Clinical University Lecturer in Adult Outreach Dentistry

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a Clinical University Lecturer in Adult Outreach Dentistry with a focus on Adult Dental Outreach to join the Glasgow Dental School, part of the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, within the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences (MVLS) at the University of Glasgow.

As one of the largest Dental Schools in the UK and the largest in Scotland, Glasgow Dental School is consistently ranked among the top Dental Schools nationwide.

Our school is committed to delivering world-leading, student-centred learning and teaching using modern and dynamic approaches to education. We are proud of our vibrant Community of Dental Educational Research and Scholarship Group, which drives innovation and leadership in dental education on a global scale.

Our Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) programme is a modern, integrated five-year programme with an undergraduate study population of approximately 450-500. The programme has achieved excellent rankings in recent national league tables. Our advanced and collaborative curriculum recognises, respects, and fully supports individuals, to flourish and become a world changer.

In partnership with the NHS, the undergraduate programme provides outstanding opportunities for clinical training in adult outreach facilities. The function of this post is to provide clinical teaching and student supervision in our partner Greater Glasgow & Clyde (GGC) Health Board adult outreach clinics. You will also provide NHS clinical sessions at the level of a specialty dentist in Adult Dentistry within the GGC Public Dental Service.

The University of Glasgow Dental School also offers postgraduate research opportunities and taught postgraduate programmes in a range of subjects. Our students and staff benefit from cutting-edge facilities supporting patient care, clinical training, education and research. The Dental School is home to two internationally recognised research groups in Oral Sciences and Community Oral Health, which collaborate with international research partners. In partnership with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, we operate an active Dental Clinical Research Facility.

We welcome applications from candidates with a registrable qualification with the General Dental Council and significant clinical experience in Adult Dentistry.

Job Purpose

To deliver undergraduate education and carry out clinical duties in Adult Outreach Dentistry, including the development of innovative approaches to teaching and educational scholarship. This will take place mainly in the Adult Outreach Dentistry setting.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. To play a key role in the delivery of teaching of Adult Outreach Dentistry to undergraduate dental students (up to 100 per year) with a focus on teaching and coordination of the Adult Outreach programme. This includes logistics and enhancing student experience in relation to accessing Primary Care adult patients within the GGC health board area. The role requires close collaboration with the Public Dental Service, its managerial and clinical staff and its processes.

2. To participate in the design and delivery of a range of teaching and assessment activities within Adult Outreach Dentistry in Glasgow Dental Hospital C School and Adult Outreach for undergraduate students, in accordance with the teaching objectives of the Dental School and the intended learning outcomes of the General Dental Council. This would include delivery of tutorials and potentially lectures in addition to clinical teaching.

3. To participate in the development of creative and innovative approaches to teaching and learning, ensuring that the educational opportunities available to students are maintained and significantly improved.

4. To provide effective, timely and appropriate feedback to students to support learning.

5. To undertake administrative duties associated with the delivery of undergraduate teaching and assessment.

6. To undertake the clinical duties associated with the post as appropriate to an Honorary Specialty Dentist in Adult Outreach Dentistry. Personal clinical duties will increase during non-term/non annual leave time. These clinical duties will address the current needs of the NHS Public Dental with a focus on areas that would be beneficial to recruitment of suitable patients to the Adult Dental Outreach Centres within NHSGGC.

7. To undertake assessment activities (including OSCE and written papers) within exam diets.

8. To provide clinical teaching and assessment within Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, especially out with Outreach teaching periods.

Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Knowledge/Qualifications

Essential:

A1. Registrable qualification with the General Dental Council.

A2. Must be fully registered with the GDC at the time of post commencement.

Desirable

• B1. Fellowship in Dental Surgery, MFDS from one of the Royal Surgical Colleges or equivalent.
• B2. Masters degree or Higher Research Degree.
• B3. Hold, or working towards, a certificate in Academic Practice, or equivalent learning and teaching qualification.
• B4. Working knowledge of Public Dental Service patient acceptance criteria, patient flow, processes and interaction with other services.
• Skills

Essential:

• C1. Ability to deliver research-informed teaching.
• C2. Excellent administrative and organisational skills.
• C3. Good IT skills including the ability to work in an online environment.
• C4. Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• C5. Excellent presentation skills.
• C6. Willingness and ability to work as part of a team.
• Experience

Essential:

E1. Minimum of 5 years post qualification with significant clinical experience in Adult Dentistry.

E2. Experience of delivering undergraduate clinical teaching in Adult Dental Care settings.

Desirable

• F1. Experience in coordination of an undergraduate Dental Outreach programme.
• F2 .Experience in academic assessment of dental students.
• F3. Experience of mentoring students and/or staff.
• Job Features

Staffing

Glasgow Dental Hospital and School is the major dental referral and teaching centre in the West of Scotland and as such has a large number of NHS and University clinical staff of all grades.

Administrative support within the Dental School reflects the course structure/curriculum with most Professional Services staff working within year teams whilst retaining some support for specialties.

