Job requirements
Essential
18 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Effective communication with members of the dental team, client groups, health professionals and outside agencies.
- Skills
Good IT skills
- Skills
Capable of working on own initiative
- Skills
Good organizational skills to ensure effective provision of service
- Skills
Leadership skills and an ability to support and motivate people
- Knowledge
Ability to give appropriate information to colleagues, carers and patients
- Knowledge
Good working knowledge of mental capacity and consent
- Experience
Broad professional experience
- Experience
Experience of organising educational events
- Experience
Considerable experience of training young colleagues
- Experience
Broad understanding of the structure and working of local dental services
- Experience
Understanding of CDS role
- Experience
Broad understanding of the General Dental Services contract and how it applies to patients and trainees
- Qualifications
BDS or recognized equivalent
- Qualifications
Full registration with the GDC
- Qualifications
Regular attendance on dental postgraduate courses and appropriate CPD.
- Qualifications
Developing Dental Educators (DDE) and maintained refresher training.
- Qualifications
Acceptance via DESAP
Desirable
10 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Ability to prioritize competing work demands
- Skills
Ability to cope with occasional work-related distressing or emotional circumstances
- Skills
Ability to actively engage with other health care professionals to develop networks and clinical services
- Skills
Understanding of NHS Clinical Governance and resource constraints, management/financial awareness
- Knowledge
Awareness of risk management, Health and Safety management and Clinical Governance Familiarity with the role of the CDS, GDS and HDS
- Knowledge
Understanding of mental capacity and consent issues
- Experience
Experience of clinical audit
- Experience
Experience of dental service development
- Qualifications
Relevant postgraduate qualification.
- Qualifications
On the Welsh NHS Dental Performers list or eligible for entry.
Job overview
Do you share our Health Board values; Caring for each other; Working together; Always improving? If so, we would love for you to come and work for Swansea Bay University HB.
The Dental Unit is looking for a part-time Senior Dentist - Band B to join their team on a permanent basis. This is a part-time role based at the Dental Teaching Unit (DTU) in Port Talbot. Hours to be discussed at interview.
The purpose of this post is to work with the Health Board and the Welsh Deanery to improve, facilitate and develop dental health care services in the SBU area, by providing comprehensive general dental services to patients and effective training and mentoring to the Foundation Dentist. The post holder will also be responsible for liaising with the Welsh Deanery regarding the study day programme and managing the Business Manager, Foundation Trainees and other dental staff on the training side of the Unit, in line with patient needs and the General Dental Services Contract. The post holder will also be required to assist in the management of the service.
Main duties of the job
To support DTU service provision and planning as a member of the DTU senior management team
To participate in clinical audit as part of a clinical governance strategy
To participate in risk management and health and safety awareness
The post holder must be available for guidance and training of the Dental Foundation Trainees and other Dental Care Professionals in training in the unit as agreed with the Lead Senior Dentist.
To develop good working relationships with other health care professionals and agencies and participate in projects and activities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more details in relation to this post, please click on the supporting documents section to find the full job description and person specification. These are available bilingually, in both English and Welsh.
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
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This advert is for Educational Supervisor Senior Dental Officer - Band B with Swansea Bay University Health Board in Swansea, Wales. It is listed as a Senior Dentist role. The advertised salary is £85,246 - £99,707 Per annum, Pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 13 Oct 2026.
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