Clinical Dental Director, Buckinghamshire Priority Dental Service

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

CNWL Buckinghamshire Priority Dental Service (CDS) is looking for a Specialist in Special Care or Paediatric Dentistry to become the next Dental Clinical Director.

The Dental Clinical Director will be an experienced dentist on the specialist register for Special Care Dentistry or Paediatric Dentistry. They will combine their role as a clinician with the clinical director role incorporating strategic, operational, advisory and clinical responsibilities. They will have the leadership skills to manage the strategic provision of oral and dental healthcare for the Trust, and to champion the improvement of health inequalities of the population.

Interviews will be held week commencing 27-Jun-2026

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be the Clinical Lead for Buckinghamshire Priority Dental Service (BPDS) and will ensure a comprehensive range of oral health care services is provided for priority groups that may include people with disabilities, severe anxiety or phobias. Services include sedation and general anaesthesia, domiciliary care, provision of oral health care to those in local secure settings, screening and epidemiology and oral health promotion.

The Clinical Dental Director is a combined service and clinical director role incorporating strategic, operational, advisory and clinical responsibilities. They will have the leadership skills to manage the strategic provision of oral and dental healthcare for the Trust, and to champion the improvement of health inequalities of the population.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • BDS or equivalent professional dental qualification
  • Full registration with the GDC
  • Additional registrable dental postgraduate qualification
  • Evidence of commitment to continued professional and personal development
  • Hold NHS Performer Number

Desirable

  • On relevant GDC Specialist List e.g. Special Care Dentistry
  • Management qualification

Experience

Essential

  • NHS management experience including role in the primary care setting
  • Experience of working in salaried and specialised services
  • Experience of working in a variety of dental settings
  • Experience of managing budgets & procurement
  • Experience of managing and developing personnel including appraisal, performance and recruitment
  • Record of success in the planning and management of significant change and innovation with demonstrable results
  • Experience of conflict resolution & handling complaints
  • Experience of working with clinicians and healthcare workers at a strategic level
  • Experience of working with other agencies/groups/voluntary organisations

Desirable

  • Experience of producing and analysing financial activity reports

Skills, knowledge, abilities

Essential

  • Knowledge of wider dental agenda
  • Knowledge of clinical governance agenda
  • Excellent communication skills (including presentation and report writing)
  • Political awareness
  • Good IT skills and information management
  • Ability to work in a team and build and sustain partnerships
  • Ability to provide leadership and innovation
  • Ability to problem solve and achieve sustainable solutions

Disposition/ other

Essential

  • Have NHS Performer number
  • Commitment to high ethical standards
  • Enthusiastic, resilient and able to work under pressure
  • Hold a full UK driving licence and have use of a car
  • Able to work as part of a team
  • Professional conduct and appearance
  • Willing to work flexible hours

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 12 July 2026

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