Bangor University School of Medical and Health Sciences has vacancies for 2 full-time dental hygiene lecturer/clinical supervisors to join our team. Duties will include supervision of undergraduate dental hygiene students and the teaching of dental programmes and assessment of undergraduate dental hygiene students, within the clinical environment.
Candidates should be educated to degree standard in oral sciences or dental hygiene and therapy and be registered with the General Dental Council as a Dental Hygienist/Therapist. We will consider applicants with a Diploma in Dental Hygiene and/or Therapy and a Dental Hygiene qualification only. Previous experience mentoring/supervising dental nurses/hygienists/therapists would be beneficial but not essential.
The successful candidate will be expected to commence as soon as possible.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post.
This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.
This role will be located on campus at Bangor and at clinical placement sites across North Wales. Through our Dynamic Working framework, there will may be the option to spend some time working remotely (although remaining in the UK) to support work life balance, which will be discussed further with candidates at interview.
Applications will also be considered to carry out this role on a part-time or job share basis.
Informal enquiries about the posts can be made to Beverley Littlemore, programme lead for Dental Hygiene b.littlemore@bangor.ac.uk
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Overview
The School Mission Statement reflects our aims to champion and promote excellent medical, health and social care science, research, scholarship, teaching and learning, quality and values with people who use services, practitioners, and stakeholders. To promote language and cultural competence relevant to local, national, and international partners, and to provide an inclusive culture and environment for staff and students within the School.
Bangor’s mission is for a research-led University of and for North Wales, providing transformative learning experiences and nurturing a positive impact on society regionally, nationally, and internationally (Strategy 2030). Across the University, research and teaching are closely inter-linked: almost all research academics teach, ensuring that our students benefit from the knowledge created by our research. In REF2021, 40% of our research is considered 4* or world-leading and 45% is 3* or internationally excellent. 77% of Bangor’s research was scored as 4* or 3* in the last REF in 2014. In REF2021 it has increased to 85%. In REF2021, Bangor is 41st for the proportion of our research environment judged to be world-leading and 46th (out of 129 - excluding six single-subject institutions) in the sector for research.
School of Medical and Health Sciences
This post is available on our teaching and scholarship career track. Here at the School of Medical and Health Sciences, we value the partnership we have with students and prioritise support and encouragement for all our students across their differing programmes. The School offers a welcoming context for those who are less experienced in teaching to develop their potential. The successful candidate will have opportunities to contribute to teaching and learning across the School’s portfolio, but primarily within the dental hygiene programme.
The School mission is to champion and promote excellent medical, health and social care science, research, scholarship, teaching and learning, quality and values with people who use services, practitioners and stakeholders. To promote language and cultural competence relevant to local, national and international partners, and to provide an inclusive culture and environment for staff and students within the School.
The Project
The Diploma of Higher Education in Dental Hygiene is commissioned by HEIW and commenced with its first intake of students in September 2022. We are looking to appoint 2 full time lecturer/clinical supervisors to support dental hygiene students in their clinical placements.
Purpose of the Job
To make a contribution to achieving the academic objectives of the School through the clinical supervision of undergraduate dental hygiene students and to make a contribution to course administration.
- To teach at undergraduate level, including the clinical supervision of dental hygiene students.
- To develop teaching materials or methodologies, for example course design or assessment and contribute to module co-ordination.
- To provide pastoral and academic support to undergraduate students.
- To undertake administrative duties as designated by the Head of School.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Teaching duties will include:
- To engage in the teaching of dental programmes and assessment of undergraduate dental hygiene students, within the clinical environment.
- To monitor the activities and actions of undergraduate dental hygiene students in order to ensure development of clinical skills and knowledge, aligned with the learning outcomes of the courses.
- To offer appropriate feedback and encourage reflection of students.
- To offer guidance in clinical dental practice within the GDC scope of practice.
- To ensure clinical dental education standards are maintained by working to evidence-based practice and National and Locally agreed clinical guidelines and care pathways.
- To take day to day responsibility for the organisation and co-ordination of patient treatment within undergraduate dental programmes in line with practice/placement policies and procedures.
- To be involved in the assessment of students in line with the quality assurance requirements of the School.
- To undertake administration in relation to clinical supervision of students.
- To contribute towards programme developments.
