Position Overview & Specifications
The man function for this role is to provide clinical leadership to the whole dental network in Bridgewater. In addition , the appointee will be able to influence the strategy for service development across Greater Manchester and Cheshire and Merseyside.
You will be a member of the Dental Management Team along with the Lead Nurse and the Director for Dental Services. You will manage the Clinical Directors for GM and C/M along with the Network lead dentists for Special Care, Oral Surgery and Paediatric Dentistry.
The responsibilities of this post include, but are not limited to, Quality, Clinical Governance (including a focus on clinical audit and clinical effectiveness ) leading on dental appraisal, investigation of serious Incidents and management of poor performance (in conjunction with the Medical Director).
The dental services include specialised and specialist special care and paediatric dentistry, bariatric services, domiciliary care, sedation and GA for adults and children. Bridgewater has an ambitious strategy to develop modern, clinically effective community dental services across Greater Manchester and Cheshire and Merseyside, and this role is at the forefront of that ambition.
In addition to clinical leadership activities, you will be expected to be clinically active and demonstrate flexibility in response to service needs.
This post is advertised on the SPCDS Band C Managerial pay scale