Educational Supervisor applications
Dental Therapist Educational Supervisor (ES) Selection.
Requirement: an NHS/mixed dental practice.
Dentists or dental therapists can apply to be a dental therapist foundation trainer ES. Dentists who are Dental Foundation Trainer ESs can additionally apply and support both the dental foundation trainees. Separate ES applications for Dental Therapy foundation training will open from 12th February 2024 to Friday 15th March. - Application form can be found here.
Please return to benjamin.hewett@nhs.net
It is the same application form for Foundation Dental Therapy Training and Dental Foundation Training. The Requirements for both Training Schemes are the same.
ESs for therapy foundation training are expected to be available for three days a week to:
• Two days required in practice- one additional day for alternative study.
• Mentor and support the dental therapist during the year.
• Provide advice and assist the dental therapist if they need help.
• Offer feedback to promote development.
• Help complete the e-Portfolio.
• Undertake Work-based assessments.
• Provide a minimum of one hour’s tutorial alternate weeks.
• Complete written reports at key milestones for satisfactory completion.
• Attend training and scheme meetings.
• Assist as required.
• Ensure the Dental Therapist gains experience to their full scope of practice.
Funding for Dental Therapy Foundation training:
• Three days a week therapists salary paid at Band 6 £35,392 pro rata for 3 days per week *based on April 2023 agenda for change.
• On costs of TBC (to cover NI contributions, pension etc).
• ES gets a trainers grant of TBC (3/5ths of Dental FT).
• Practice gets to keep all income generated by Dental Therapist.
• Money paid directly from NHS England quarterly in advance.
• Extra UDAs may be available from NHSE/I.
NHS England South-West are hoping to further expand our training dental practices located across the region of the UK. The South-West region covers the counties of Gloucestershire, Somerset, Devon, Cornwall, Wiltshire and Dorset. Please enquire if interested or if you have any queries contact Benjamin Hewett, the Education Programme Officer.