Dental Nurse

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Dental Nurse to join our team at Ashton Health Centre within the Lancashire Care Dental Service.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated diverse individual, with excellent communication skills to assist in the delivery of Dental Care. You must be a qualified Dental Nurse, have at least 2 years post qualification experience. You will have a good standard of education and the ability to work well within a team are essential.

You will mainly work at your base clinic; however you may also be required to work across the Lancashire Care Dental Service, Covering sickness and annual leave. You will have opportunity to study for post registration qualifications including sedation/ IV sedation and will have access to plentiful In house CPD and clinical supervision.

An enhanced criminal records check will be required for this post.

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.

Date posted

17 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-SPS1076-EJ

Job locations

L7F9 A3903 Specialist Dental Care Ashton

Ashton

Preston

PR5 6AW

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

Experience

Essential

Minimum 2 years' Experience of assisting chairside in the Dental surgery Knowledge of the local Dental situation

Experience

Essential

Minimum 2 years' Experience of assisting chairside in the Dental surgery Knowledge of the local Dental situation

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Neat and tidy appearance Pleasant disposition Confidence Honest and trustworthy Caring attitude Flexibility Ability to work across Lancashire Care Dental Service

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

Qualified Dental Nurse (National Certificate for Dental Nurses or NVQ Level 3) Registered with the General Dental Council

Experience

Essential

Minimum 2 years' Experience of assisting chairside in the Dental surgery Knowledge of the local Dental situation

Experience

Essential

Minimum 2 years' Experience of assisting chairside in the Dental surgery Knowledge of the local Dental situation

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Neat and tidy appearance Pleasant disposition Confidence Honest and trustworthy Caring attitude Flexibility Ability to work across Lancashire Care Dental Service

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).