Band 7 Tutor Dental Hygienist and Therapist

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Main area School of Dental Hygiene and Therapy Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 30 hours per week Job  
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Site Birmingham Dental Hospital Town Birmingham Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 09/11/2026 23:59

The appointment will be as a Tutor Dental Hygienist and Therapist for up to 30 hours per week. The contract will be with Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

The principal duties are to facilitate learning and to teach the knowledge and clinical skills required by students of Dental Hygiene and Therapy. They will advise, demonstrate, and instruct on the dental clinic, and in the clinical simulation suite, and be responsible for the care provided by students when treating patients. The tutor will deliver teaching in a variety of formats, e.g. lecture, workshop, tutorial and small group teaching.

The principal duties are to facilitate learning and to teach the knowledge and clinical skills required by students of Dental Hygiene and Therapy. They will advise, demonstrate, and instruct on the dental clinic, and in the clinical simulation suite, and be responsible for the care provided by students when treating patients. The tutor will deliver teaching in a variety of formats, e.g. lecture, workshop, tutorial and small group teaching.

Each tutor is assigned as a personal tutor to designated students; this will involve counselling the students in a variety of areas, such as academic progress and performance, and offering pastoral support. The tutor has an important role in monitoring students who have academic or clinical weaknesses, demonstrating empathy, and offering reassurance.

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BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry.

We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

The attached detailed Job description and main responsibilities identify the requirements of the post which are both clinical and teaching responsibilities including assessment, alongside student support.

• Current clinical experience
• Wide range of clinical experience including restorative and periodontal procedures
• Good presentation and communication skills
• Certificate in Medical Education or equivalent
• Previous teaching experience
• Demonstration of organisational skills
• Demonstration of IT skills

• Degree or equivalent in Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy
• Current GDC registration
• Indemnity Insurance
• Competency in permitted extended…