Clinical Director - Dentistry
We are looking to recruit a Clinical Director to lead the Oxfordshire Community Dental Service (OCDS), which delivers specialised NHS dental care at our 9 dental clinics in the Oxfordshire region.
The service provides a comprehensive range of oral health care for priority groups that include individuals with learning difficulties, mental health conditions, physical health needs, complex medical histories, severe dental anxiety, and phobias.
Services provided include sedation, general anaesthesia, domiciliary care, out-of-hours urgent dental care, and oral health promotion.
This is a full-time substantive role and a key one in our directorate leadership team. We are looking for someone with expert clinical dentistry skills and experience in leading a complex clinical service.
The role requires flexibility, an ability to work across the directorate and beyond dentistry, and someone who can manage competing demands and lead our service both in and out of hours.
Our team is made up of a range of disciplines, and this post is expected to promote change and innovation as well as provide clear oversight to patient and staff safety and wellbeing, performance and managing the quality agenda across the service.
We are developing the neighbourhood agenda across Oxfordshire and are seeking a leader with strong communication and engagement skills and someone who can represent the Trust and the service in the partnership arena.
Duties
Key duties involve the following areas, which are outlined in detail in the attached job description:
- Corporate responsibilities
- Leadership of Clinical Professionals
- Strategic and Development
- Operational and Financial Management
- Clinical Governance Responsibility
In addition, there are ongoing postgraduate training programmes which are supported within our service. We work collaboratively with directorates in the Trust, with the local secondary care NHS Trust in the region, and other Community Dental Services in the Thames Valley.
About Us
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.”
Benefits
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
For further details / informal visits, contact:
Name: Emma Leaver
Job title: Chief Operating Officer
Email address: emma.leaver@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 07795 470748
Please contact Emma Leaver (COO, Community Health Services, Dentistry & Primary Care) if you would like to have an informal discussion about this role.
