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SCOTTISH DENTAL CLINICAL LEADERSHIP FELLOW (2024 - 25)
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR NHS GENERAL DENTAL PRACTITIONERS WORKING IN NHS SCOTLAND
2 part-time posts – 0.53 WTE each (flexible)
Fixed Short Term Contract opportunity for 12 months
August 2024 to July 2025
Salary WTE £79,466 pro-rata per annum
Flexible Location: Based throughout Scotland, NES is a remote friendly employer supporting office and hybrid working. We’re happy to talk about how you want to work. Workplaces for these posts will be flexible with some time spent in NES offices or Post Graduate centres or within other relevant host organisations across Scotland.
NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is the national health board with statutory responsibilities to effect sustainable change through workforce development, education and training across the health and social care system in Scotland, while working at UK level with partner organisations.
Interested in a unique and exciting dental initiative for GDPs? Do you like a challenge and have the curiosity and ambition to work at the leading edge of Scottish dentistry development?
This will offer a career development opportunity for two general dental practitioners currently working in, and committed to, NHS Scotland to become a Scottish Dental Clinical Leadership Fellow. The posts will be allocated to host organisations with relevance to GDS and will provide experience and leadership development opportunities.
This opportunity is designed to strengthen future healthcare and dentistry leadership by developing the skills of individuals at a national strategic level with support from NHS Scotland’s Dental leaders. Each post is an excellent opportunity for general dental practitioners, with over 5 years’ experience of GDS and some insight into the wider dental environment, to expand their leadership experience and develop their skills, whilst maintaining links to their current service.
Working with senior NHS Scotland Dental leaders, as well as other key strategic groups and organisations within NHS Scotland and the profession, the Leadership Fellows will be involved in taking forward key priority areas from the recent Scottish Government strategy, the Oral Health Improvement Plan and where they will be offered related project objectives.
Applicants should be highly motivated and currently working in NHS General Dental Practice in Scotland, have a good understanding of Scotland’s NHS system and professional structures and processes along with a sound grasp of the Scottish Policy context. Excellent communication skills, experience in service development, and evidence of leadership skills, for example in engaging, motivating and influencing others at senior levels are also essential.
As part of the recruitment process, you will be asked to submit a statement from an experienced clinical colleague in support of your application.
Applications will open on Monday 4 March 2024
Closing date for completed applications is Sunday 24 March 2024
Contact j.e.clarkson@dundee.ac.uk
Interviews will be held on Thursday 11 April 2024
PLEASE NOTE:
To support recruitment, we are hosting two MS Teams events which will provide an opportunity for potential applicants to gain further information from current Clinical Leadership Fellows. These will take place on Tuesday 12 March at 12-1 pm and 7-8 pm. To participate please contact jackie.alexander@nhs.scot and the appropriate MS Teams link will be sent.
Unless otherwise stated the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.
If you have any queries regarding the NHS Scotland National Recruitment Portal or the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to contact our recruitment partners, the East Region Recruitment Service, at: EoS.ERRS@nhs.scot