Job summary
Base Barbara Castle Way Health Centre
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Dental Team Coordinator to join the Lancashire & South Cumbria Dental Service to lead and support the Dental Teams at Barbara Castle Way, Royal Blackburn Hospital and Darwen.
We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated and highly driven individual, with the ability to motivate others. You will need to be able to demonstrate experience of excellent leadership and communication skills with the ability to manage change and support colleagues around the current dental contract. You will need to be proactive, innovative and able to keep quality, service users and the team at the heart of everything you do.
You will need to have a good knowledge of the dental Service and also be registered with the General Dental Council as a healthcare professional.
Main duties of the job
Within the co-production model provide effective and efficient leadership and management
To line manage and provide support and supervision to the Dental Team
To manage and be responsible for meeting the Team's access and performance targets; to work closely with the Associate Clinical Director, Clinical Co-ordinators, Dental Service Co-ordinators and Clinical Team Lead to ensure service delivery and to maintain the smooth running of the department.
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
- Educated to degree level standard or equivalent or significant relevant experience Qualified Dental Nurse registered with the General Dental Council
Knowledge
Essential
- In depth knowledge of Service areas: Community Dental Service, Personal Dental Service, Emergency Dental Service, Oral Health Promotion Understand governance issues affecting the Lancashire Care Dental Service Knowledge of the local dental situation
Experience
Essential
- Experience in the provision of clinical support for a wide range of patients in a wide range of settings IT skills Management / supervisory experience Experience in the development of roles, including job descriptions and the Personal development review process Experience in budget management
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level standard or equivalent or significant relevant experience Qualified Dental Nurse registered with the General Dental Council
Knowledge
Essential
- In depth knowledge of Service areas: Community Dental Service, Personal Dental Service, Emergency Dental Service, Oral Health Promotion Understand governance issues affecting the Lancashire Care Dental Service Knowledge of the local dental situation
Experience
Essential
- Experience in the provision of clinical support for a wide range of patients in a wide range of settings IT skills Management / supervisory experience Experience in the development of roles, including job descriptions and the Personal development review process Experience in budget management
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
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).
