Site Dental Staffing Town Bracknell Salary £48,270 - £54,931 per annum (incl of HCAS) Salary period Yearly Closing 20/02/2025 23:59
Job overview
BHFT Internal Candidates only
Full-time
Berkshire Community Dental Service is looking to recruit a Dental Service Manager. The person will work closely with the Chief Dentist and Lead Dental Nurse and be part of the Senior Management Team in the development, management, monitoring and evaluation of the Berkshire Community Dental Service. They will be expected to work with the Thames Valley Community Dental Service (TVCDS) partners and Senior Programme Manager as part of the TVCDS collaborative working.
The Service Manager will have relevant qualifications or significant knowledge and experience in service management, quality improvement, established leadership skills and experience in operational management of clinical teams. They must have excellent communication and liaison skills to engage and collaborate with a number of colleagues and stakeholders both internal and external.
Although this is predominantly a management role, the post holder will be required to carry out clinical duties as necessary to meet the needs of the service and to update and maintain clinical skills.
Main duties of the job
1. To contribute, at an appropriate level, to the formulation and implementation of contractual, strategic, procedural and policy documents.
2. Meet the Chief Dentist regularly to ensure that she is kept up to date with operational issues and contributing, where appropriate, to operational and wider strategic planning issues related to the service; intercepting and raising any staffing or other issues of concern within the department.
3. Coordinate the installation and commissioning of various projects as they arise. This may involve liaison with suppliers, establishments, facilities and other agencies, the Chief Dentist and clinical staff.
4. Handle sensitive material and dealing with non-clinical complaints ensuring a satisfactory and acceptable outcome.
5. To have sufficient knowledge and experience of dental matters at service and area level to provide advice or support on such matters to other members of the dental team.
6. To work with the informatics and data teams to produce reports.
7. To assist in the financial and budget management of the service and also the collection and recording of appropriate patient charges.
8. To attend management team meetings as requested by the Chief Dentist.
9. Supervision and line management of the dental care professionals and dental support staff working within the service.
10. To ensure compliance with relevant aspects of CQC registration as required by the Trust.
Working for our organisation
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
* Caring for and about you is our top priority
* Committed to providing good quality, safe services
* Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
* Flexible working options to support work-life balance
* 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
* Excellent learning and career development opportunities
* ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
* Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
* Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
* Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
* Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
* Free parking across Trust sites
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:
* You will have recent and significant experience of working in a community dental service.
* You will have experience of management roles and knowledge of clinical roles within the Community Dental Service.
* You will be expected to work autonomously and must be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to influence and motivate others, and possess good planning and organisational skills.
* You will be able to work effectively as part of a team.
* You will have excellent IT skills including Teams, Excel and PowerPoint.
* You will be able to work under pressure at a fast pace and use your initiative to make decisions when the Chief Dentist is not available.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
* Masters in health/social care or equivalent qualification/senior experience in clinical area as well as evidence of CPD.
* Evidence of recent professional development.
Continuous Professional Development
Previous Experience
* Experience in Operational Management of a clinical service.
* Proven ability to work in partnership with a range of organisations.
* Experience of staff management.
* Experience of planning and developing services that have delivered high quality outcomes.
* Experience of project and/or service management.
* Experience of budget management.
* Experience of developing and using performance management information to improve services.
* Experience of planning and implementing service improvements.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
* Knowledge of and ability to develop performance management, continuous improvement and quality assurance processes.
* Ability to devise and implement local policies and procedures relating to the service.
* Ability to communicate effectively and influence others including presentation, oral, written and IT skills.
* Advanced Keyboard skills in all MS office applications and Trust systems.
* Ability to self-manage workload and work using own initiative.
Additional Requirements
* Proven ability to compile reports for a variety of audiences and maintain accurate records.
These are the values that we live by at Berkshire Healthcare:
* Caring for and about you is our top priority.
* Committed to providing good quality, safe services.
* Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions.
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Please find attached the behaviour framework that underpins these values for this job role.
At Berkshire Healthcare, we foster an inclusive workplace where everyone belongs.
We welcome talent from all backgrounds and offer guaranteed interviews to disabled applicants and armed forces community members who meet the minimum criteria.
Please note we may close positions before the advertised date.
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No agencies, please.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
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