.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the post include

• Providing clinical leadership and management of the Primary Dental Care Unit
• Deliver clinical supervision and teaching for Cardiff University BDS and DTH students in accordance with Directorate policies
• Work collaboratively with the School of Dentistry to ensure educational standards and General Dental Council (GDC) requiements are met
• Lead the resolution of clinical, operational and organisational issues within the service
• Support the development of academic, nursing and administrative staff through training, guidance and mentorship

Working for our organisation

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Person specification

Qualifications

• BDS or Equivalent
• Full GDC Registration
• Further Qualifications eg MFDS, MSc, MPhil

Experience

• Proven experience in the management of staff and services
• Experience in a wide range of restorative techniques
• Ability to demonstrate relevant clinical procedures using developed skills
• Experience in dealing with complex patient management issues
• Experience of working within a General practice environment
• Ability to take independent decisions but to seek advice as appropriate
• Evidence of Continuing professional development
• Experience of teaching undergraduate students and contributing to undergraduate education programmes
• Broad and established experience of working in both primary care and hospital environments

Skills

• Effective communication skills - written, verbal and visual
• Ability to work within a team
• Ablity to relate to patients, students and colleagues
• Forward thinking
• A range of assessment and feedback procedures

Personal Qualities

• Committment to Training
• Problem solving approach

We are committed to promoting inclusion, where all staff have a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from everyone and recognise the need for our workforce to represent the diversity of the population we serve. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where diversity is celebrated. We aim to create a working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential no matter their disability, sex, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity or marriage and civil partnership status.We are keen to break down barriers in the UHB, and encourage applications from under-represented groups.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is committed to flexible working and equal opportunities across its medical and dental workforce. All medical and dental posts will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Cardiff and Vale UHB is a Smoke Free Health Board - smoking is banned across all of the UHB sites. Staff are therefore not able to smoke in the hospital grounds or on any other UHB premises.

Applications are welcomed from Welsh speaking candidates.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

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