Bank Dental Nurse (Barrow)

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants

CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

The trust will provide a twelve month preceptorship period for new to registration Nursing Associates

Registered Nursing Associates returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Excellent opportunities for development*

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Important Information

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date

Knowledge, Training and Experience

Desirable

• Knowledge of the Special Care Dental Service Pathway and criteria
• Knowledge of Local protocol for accessing Emergency Care via NHS111 and FCMS Triage system and Triage System
• Applied IM& T.

Skills & aptitudes

Essential

• Able to follow instructions
• Able to maintain basic records
• Demonstrates willingness to learn new skills
• Understanding of dental and medical emergencies
• Able to work as a team
• Ability to plan own daily workloads as part of a team
• Manual dexterity skill
• Alert
• Sympathetic
• Ability to work under pressure
• Confidence to deal with difficult or aggressive patients
• Professionialism
• Empathetic and able to work with people with compromised physical or mental capacity
• High level of communication skills
• Reliable
• Ability to work under pressure
• Confidence to deal with difficult or aggressive patients
• Professionalism
• Empathetic and able to work with people with compromised physical or mental capacity

Desirable

• Knowledge of computer IM & T systems for dental practice administration e.g. Dentally
• Understanding of local dental services
• Additional communication skills e.g. Makaton, sign language

Other requirements

Essential

• Flexible and able to adapt to change
• Ability to travel to other Dental sites in Cumbria
• Professional
• Courteous
• Team Player

Qualifications

Essential

• National Certificate NEBDN or equivalent education, e.g. NVQ Level III Oral Healthcare.
• Current GDC Registration held or currently enrolled on a training course

Desirable

• Science-based subject at GCSE.
• Applied IM& T.
• ECDL.
• First Aid/Basic life support training

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).