Clinical Lead

We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Lead to join our team based in Derriford, Plymouth. This role will be for 4-5 days per week, working 52 weeks per year.

The post holder will provide clinical leadership in the Dental Education Facility for all clinical services and activities, including both undergraduate clinics and the employed PDSE clinicians.

Responsibilities will include ensuring undergraduates dental and dental therapy students receive outstanding clinical experience, and patients are provided with the highest standards of care. The post holder will be the lead clinical decision maker for all clinical activity within the Dental Education Facility.

You will be an excellent communicator and team-player as well as an enthusiastic teacher, with a commitment to ensuring the highest clinical standards in delivery of our undergraduate professional programmes. A Master's degree in a relevant Dental Discipline or similar Post Graduate training would be of benefit in this role.

Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise (PDSE) is a Community Interest Company that has been set up by Plymouth University's Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry to oversee the education of its dental and dental therapy students, and provide treatment and outreach services to the local community. PDSE was launched in 2013 in response to changes in the funding environment, and oversees the clinical governance of four Dental Education Facilities in Devon and Cornwall. This is the first time that a clinical education entity has been housed in a social enterprise in the UK, and has enabled the University to more closely align its community outreach work with governance.

This role includes:

• 7.6 weeks holiday per year including bank holidays with the opportunity to purchase up to 2 further weeks of holiday
• Access to the Scottish Widows pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Professional registration fees can be claimed back
• Clinical uniform and indemnity insurance are provided
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to our Cycle to Work Scheme
• SimplyHealth Cash Plan - claim back money towards certain health expenses including dental treatment, glasses and contact lenses, physio appointments, chiropractor appointments and much more, as well as access to gym membership discounts and other health benefits.
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme - lease a brand new or previously used electric vehicle.
• Flu vaccination fees can be claimed back.
• Free access to CPD platforms including Agilio iLearn and LinkedIn Learning, plus additional CPD at our company Away Days each year.
• Free Face-to-face BLS training for all clinical staff.
• Training and progression opportunities via our Learning and Development Pathways including training up to post-graduate level for eligible roles.
• Opportunities to contribute to company development through our dedicated 'team talk' channels

This post is subject to enhanced clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

If you wish to find out more about this opportunity, please contact Andrew Sleigh for further information by emailing

If you would like to apply, please submit a CV and personal statement to PDSE- Your personal statement should include why you would like to apply for this position and how you meet the criteria outlined in the job description.

Closing date: Monday 8th December 2025

Role: Clinical Lead

Grade: Negotiable (Salary based on Salaried Dental Scales)

Reports to: Director of Clinical Dentistry/Chief Executive Officer of PDSE

Directly responsible for:

(a) Clinical Leadership in the Dental Education Facility

(b) Quality and Standards in the Dental Education Facility

(c) All aspects of clinic management and leadership

Role Summary:

To provide Clinical Leadership in the Dental Education Facility for all clinical services and activities. To be active in undergraduate clinics, providing support and guidance, and a lead clinical decision maker in the Dental Education Facility

Key Accountabilities:

• Clinical standard setting within the Dental Education Facility
• Clinical Lead in clinical standards quality assurance and clinical assessment quality assurance programmes in the Dental Education Facility
• Lead for Patient safety in the Dental Education Facility
• Line Management of Clinical Supervisors within the DEF in support of Director of Clinical Dentistry, providing support, mentoring, performance and absence management
• To undertake the appraisal of clinical supervisors
• To provide support to the Director of Clinical Dentistry in representing the Dental Education Facility at the 6 weekly Dental Clinical Quality and Supervisors Meeting
• To provide clinical line management of PDSE clinicians working withing the Dental Educational Facility
• Foster close and harmonious working relationships with Peninsula Dental School and its staff
• Ensure active attendance at the clinical leads group and to contribute to its workflow
• Actively participate in recruitment of new Clinical Supervisors and provide induction and support for new starters as required
• To support investigation and resolution of clinical incidents and patient complaints
• To provide support in preparation for, and during, site inspection by regulatory bodies
• To provide any further duties as may be required where appropriate to the role as directed by Director of Clinical Dentistry/Chief Executive Officer of PDSE/PDSE Executive Group
• Provide direct patient care if no student clinics running

Education & Training:

• Bachelor of Dental Surgery
• GDC Registration
• Awareness of current local and national clinical standards documents
• Master's Degree in a Dental Discipline (or able to demonstrate equivalent experience)
• Up-to-date CPD requirements, and active pursuit of CPD opportunities
• Active performers number (or ability to be registered on the Performers List)

Experience:

• Significant clinical experience in primary care NHS practice
• Active in clinical dental practice
• Clinical leadership and management experience
• Experience of investigating and managing clinical incidents and complaints
• Education experience (Desirable)

Knowledge / Skills:

• First class clinical skills
• Up-to-date knowledge of standards in primary care dentistry
• Awareness of relevant clinical guidance provided by national standard-setting organisations
• Team player who plans ahead and is well organised
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to provide concise explanations and clear direction and guidance
• IT Skills including use of Carestream R4 (or similar electronic patient record system) and Microsoft Office packages
• Understanding of academic standards and be involved in quality assurance

Behaviours / Values

• Professionalism in their interactions with all stakeholders
• Flexibility in their approach to managing competing demands
• Pro-active in identifying and managing challenges
• A team player able to work across multiple teams
• Organised in their approach to tasks and meets deadlines
• Values align with those of PDSE

Measures of success:

• Successful outcomes to items listed in key accountabilities and other delegated tasks
• Positive customer feedback (staff, patients and students)

Other:

This job description provides a general reflection of the key accountabilities associated with the post, it is expected that the role holder will undertake any other reasonable activities to assist in efficient service delivery.

This job description is not exhaustive and may change as the post develops, but such change will not take place without consultation between the post holder and their manager. Job descriptions should be reviewed at least annually at the appraisal meeting.

Normal working hours are 08:45 to 17:00 Monday to Friday, however on occasions to meet business need you will be required to work revised hours, typically between 08:00 and 18:00.

The Working Time Regulations apply to all employees of Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise(CIC) In particular Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise(CIC) will not permit staff in all employments to work in excess of 48 hours in any one week except where there are exceptional service needs where an absolute limit of averaging over a reference period of 17 weeks would apply.

An enhanced DBS check will be carried out.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From £100,145.00 per year

Licence/Certification:

• GDC Registration (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 08/12/2025