Job summary
Are you a motivated, caring and compassionate individual who is keen to pursue a career as an Apprentice Dental Nurse with Manchester Foundation Trust?
If so, we would like to hear from you!
Job summary
MFT, University Dental Hospital, School for Dental Care Professionals are currently recruiting motivated, caring and compassionate individuals for the role of Apprentice Dental Nurse.
Applicants must be at least 16years of age and have three GCSES (Grade C/4+ or equivalent), must be two of the three listed, English, Maths and/or a Science (Health & Social Care will be accepted). You must also be able to demonstrate initiative, effective communication skills, a caring nature and a commitment to commencing your career as an Apprentice Dental Nurse.
Successful applicants will undertake and fulfil the educational and clinical requirements of the Dental Nurse (GDC 2023) ST1431 Apprenticeship Standard and the City & Guilds Level 3 Dental Nursing Practitioner (Diploma) programme.
Our full time Apprenticeship in Dental Nursing is an 18month apprenticeship for 37.5 hours per week, over five days, Monday to Friday. Four days of the week are based in the dental setting and one day per week is based in the educational setting at the school. Here you will undertake your theoretical studies to achieve the apprenticeship qualification within the 18-month contract of employment with MFT.
Salary: £22,310 Annex 30 will be applied to the Band of any existing NHS staff.
Main duties of the job
Successful applicants will work as part of the dental team. You will have the opportunity to work in different dental settings during your apprenticeship, these include primary and secondary dental care. On a day-to-day basis you will assist in the management and treatment of a variety of patients by maintaining high standards of infection control and excellent patient care.
The qualification has been approved by the General Dental Council (GDC) as meeting the requirements for applicants to the dental nurse professional register.
This is an 18-month fixed term, during this time you will undertake the apprenticeship and be supported to consider your future career goals.
Main duties of the job
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you will need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.
So that you are equipped to make an informed decision to apply for this role, you will need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with the details about the Trust our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly it also contains critical information that you will need to be aware of before you submit your application.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- 3 qualifications. Must be 2 out of the 3 following qualifications Maths/English/Science Grade C+/4+ at GCSE or equivalent or Health & Social Care Level 2
- Experience of working with people. Evidence of team working. Evidence of working effectively as an individual.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Effective organisational and interpersonal skills. Good manual dexterity skills.
- Enthusiastic and dedicated. Committed to delivering high standards of patient care. Friendly, open, empathetic and compassionate.
Desirable
- Have previous experience of working with patients/customers.
- IT Skills.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- 3 qualifications. Must be 2 out of the 3 following qualifications Maths/English/Science Grade C+/4+ at GCSE or equivalent or Health & Social Care Level 2
- Experience of working with people. Evidence of team working. Evidence of working effectively as an individual.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Effective organisational and interpersonal skills. Good manual dexterity skills.
- Enthusiastic and dedicated. Committed to delivering high standards of patient care. Friendly, open, empathetic and compassionate.
Desirable
- Have previous experience of working with patients/customers.
- IT Skills.
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.
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).
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.
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).