Academic staff members are responsible to: Professor A. Bell, Head of the Dental School for academic matters. The post holder will be mentored in this role and supported towards achieving a learning and teaching qualification, if not already in possession of such a qualification.

Course structure

The BDS programme is structured with each year being the unit of assessment and clinical specialties providing teaching within each year as appropriate. The dental course transitioned to the GDC’s Safe Practitioner Framework in 2025.

Clinical Facilities

Adult Outreach Dentistry is predominantly delivered within NHS GGC at the RAH (Paisley) and The Vale Centre for Health and Care (Vale of Leven).

Glasgow Dental Hospital & School (Sauchiehall street, Glasgow) is the main location for delivery of Undergraduate Dental training. In the Final year of the BDS program, students spend half of their clinical time in an outreach setting.

NHS education for Scotland provide access to 7 outreach centres aligned with the University of Glasgow dental school, across 6 health boards.

Dimensions

• Involvement in the co-ordination and organisation of undergraduate teaching and assessment.
• Responsible for the teaching and assessment of undergraduate students.
• Mentoring staff and students, as appropriate.

Planning and Organising

Advance planning - ensuring adequate supply of suitable patients for treatment in an Adult Outreach setting. Working with the University outreach team to facilitate student placements and local logistics.

Advance planning of teaching and preparation of lectures, tutorial and other teaching materials in line with the University’s quality assurance procedures and satisfying appropriate deadlines / timescales.

Self-generation of work through scholarly pursuits plus innovation in teaching and administration.

Organisational skills to ensure effective time management and prioritisation as appropriate for teaching, scholarship and administrative duties.

Decision Making

• Prioritise own work.
• Teaching course content and assessment.
• Responsible for organisation of resources as appropriate.
• Internal/External Relationships

Internal

• Head of Dental School, Director of Dental Education and Head of Clinical Section, for exchanging information relating to the learning and teaching requirements.
• University of Glasgow Outreach team and Final year coordination team.
• Academic colleagues with regard to all aspects of the post
• Undergraduate students for teaching and learning support purposes.
• Academic support services for appropriate advice and for exchanging information.
• Student support services, to exchange information, refer/support students.
• NHS Public Dental Service
• NHS Secondary Care.

External

Academics in other HEIs to share good teaching practice and foster collaboration in relation to educational scholarship.

Problem Solving

To give advice/problem solve on learning and teaching issues to staff and students as appropriate.

To resolve issues of an academic and clinical academic nature.

Further Information

• For further information regarding Glasgow and the University: http://www.gla.ac.uk
• For further information regarding the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences: http://www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvls/
• For further information regarding the Dental School: http://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/dental/
• DETAILS OF ARRANGEMENTS FOR APPLICANT TO VISIT THE DENTAL SCHOOL

In the first instance please contact: Professor Aileen Bell Head of School Phone: 0141 211 9701 or 9741 E-mail: aileen.bell@glasgow.ac.uk Or Mr James Donn, Final Year and Outreach Coordinator Phone: 0141 211 9626 E-mail: James.donn@glasgow.ac.uk

Terms and Conditions

• Salary will be on the Speciality Doctor and Dentist Pay Scale, £66,404 - £103,475 per annum.
• This post is full time (35 Hours Per Week) and open ended.
• All applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK or be eligible to obtain permission to work in the UK.

This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route, subject to meeting the relevant Home Office requirements, including any applicable tradeable points criteria. Further information can be found on the  University of Glasgow’s UKVI Website.

For research and academic roles, we will also consider whether the Global Talent visa route may be available, subject to individual eligibility.

The University of Glasgow is committed to safeguarding children and protected adults by ensuring that individuals in regulated roles are appropriately vetted and monitored.

The University of Glasgow’s PVG policy aligns with the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 and reflects the legal requirements effective from 1 April 2025, including the mandatory PVG Scheme membership for regulated roles.

The post for which you are applying is considered to be a regulated role under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020. Under the Act, individuals working in a regulated role must be a PVG Scheme member before employment. If you are successful in your application, the offer of employment will be conditional subject to a satisfactory PVG Scheme record check. We will be in touch regarding requirements related to this.

Further information is available at : https://www.mygov.scot/pvg-scheme

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

• 1 A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.
• 2 An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension, benefits and discount packages.
• 3 A flexible approach to working.
• 4 A commitment to support your health and wellbeing, including a free 6-month UofG Sport membership for all new staff joining the University.

We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community here.

We endorse the principles of Athena Swan and hold bronze, silver and gold awards across the University.

We are investing in our organisation, and we will invest in you too. Please visit our website https://www.gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/ for more information.

For any informal enquiries, please contact Professor Aileen Bell, Head of Dental School, Aileen.Bell@glasgow.ac.uk or Mr James Donn, Final Year and Outreach Co-ordinator, James.Donn@glasgow.ac.uk

Closing Date: 12th November 2026 at 23:45.