Dental Nurse, Band 4

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are delighted to extend an invite to qualified Dental Nurses to join our Consultant-led Special Care Dentistry service based at Dorset County Hospital, for a fixed term period, working ideally Mondays and Tuesdays each week.

Our service is large enough to make your work variable and interesting, yet small enough to make the experience of working here greatly satisfying and personal to you.

To give you an overview of our community dental service, please click on the following video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q62-Vf0osQ

Main duties of the job

You will work as part of a team to provide care for our service users, those patients with dental needs outside of general dental practice (GDP) care, as well as a variety of work including domiciliary, sedation and GA.

Your new colleagues are in place and waiting for you: whether you are starting out, are already experienced, or just looking for that special workplace which makes a huge difference to people's lives and is somewhere to call your work home.

  • Community Dental Services are a Consultant-led service:
  • Skill-mixed teams working together
  • Variety of patients and settings to work within
  • Pathways/links to acute hospital services across the County
  • Participation in sedation and general anaesthetics (with appropriate experience and training)
  • Excellent opportunities for career progression within this service and across the wider NHS.

We ask that you have an appropriate qualification in Dental Nursing and be registered with the General Dental Council, you are passionate about patient care (adults, children and special care), share our values, enjoy your work, and are a flexible team player.

About us

Working in the NHS offers many key benefits:

  • Flexible permanent and fixed term contracts - either full or part time
  • Excellent opportunities for career progression
  • Supportive framework for Continuous Professional Development
  • Enhanced benefits package over and above standard NHS (including salary sacrifice car leasing).

Date posted

01 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

184-LP6114025

Job locations

Special Care Dentistry, Dorset County Hospital

Williams Avenue

Dorchester

DT1 2JY


Job description

Job responsibilities

Our Senior Dental Nurse, Debbie Chandler, would love to hear from you if you would like to talk to someone about this role or arrange an informal visit to the clinic before applying : deborah.chandler@somersetft.nhs.uk or 07788 483332

Please refer to the job description for full details on the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Our Senior Dental Nurse, Debbie Chandler, would love to hear from you if you would like to talk to someone about this role or arrange an informal visit to the clinic before applying : deborah.chandler@somersetft.nhs.uk or 07788 483332

Please refer to the job description for full details on the role.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

Essential

  • Qualified Dental Nurse certificate
  • Full registration with the GDC.
  • Significant Dental Nurse Experience
  • Experience of working within Primary Dental Care and/or Community Dental Service and/or General Dental Services.
  • Car driver with a valid driving licence or have access to transport with appropriate business insurance
Person Specification

Essential Criteria

Essential

  • Qualified Dental Nurse certificate
  • Full registration with the GDC.
  • Significant Dental Nurse Experience
  • Experience of working within Primary Dental Care and/or Community Dental Service and/or General Dental Services.
  • Car driver with a valid driving licence or have access to transport with appropriate business insurance

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Special Care Dentistry, Dorset County Hospital

Williams Avenue

Dorchester

DT1 2JY


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Special Care Dentistry, Dorset County Hospital

Williams Avenue

Dorchester

DT1 2JY


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Workforce Development Manager

Erica Boulton

erica.boulton@somersetft.nhs.uk

07771396042

Date posted

01 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

184-LP6114025

Job locations

Special Care Dentistry, Dorset County Hospital

Williams Avenue

Dorchester

DT1 2JY


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