Trainee Dental Nurse

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to train as a Dental Nurse, in one of the largest NHS trusts in England. The Dental Nurse Training programme at Barts Health provides hands on Dental Nursing experience, a salary and an opportunity to gain a qualification whilst you work.

Barts Health NHS Trust Dental Nurse Training & Education are currently recruiting for 6 Trainee Dental Nurses to commence training for the National Examining Board for Dental Nurses Diploma in Dental Nursing qualification in February 2024.

Trainee Dental Nurses are required to attend weekly structured theoretical sessions, and complete clinical work placements to gain the clinical experience and competencies required to complete the training programme.

If successful at the shortlisting stage, applicants will be invited to a complete an online pre-assessment. If successful at the pre-assessment, applicants will be invited to interview, which will be on the 15th November.

Main duties of the job

The course is a blend of theoretical and clinical practice, whereby you are employed within the Trust as a Trainee Dental Nurse for 37.5 hours a week on a Band 3 salary. This is for a fixed term contract of 15 months. This typically equates to 4 days where you will be working clinically in one of the dental departments within the dental hospital at Whitechapel, or in one of our outreach sites. Our outreach sites are:

• Whipps Cross Hospital in Leytonstone
• Sir Ludwig Guttman centre in Stratford
• Barkantine Health Centre in Canary Wharf
• Kenworthy Road Health Centre in Hackney

The posts focus is to gain theoretical knowledge and clinical experience, whilst under the supervision of qualified members of the dental team, in order to complete the relevant assessments and prescribed examinations leading to achievement of a registrable Dental Nursing qualification.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR

Employer's website

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

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