Clinical Director for Dentistry

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Job overview

Applications are invited for this integral leadership role within the RNENT&EDH. Reporting to the Divisional Clinical director and working as part of the divisions highly collaborative triumvirate leadership team alongside the General Manager and Deputy Matron, the successful candidate will bring their skills and experience to drive innovation, deliver outstanding patient care, and lead a dynamic, multidisciplinary team at RNENT & EDH. This is a unique opportunity to make a tangible impact on the quality, safety, and efficiency of dental services while contributing to cutting-edge research and education initiatives.

As a key leader within our organization, you will have the chance to influence service development, foster collaboration across teams, and play a vital role in achieving our strategic objectives. At UCLH, we are committed to creating a culture of excellence, inclusivity, and professional growth, ensuring our staff and patients thrive. If you are a visionary leader with a passion for driving change and delivering results, we invite you to join us in shaping the future of dentistry and making a real difference in healthcare.

UCLH undertakes values-based, inclusive recruitment. All clinicians with the appropriate leadership experience as outlined in the person specification are encouraged to apply

Main duties of the job

As the Clinical Director for Dentistry, you will lead the strategic direction and operational excellence of our dental services, ensuring the highest standards of patient care, safety, and efficiency. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams, fostering collaboration and driving innovative service improvements that align with our organisational goals. Your role will involve shaping the future of dentistry through leadership in service development, research, and education, while also championing a culture of inclusivity, professional growth, and continuous learning.

We are looking for a dynamic and experienced leader with a proven track record in driving service change, building strong relationships, and inspiring teams to achieve excellence. You will need exceptional communication, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills, along with a commitment to delivering measurable outcomes and enhancing the experience of both patients and staff. If you are passionate about making a difference and have the vision to lead, this role offers an exciting opportunity to leave a lasting impact on the field of dentistry.

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

The Clinical Director for Surgery/Dentistry/Medicine will lead the strategic vision and clinical service for Surgery/Dentistry/Medicine for the next 3-6 years. Key roles will be:
• To support close teamwork with medical/ dental and non-medical members of the
• Divisional management team and extend this out to the wider UCLH community
• and across the STP
• Provide overall leadership for the department across all professions, ensuring
• excellence in quality, safety, access and efficiency
• To support and drive initiatives and partnership working across the Trust,
• Sustainability and Transformation Partnership and wider health sector
• To lead and support close teamwork across all aspects of the role
• To provide leadership across all staffing groups within
• Surgery/Dentistry/Medicine
• To work closely with other UK Secondary and Tertiary Ear, Nose and Throat and
• Dental centres
• 2
• Ensure the highest quality of care and a learning culture within the team.
• To improve efficiency of practice including optimising length of stay and
• Diagnostic Outreach Group
• To develop an ingrained culture of safety
• To support the development and integration of the EHRS system Epic at UCLH
• into improved working practices
• To ensure achievement of all metrics and targets within the speciality
• To work with Clinical Academics to ensure that the RNTENT & ED Hospital has
• the highest possible research profile and output
• To improve the experience of junior medical/dental staff and consider other nonmedical models of fulfilling the junior doctor role
• To develop the culture and leadership within RNTENT & ED Hospital
• To role model the Trust values of safety, kindness, teamwork, improving
• To define and agree the objectives for Surgery/Dentistry/Medicine each year
• To work closely with General Managers to meet financial and CIP targets
• To work closely with and be responsive to the Divisional Clinical Director and all
• Members of the divisional management team
• To lead the development of the sub-specialities in Surgery/Dentistry/Medicine
• including service development, the development of and attendance at regular
• sub-specialty meetings and job planning/appraisal
• To sustainably develop private practices at RNENT EDH, ensuring it
• complements NHS activity and care

Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England - for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff - To find out more, visit: Flexible working.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

Person specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Consultant/clinician with appropriate leadership experience
• Knowledge of the RNENT & EDH Division and its challenges
• Demonstrable understanding of current NHS and Trust priorities and developments
• Demonstrable understanding of issues relating to Quality and Safety
• Proven commitment to personal development in a leadership role, with participation in Trust based and external leadership and development programmes and activities
• Committed to working to the Trust values and to achieve the Trust's strategic objectives
• Commitment and drive for enhancing equality and diversity
• A motivation to continue to develop RNENT & EDH culture to achieve the best for all of our staff and patients

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of UCLH & RNENT and EDH Division budget and financial structures

Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable experience of leading service change initiatives.
• Demonstrable experience of leading teams/ Consultant medical/ dental staff
• Demonstrable experience of effective multi-disciplinary working

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of substantial influence within wider NHS or specialty beyond Trust i.e. at regional or national level.

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Able to articulate and implement a vision and strategy for the service.
• Able to extend vision beyond a single clinical service or Division
• Service redesign and development
• Relationship building and team development.
• High level influencing, communication and negotiating skills.
• Problem solving, strategic leadership and decision-making skills
• Facilitative and inclusive approach to leadership, including establishing partnerships with non-clinical leaders.
• Ability to resolve conflict satisfactorily.

At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

At UCLH we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. It is our fundamental aim, to recruit, retain and promote a diverse mix of people who are representative of our local communities. Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to support our world class research, innovation and creativity.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff and has a dedicated policy which allows staff to apply for flexible working right from the beginning of employment. For more information please go to: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/work-with-us/why-choose-uclh/flexible-working.

We offer our permanent staff an interest free season ticket loan for travel, all our staff have access to free independent and confidential support, large retail discounts, a staff discount platform, cycle to work scheme and on-site accommodation to name a few.

Additionally, UCLH Arts and Heritage's staff wellbeing programme, Creative Comfort, offers a variety of ways to engage with the arts as a member of UCLH staff. You can try out the weekly choir, weekly art club and join the Culture Club for exclusive access to free and discounted tickets for opera, exhibitions, theatre and more.

We recognise, reward and thank colleagues by nominating them for our annual Celebrating Excellence Awards, which are funded by UCLH Charity.

We are also members of www.mytrustbenefits.co.uk/ which offers discounts on high street retail stores, offers on travel deals, and also to take advantage of cash back schemes.

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Please note that all correspondence regarding your application will be via email. The emails will be sent to you via TRAC.jobs and not via NHS Jobs, we encourage you to check your inbox regularly.

Please note that if you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date of the advert to assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

For further support on submitting an application please refer to the NLPSS Applicant Toolkit: https://royalfree.pagetiger.com/cuuomnr/1

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

• Job Description 23596 (PDF, 1016.2KB)
• Functional Requirements (PDF, 262.3KB)
• UCLH Values (PDF, 860.9KB)