- To engage in development activity in relation to dental hygiene or therapy and training of the dental team.
- To maintain clinical skills via contribution to patient treatment and care.
- To maintain and develop Scholarly activities in line with University and College strategies.
Administrative and Wider Contribution duties will include:
- Participate in the student recruitment and induction procedures of the School (e.g. School and University Open Days).
- Contribute to the School's management, and participate in the administration of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes (e.g. organisation of exams, contribute to accreditation/QA procedures (if module co-ordinator).
- Contribute to the marketing of programmes by participating in School and College link activities and other marketing initiatives.
- To undertake any other duties relevant to the School’s activities and commensurate with the level of the post, as directed by the Programme Lead.
- Undertake other administrative duties and responsibilities as directed by the Head of School (e.g. membership of School boards and task groups, addressing/supporting under graduate student experience).
Other Duties and Responsibilities
- The post holder will be expected to participate in performance review and developmental activities.
- The post holder will be expected to comply with the University’s equality policies and statements, Dignity at Work and Study Policy and the University’s Welsh Language Scheme.
- Ensure continued development of personal knowledge and skills to ensure that teaching reflects current best practice.
- The post holder has a general and legal duty of care in relation to health, safety and wellbeing and must take all reasonable steps to ensure a safe and healthy working environment for him/her self and for other members of staff, students and visitors affected by his/her actions or inactions. The post holder is also required to comply with all applicable health and safety policies, procedures and risk assessments.
- The post holder must comply with relevant legal and financial policies and procedures and be aware of their responsibilities in terms of the legal requirements of their posts.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential:
- Diploma in Dental Hygiene Therapy / Degree in Oral Sciences or Dental Hygiene and Therapy.
- Registration with the GDC as a Dental Hygienist/Therapist.
Desirable:
- Formal teaching qualification such as Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCertHE).
Experience/Knowledge
Essential:
- Substantial experience of working as a dental hygienist/therapist within a primary care setting
Desirable:
- Experience in clinical training of the dental team.
- Teaching experience within Higher Education.
Skills/Abilities
Essential:
- Excellent clinical skills.
- Ability to demonstrate and undertake effective clinical supervision of students.
- Ability to work within a team.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Demonstrable IT Skills as required (e.g. VLE techniques and other forms of learning technologies).
- Active networker.
Desirable:
- Experience in the clinical assessment of students.
Other
Essential:
- Flexible approach.
- Ability to travel independently between sites.
- Commitment to the University Mission Statement.
- This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.
Desirable:
- The ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh is desirable for this role. If applicants are not able to speak / write in Welsh at present, there are many opportunities to learn if the successful candidate wishes to do so.
General
The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We strive to develop a workforce from all sections of the community regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age. We promote and facilitate the use of the Welsh language through our progressive Welsh Language Policy. We comply with the Welsh Language Standards and are committed to equality of opportunity. You are welcome to apply for any job in English or Welsh and all applications submitted will be treated equally.
We are a member of Advance HE's Athena SWAN Gender Equality charter and hold a Bronze award in recognition of our commitment to and progress towards gender equality within the University's policies, practices, and culture. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.
All members of staff have a duty to ensure their actions are in line with the overall environmental aims of the University and minimise their environmental impact.
All offers are made subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK and receipt of satisfactory references.
We have a legal responsibility to ensure that you have the right to work in the UK before you can start working for us. When you apply for this post you will be required to explain the basis upon which you believe you will able to live and work in the UK legally on the commencement date of the role should your application be successful. If you do not have the right to work freely in any position in the UK already, any offer of employment we will make to you will be subject to you obtaining a right to work visa. The following link provides information on the various visa routes into employment and the eligibility requirements (including switching visa status where permissible) https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas. If you are successful in your application we will discuss visa options with you at the time of making the offer of employment.
Please note that, in the event of applications being received from candidates on the University's Redeployment Register with a reasonable skills match to the post specification, these applicants will be given prior consideration.
Disclosure & Barring Service
This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.
As Bangor University meets the requirements in respect of exempted questions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, all applicants who are offered employment will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions. DBS checks will be updated every 3 years.
Candidates should note that the University uses an external Umbrella body to process DBS checks. As such you should be aware that, if successful in your application, your name and e-mail contact details will be shared with the Umbrella body in order that they may contact you to start the application process.