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Job summary

Main area
Dental
Grade
GP Educator GP01
Contract
Fixed term: 8 months (until 31st March 2027)
Hours
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
  • Home or remote working
1 session per week (4 hours per week)
Job ref
990-EOE-EC3058-E
Employer
NHS England
Employer type
NHS
Site
East of England
Town
Cambridge
Salary
£122,819 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
16/07/2026 23:59
Interview date
24/07/2026

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24 Month DFT / Dental Core Training Programme Director

GP Educator GP01

Our Organisation

We share the core values set out in the NHS Constitution, which all colleagues are expected to demonstrate.

We support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you and your colleagues. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement, whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern.

Job overview

NHSE Workforce Training and Education Directorate (WT&E) is looking to recruit to the post of Dental Training Programme Director working across the East of England.  

You will work as part of the regional East of England team.  You will be required to carry out PG Centre visits across East of England, in person and remotely.

The post holders will work closely with the Regional Dean, Associate Deans and Office teams within WT&E.

Main duties of the job

Work in collaboration with  Dental Deans, Associate Deans, Training Programme Directors and admin staff in delivering and improving upon Dental Education programmes

Quality Management of Early Years dental education for delegated schemes within the East of England region. 

  • To monitor the professional development of Core Dentists on the 24 month DFT schemes and report this to the regional Associate Dean .
  • To ensure that this quality management processes conforms to guidance
  • To organise placements and study events for the Dental Core element of the 24 month Dental Foundation Schemes in East of England

Working for our organisation

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

  • Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
  • Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
  • Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
  • Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
  • Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

If you are successful at interview, we will run an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR). This transfer gathers valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support the onboarding process, including; statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement.  You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Secondments

Employees of NHS Trusts can only be offered the role on a secondment basis.  Agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.

Person specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential criteria
  • Primary dental qualification
  • GDC registration
Desirable criteria
  • PG Cert in Education
  • Registerable Postgraduate qualification (eg: MFGDP, MFDS, MGDS, MSc)

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • A working knowledge of the aims and objectives of Dental Foundation Training & Dental Core Training
  • Organisational skills
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to create and manage a study day programme for DCT
  • Proficiency in mentoring and supporting dentists in crisis

Experience and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Significant experience as a registered dental practitioner
  • Teaching experience in a clinical setting
  • Experience of working in a secondary care setting
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of educational leadership
  • Experience as an educational supervisor

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jason Stokes
Job title
Associate Dean for Early Years
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07703 582 210
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