• Job Description

  Req#: C9798-1062?language=en&page=150&sort=publicationDateDesc

  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

  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.

  We are offering full or part time hours, 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
  • Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
  • Flexible and agile working opportunities
  • Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
  • Wide range of supportive staff networks
  • Health and wellbeing opportunities

  If you would like to know more, please visit our website.

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  Date posted

  24 December 2024

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 4

  Salary

  £26,530 to £29,114 a year pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  C9798-1062

  Job locations

  Moor Street Dental Clinic

  7 Moor Street

  Worcester

  WR1 3DB

  
  

  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 this 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 this role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

  Person Specification

  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

  Additional Criteria

  Essential

  • Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post

  Knowledge

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of Salaried Dental Service

  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

  • Sedation nursing

  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

  Person Specification

  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

  Additional Criteria

  Essential

  • Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post

  Knowledge

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of Salaried Dental Service

  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

  • Sedation nursing

  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

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

  Address

  Moor Street Dental Clinic

  7 Moor Street

  Worcester

  WR1 3DB

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

  Address

  Moor Street Dental Clinic

  7 Moor Street

  Worcester

  WR1 3DB

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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