Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Dental Nurse to join our team at Ringway Dental Centre in Preston within the Lancashire and South Cumbria Dental Service.
We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated individual, with excellent communication skills to assist in the delivery of urgent and routine dental care. You must be a qualified dental nurse, and you will have a good standard of education and the ability to work well within a team.
You will mainly work at your base clinic; however you may also be required to work at our other clinics, covering sickness and annual leave. You need to be able to work flexibly across 7 days on a rota basis.
You will have opportunity to study for post registration qualifications including sedation and will have access to plentiful CPD and clinical supervision.
Main duties of the job
- To provide clinical and non-clinical support to Trust employed Dental Clinicians operating across Lancashire Care Dental Service footprint
- To be the link between service user and clinician
- To prepare the surgery for the service user and assist the clinicians in a range of dental treatments
- To assist in the provision of oral health care including the prevention and health education to individual Service Users who may have learning or physical difficulties, mental health illness, be medically compromised, dependent elderly or have a dental phobia.
- To undertake reception duties and carry out administrative duties as necessary
About us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Dental Nurse (National Certificate for Dental Nurses or NVQ Level 3) Registered with the General Dental Council
Desirable
- One or more of the following: Certificate in Dental Radiology Certificate in Oral Health Promotion Certificate in Dental Sedation Nursing Certificate in Orthodontic Nursing Certificate in Dental Anaesthetic Nursing Certificate in Special Care Dentistry
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the local dental situation Excellent communication skills Ability to work on own initiative Ability to work as part of a team Articulate
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 2 years' Experience of assisting chairside in the Dental surgery Knowledge of the local Dental situation
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Dental Nurse (National Certificate for Dental Nurses or NVQ Level 3) Registered with the General Dental Council
Desirable
- One or more of the following: Certificate in Dental Radiology Certificate in Oral Health Promotion Certificate in Dental Sedation Nursing Certificate in Orthodontic Nursing Certificate in Dental Anaesthetic Nursing Certificate in Special Care Dentistry
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the local dental situation Excellent communication skills Ability to work on own initiative Ability to work as part of a team Articulate
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 2 years' Experience of assisting chairside in the Dental surgery Knowledge of the local Dental situation
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).
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.
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).
