Specialist Dental Nurse - Mobile Services

Job summary

Specialist Dental Nurse - Mobile Services 2 Years Fixed Term Contract Part Time

Do you want to make a difference? If so why not consider a career with an award winning dentally led social enterprise?

Community Dental Services CIC is an award winning employee owned, social enterprise that delivers high quality, specialist community dental services across east and central England.

We are looking for an experienced Specialist Dental Nurse to support the mobile dental team in the provision of dental care to children, young people, and vulnerable adults with a priority for targeting the most deprived Lower Super Output Area's (LSOA's) in the SNEE ICB (Integrated Care Board) Suffolk boundary.

Main duties of the job

Your main responsibility will be to provide clinical support in a wide range of treatments for a for a broad client base and assisting the team with all other aspects of running an efficient service for our patients within the dental service.

The postholder will undertake the clinical lead of dental nurse triage sessions and organise and deliver the fluoride varnish programme for the contract.

A degree level qualification (or equivalent) together with a Certificate in Topical Fluoride Application are essential for this role. An NEBDN Certificate in Special Care Dental Nursing* and Oral Health Education Certificate* are desirable for this role.

You will require initiative and strong interpersonal and communication skills to enjoy working with this specialist community and to ensure seamless care to patients. Excellent IT and organisational skills are also an advantage to these positions and candidates should be proficient with Outlook, Word, Excel, and should have competent keyboard skills, knowledge of a dental software package would be an advantage, though training will be given to the successful candidates.

* Or able to achieve the qualification within the first two years of employment.

About us

What do we offer?

• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Dentally led, patient focused working environment that is not constrained by UDA targets.
• Access to Corporate Pension Scheme
• 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Funded internal and external mandatory training to enable you to maintain your CPD.
• Support with training for your wider professional development.
• Paid indemnity.
• Uniforms provided.
• Receive a funded share in the Company and have a say in how CDS is run at all levels.
• Opportunity to play a key part in local social care initiatives within your local communities

If you would like to have an informal discussion about the post please contact Nicola Blake, Mobile Fleet Co-ordinator on nicola.blake@cds-cic.co.uk .

Please ensure that you read the Job Description, which also includes the person specification, before applying.