AddressAbout us
The Department of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) was established in 1995 and offers comprehensive and structured CPD programmes for general dental practitioners, consultants, specialists and all other members of the dental team. Short educational programmes and longer part-time substantive degree programmes are also offered, together with revision courses and distance learning programmes. This type of education and training is facilitated by the emphasis on small group teaching which is evidence-based. Staff are experienced postgraduate teachers with high levels of clinical expertise. The Department delivers the Dental Manikin (DM) section of the Overseas Registration Examination (ORE) for the General Dental Council, as part of the ORE Consortium which consists of UCL Eastman Dental Institute, the Royal ENT and the Eastman Dental Hospital, Queen Mary University of London and the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
About the role
The main remit of the post is to ensure the development, coordination and smooth running of the postgraduate courses and programmes in the field of Prosthodontics, including related training and mentoring. Amongst many activities, the department offers prestigious part-time MSc Programmes for General Dental practitioners in Restorative Dental Practice, the primary role for the applicant. The postholder will have specific responsibility for the delivery of teaching, coordination and continuous development of the Certificate and the Diploma years of the overall programme and will also be expected to supervise MSc dissertations/research projects. The postholder will have responsibilities as part of the team under the Head of CPD to develop, procure, deliver and lead on the delivery of short courses and non-credit bearing CPD programmes, both through the delivery of teaching on-site or through blended learning. The postholder will also play an active role in assisting the Head of CPD in the development and delivery of micro-credentials. This is a 0.2FTE, 1 day per week position (typically Wednesday).
A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.
If you have any queries about the role, please contact Dr Peter Fine at p.fine@ucl.ac.uk
If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact Khadija Bouzgan at hr-eastman@ucl.ac.uk
About you
The postholder will have experience in delivering undergraduate and/or postgraduate teaching in Restorative dentistry, as well as experience of delivering CPD courses. The postholder must have experience of providing specialist Dental Practices, a Masters or PhD (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline and current GDC registration as a dentist. Disclosure and Barring Service Assessment is also required.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
41 Days holiday (including 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
On-Site nursery
On-site gym
Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
Discounted medical insurance
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.
We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.
These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/
