Director for the National Advice Centre for Postgraduate Dental Education

Director for the National Advice Centre for Postgraduate Dental Education

The Dean and Board of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England invite applications from experienced consultants or specialist practitioners in a dental specialty based in a hospital dental department for the role of NACPDE Director.

The NACPDE Director will co-ordinate the sponsorship of visas for dentists wishing to come to the United Kingdom for a fixed period of training under the dental equivalent of the Medical Training Initiative. They will research and update information on the NACPDE web pages and provide advice to overseas dentists on UK employment. They will speak on behalf of dentistry on MTID visas and dental training initiative matters.

The commitment is one to three clinical sessions per calendar month, which attracts an honorarium of up to £250 per session. Most work can be done outside normal working hours but some visits to London will be required to interview applicants or attend meetings. A Manager and Officer working a total of 3.75 days per week for the NACPDE support the role.