Job summary
Worcestershire Community Dental
services is a county wide service seeing patients on a referral basis, our
patients have additional needs such as medically compromised, phobia's, special
needs, autism, looked after adults and children. We are looking for a Qualified
Dental nurse who is also friendly, reliable, understanding individual who wants
to make a difference to the dental care we deliver to our patients. We cover
dentistry in patients homes, hospitals and clinic based. We offer treatment
via sedation local and general anaesthetics. You will work alongside
consultants and specialists and highly experienced dental clinicians, therapists,
nurses and receptionists. In our most recent CQC evaluation the community
dental team were rated outstanding for caring.
Our benefits range from generous
annual leave to access to NHS discount sites
27-33 days annual leave plus
bank holidays
Highly regarded NHS Pension
Scheme
A supportive, structured induction
programme for all new starters
Professional development and
training opportunities
Health and wellbeing including occupational
health service, access to physiotherapy and priority access to mental health services
This is a part time post working 30 hours per week. However, we
would consider less hours for the successful candidate but would have to be a
minimum of 15 hours.
Main duties of the job
Your
primary responsibility will be to provide clinical support in a wide range of
treatments for a broad client base, extended duties would be a distinct
advantage but not essential. We would like you to have a welcoming and positive
approach for our patients and be an upbeat and reliable member of the team, be
able to work well in challenging situations and maintain excellent cross
infection.
Our clinical
sessions run Monday to Friday 8:45 to 12.30 and 13.15 to 17.00
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,
we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals
and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health
and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of
all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over
100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible
working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,
and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value
diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,
and ethnicities.
What we offer;
-
27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to
33 days with long service
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Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work
unsocial hours
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Flexible and agile working opportunities
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Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
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Wide range of supportive staff networks
-
Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our
website.
We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.
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your data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to
pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from
you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained
interest in working for the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Behave
consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these
on day-to-day basis.
Act
as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards
of professionalism.
Use
their initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of
their work and the service they provide to patients.
Be
a key member of the dental team, working with Dentists and Therapists to assist
in the smooth organisation of the surgery to give a high standard of care to
patients.
Undertake
surgery duties on a daily basis with occasional reception duties associated
with the needs of Worcestershire Community Dental Service.
Work
at clinics across Worcestershire.
Registered
with the General Dental Council and ensure maintenance of this registration.
For full detail of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Behave
consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these
on day-to-day basis.
Act
as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards
of professionalism.
Use
their initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of
their work and the service they provide to patients.
Be
a key member of the dental team, working with Dentists and Therapists to assist
in the smooth organisation of the surgery to give a high standard of care to
patients.
Undertake
surgery duties on a daily basis with occasional reception duties associated
with the needs of Worcestershire Community Dental Service.
Work
at clinics across Worcestershire.
Registered
with the General Dental Council and ensure maintenance of this registration.
For full detail of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Desirable
- Knowledge of Salaried Dental Service
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Ability to people at ease
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered on the GDC
- Trained and examined to National Certificate level or equivalent
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
- Certificate in Sedation nursing
- Certificate in Radiography
- Certificate in Oral Health Promotion
- Certificate in Special Care
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour
- Role modelling good behaviour
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
- Ability to praise and be supportive to others
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
- Computer literate
- Numerate to be able to deal with weekly banking
- Ability to deliver appropriate resuscitation techniques in basic life support adult and children
- Ability to use initiative
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritise tasks
- Ability to work as part of a team
Experience
Essential
- Dental chairside assistance in a range of patient care treatments
- Experience of organising and maintaining a dental surgery including good infection control and decontamination procedures
- Experience of working in a dental setting including handling cash, booking appointments and sending correspondence to patients
- Maintenance of CPD portfolio
Desirable
Person Specification
Knowledge
Desirable
- Knowledge of Salaried Dental Service
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Ability to people at ease
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered on the GDC
- Trained and examined to National Certificate level or equivalent
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
- Certificate in Sedation nursing
- Certificate in Radiography
- Certificate in Oral Health Promotion
- Certificate in Special Care
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour
- Role modelling good behaviour
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
- Ability to praise and be supportive to others
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
- Computer literate
- Numerate to be able to deal with weekly banking
- Ability to deliver appropriate resuscitation techniques in basic life support adult and children
- Ability to use initiative
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritise tasks
- Ability to work as part of a team
Experience
Essential
- Dental chairside assistance in a range of patient care treatments
- Experience of organising and maintaining a dental surgery including good infection control and decontamination procedures
- Experience of working in a dental setting including handling cash, booking appointments and sending correspondence to patients
- Maintenance of CPD portfolio
Desirable
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
