Job summary
About the role:
We wish to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced individual to lead and oversee the BDS Programme. This will include chairing meetings, curriculum, programme and assessment delivery, attendance at University meetings and external meetings as needed in consultation with the Director of Undergraduate Medicine and Dentistry (DUMD).
Main duties of the job
Work with the DUMD and the wider programme team to develop and refine content and delivery of our BDS and BSc programmes, ensuring that they remain dynamic, relevant, and responsive to the evolving needs of dental education, while also meeting the requirements of our programme specification and GDC regulations.
Support the team to maintain a student-centric focus aimed at championing student success by providing dedicated support, responding to feedback, and fostering an inclusive learning environment where every student can thrive.
The successful candidate will be managerially and academically responsible to the University of Manchester, and specifically to the Head of the Division of Dentistry and the Director of Medical and Dental Studies.
About us
What you will get in return:
A fantastic market leading Pension scheme
Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers
As an equal opportunities employer, we actively encourage applicants from diverse career paths and backgrounds and from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, sex, sexual orientation and transgender status. We also support applications from those returning from a career break, and offer flexible working and carers peer support networks. All appointments are made on merit. Our University is positive about flexible working you can find out more here.
Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.
Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.
Any CVs submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Primary Responsibilities
Teaching and Scholarship
- Provide oversight of the Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) programme (5-year term renewable).
- Lead / co-lead teaching, curriculum development, examinations and assessment processes.
- Teach, mentor, supervise and assess undergraduate and postgraduate students across relevant
dental specialty (BDS/BSc).
Provide academic leadership, innovation and quality assurance in learning and teaching.
- Design and deliver teaching materials across varied modalities.
- Support student progression, feedback, admissions and interviews.
Ensure teaching quality meets University expectations and remains research informed.
- Contribute to scholarly activity and pursue suitable opportunities.
- Engage with School/Division committees as required.
In addition, for Chair appointments
- Attract, supervise and support postgraduate research students at MSc and PhD level
- Provide academic leadership and innovation and promote excellence in learning and teaching at
The University.
Service and Leadership
- Participate as a full member of the Division of Dentistry through activities, meetings, events etc.
- Provide academic leadership, development, mentoring and career management for junior
colleagues.
- Advise upon and contribute to the development of junior academic staff in areas of teaching and
publications.
In addition, for Chair appointments
- Forge relations with the academic sector, the public sector, industry and the community compatible
with the University and Trusts external affairs agenda.
- Lead and contribute to the Division of Dentistry implementation of the Manchester 2035 strategy.
- Enhance the international standing and profile of the Division of Dentistry and the Manchester Dental
Hospital.
- Clinical element for appointment to Clinical Senior Lecturer only
- Contribute to teaching and learning in any relevant dental specialty, primarily focused on the UG
BDS and BSc programmes.
- Contribute to the examination, assessment and review of students performance and progression,
both internally and externally.
- Promote excellence in learning and teaching and directly teach and mentor undergraduate
students for the Division including supervision of undergraduate students.
- Directly teach, mentor and supervise undergraduate and postgraduate students and
projects/dissertations.
- Undertake clinical sessions/patient treatment which align with your clinical specialty.
- Perform clinical work independent of your teaching commitments.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Primary Responsibilities
Teaching and Scholarship
- Provide oversight of the Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) programme (5-year term renewable).
- Lead / co-lead teaching, curriculum development, examinations and assessment processes.
- Teach, mentor, supervise and assess undergraduate and postgraduate students across relevant
dental specialty (BDS/BSc).
Provide academic leadership, innovation and quality assurance in learning and teaching.
- Design and deliver teaching materials across varied modalities.
- Support student progression, feedback, admissions and interviews.
Ensure teaching quality meets University expectations and remains research informed.
- Contribute to scholarly activity and pursue suitable opportunities.
- Engage with School/Division committees as required.
In addition, for Chair appointments
- Attract, supervise and support postgraduate research students at MSc and PhD level
- Provide academic leadership and innovation and promote excellence in learning and teaching at
The University.
Service and Leadership
- Participate as a full member of the Division of Dentistry through activities, meetings, events etc.
- Provide academic leadership, development, mentoring and career management for junior
colleagues.
- Advise upon and contribute to the development of junior academic staff in areas of teaching and
publications.
In addition, for Chair appointments
- Forge relations with the academic sector, the public sector, industry and the community compatible
with the University and Trusts external affairs agenda.
- Lead and contribute to the Division of Dentistry implementation of the Manchester 2035 strategy.
- Enhance the international standing and profile of the Division of Dentistry and the Manchester Dental
Hospital.
- Clinical element for appointment to Clinical Senior Lecturer only
- Contribute to teaching and learning in any relevant dental specialty, primarily focused on the UG
BDS and BSc programmes.
- Contribute to the examination, assessment and review of students performance and progression,
both internally and externally.
- Promote excellence in learning and teaching and directly teach and mentor undergraduate
students for the Division including supervision of undergraduate students.
- Directly teach, mentor and supervise undergraduate and postgraduate students and
projects/dissertations.
- Undertake clinical sessions/patient treatment which align with your clinical specialty.
- Perform clinical work independent of your teaching commitments.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- The post holder must hold a substantive NHS Consultant post in order to qualify for the Hon Consultant
- pay scale. Alternatively, the candidate will be appointed on the Non-Consultant Clinical Academic pay
- scale.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- The post holder must hold a substantive NHS Consultant post in order to qualify for the Hon Consultant
- pay scale. Alternatively, the candidate will be appointed on the Non-Consultant Clinical Academic pay
- scale.
Additional information
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).
