Head of Dental Nursing

Would you like to be able to lead the dental nurse agenda across not only one of the largest UK dental groups, but across the dental industry as a whole? To make a real difference in how this critical role is viewed in the industry? We've created a new, high-profile, transformative leadership role with the ambition to elevate the value, visibility, and career opportunities for dental nurses across PortmanDentex – and, by example, across the profession.

Acting as both internal champion and external brand ambassador, you'll build strong partnerships with our People, Talent, Operations, and Clinical teams, whilst representing PortmanDentex with gravitas to dental care professionals, clinicians, industry bodies, and the public. You'll inspire change in dental nurse engagement, experience, career pathways, and professional recognition – shaping a new era for dental nursing.

Key accountabilities include:

• Strategic leadership and stakeholder engagement: developing and delivering a long-term strategy to reimagine dental nurse experience including pay frameworks, career progression, and professional recognition, engaging clinicians and key stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally
• External influence: acting as a respected public speaker, thought leader and media voice for the profession;
• Learning & development: creating, delivering, and evaluating training pathways from entry level to senior roles
• Clinical support and operational efficiency: enabling dental nurses to work to the full scope of their practice for optimal job satisfaction, practice efficiencies and patient experience
• Community building: leading the Dental Nurse Forum, professional networks, and engagement initiatives; fostering an inclusive, connected nurse community across the UK and Ireland.
• Operational support: partnering with Operations and Talent Acquisition teams to ensure best-in-class nurse recruitment, onboarding, standards, retention, and engagement strategies.