Dental Educator (Quality Improvement)
Health Education and Improvement Wales
Cardiff, CF15 7QQView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£118,152
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
29 October 2026
9 days leftJob description
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Dental Postgraduate Deanery at HEIW for an enthusiastic and motivated Dental Educator (Quality Improveme...
Working within the quality assurance framework, the role holder will be required to commission, develop, and deliver a variety of quality improvement educational initiatives and resources, to support the whole of the dental workforce within the specified Health Board area.
Responsible for the planning, delivery and assessment of a range of Quality Improvement (QI) initiatives to the dental workforce Provide relevant educational support and advice on QI to dental teams, Health Board dental leaders, and any other relevant stakeholders
Work independently and autonomously and demonstrate contemporary knowledge and understanding of both local and national policy, regulations, and guidance in relation to professional development and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for the dental workforce
Work with other QI Dental Educators to design and deliver new QI initiatives as required to support the dental profession across Wales
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is the strategic workforce body for NHS Wales with statutory functions that include education and training, workforce planning, workforce development and transformation, leadership and succession planning, and careers. Our purpose is to develop a workforce that delivers excellent care to patients/service users and excellent population health. We are a Special Health Authority working closely with our partners; Social Care Wales, education providers, professional and regulatory bodies and Welsh Government.
HEIW's is committed to developing an internal culture of choice. Our Values reflect our thoughts, feelings and beliefs in how we will, and will not, behave and treat others:
- Respect for All in every contact we have with others
- Ideas that Improve: Harnessing creativity and continuously innovating, evaluating and improving
- Together as a Team: Working with colleagues across NHS Wales and with partner organisations.
HEIW received the HPMA Award for Employee Engagement in 2019.
- a corporate induction and 90 day Welcome itinerary
- compassionate leadership
- a meaningful values based performance appraisal process
- the opportunity to impact upon health and social care services and the lives and wellbeing of the people of Wales.
Many of our colleagues and stakeholders have commented on the buzz and atmosphere we create by working together as "One HEIW Team". Do you want to join that team?
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
- Qualified dental professional, registered with the GDC
- Evidence of recent, relevant CPD
- Postgraduate qualification or equivalent specialist professional knowledge in relevant field
Experience
Essential
- Experience and understanding of Quality Improvement methodology
- Evidence and involvement of adult dental postgraduate education, theory, and practice
- Contemporary knowledge and/or experience in the General Dental Services
- Knowledge of the structure and working of the NHS dental services in Wales, and a broad understanding of the context for the rest of the UK
Desirable: - Experience of dental services in Wales; - Experience of organising educational events
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Possession of educational skills, particularly presentation, counselling, mentoring, motivational, and negotiation
- Able to demonstrate situations where effective leadership and management skills have been used
- Computer literate with a knowledge of modern educational technology that is used to support learning
- Ability to network effectively, and build relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel across multiple geographical areas as required
- Able to work hours flexibly
- Commitment and motivation with ability to work independently, as well as part of a team
- Communication and organisational skills
- Ability to work collaboratively across the QI team, providing support to colleagues and contributing to the delivery of team objectives and workload requirements as necessary
Desirable: - Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
16 October 2026
Last checked
19 October 2026
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