# Dental Foundation Training Programme Director - Early Years > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS England. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/dental-foundation-training-programme-director-early-years/c791c16d-8b37-438e-ac41-3d2663a4952b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/dental-foundation-training-programme-director-early-years/c791c16d-8b37-438e-ac41-3d2663a4952b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** NHS England - **Town:** Leeds - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Salary:** £117,904 a year - **Contract type:** Fixed-Term - **Employment type:** Part-time - **Closing date:** 2026-07-13T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-29T13:08:06.442Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/M9990-26-0430?employerCode=M9990 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8026592?FromJobsNHS=1&ShowJobAdvert= ## Job Content ### Job summary NHSE Workforce Training and Education Directorate (WT&E) is looking to recruit to 3 x posts at 4 sessions each of Dental Foundation Early Years Training Programme Director working across London. You will work as part of the regional London team. You will be required to carry out practice visits across London in person and remotely. The post holders will work closely with the Regional Dean, Associate Deans andOffice teams within WT&E. There are 4 vacant sessions to undertake the role of Dental Foundation Early Years Training Programme Director. Sessions will be allocated and agreed with successful applicants. ### Main duties of the job Work in collaboration with Associate Deans for Workforce and Foundation in delivering recommendations of NHSE Dental Education reform programme (DERP) Quality Management of Early Years (Dental foundation and Early years 2-year programme) for a delegated scheme within London region. - To monitor the professional development of Foundation Dentists on the Early years (2-year programme) and report this to the regional Associate Dean for Foundation. - To ensure that this quality management processes conforms to guidance - To organise an allocated Early Years Dental Foundation Scheme The allocation of TPDs to individual schemes will be at the discretion of the Regional PGDD and AD (Dental Foundation). ### About us The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation 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. ### Details - Date posted: 29 June 2026 - Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff - Salary: £117,904 a year In line with Dental TPD sessional payments - Contract: Fixed term - Duration: 10 months - Working pattern: Part-time - Reference number: 990-LDN-EC3078-3146-3555-E - Job locations: 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4PU, United Kingdom ### Job 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 Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application. ## Job Details NHSE Workforce Training and Education Directorate (WT&E) is looking to recruit to 3 x posts at 4 sessions each of Dental Foundation Early Years Training Programme Director working across London. You will work as part of the regional London team. You will be required to carry out practice visits across London in person and remotely. The post holders will work closely with the Regional Dean, Associate Deans andOffice teams within WT&E. There are 4 vacant sessions to undertake the role of Dental Foundation Early Years Training Programme Director. Sessions will be allocated and agreed with successful applicants. ## Job Description Work in collaboration with Associate Deans for Workforce and Foundation in delivering recommendations of NHSE Dental Education reform programme (DERP) Quality Management of Early Years (Dental foundation and Early years 2-year programme) for a delegated scheme within London region. To monitor the professional development of Foundation Dentists on the Early years (2-year programme) and report this to the regional Associate Dean for Foundation. To ensure that this quality management processes conforms to guidance To organise an allocated Early Years Dental Foundation Scheme The allocation of TPDs to individual schemes will be at the discretion of the Regional PGDD and AD (Dental Foundation). ## 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 Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application. ## Person Specification ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - A working knowledge of the aims and objectives of Dental Foundation Training & Dental Core Training ### Experience and Knowledge **Essential** - Experience of educational leadership ### Qualifications & Training **Essential** - Primary dental qualification - Maintain an NHS clinical commitment and GDC registration - At least 5 years' experience as a registered dental practitioner - Previous experience and training in clinical and educational supervision to include Foundation Dentists ## Documents - [Job Description.pdf (PDF, 728 KB)](document:2973892) - [Occupational Functional Requirements Form.pdf (PDF, 70 KB)](document:2973891) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.