Dental Nurse (Dental Advice Line)

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

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Job summary

Shropshire Community Dental Service have an exciting opportunity for dental nurse candidates to be a part of the Dental Advice Line (DAL) team for Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin.

This is a service which provides dental nurse led triage for dental patients trying to access urgent dental care across Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin, as well as signposting patients looking for routine dental care to an appropriate provider. The DAL is operational between 0800-1700 and 1800-2100.

In addition to this primary role, successful candidates will provide chairside dental nursing within the community dental service, in order to maintain their dental nursing competencies.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

Candidates should have good IT skills, as they will need to work with different computer systems, and good telephone communication skills.
Successful candidates will be asked to be part of a rota to support the evening provision of the DAL (1800-2100) and provision of urgent care within our existing evening on call dental service.
The DAL is primarily based at Shrewsbury Community Dental, but there will be an opportunity for some home-based work using a cloud based call management system.
Applicants will be required to meet the travel commitments of the post.
We will provide a comprehensive induction and training program and uniform/PPE will be provided.
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 Criminal Records Bureau to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Candidates should hold an active GDC registration.

About us

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Date posted

22 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year pro rota

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

825-6292553-OPS

Job locations

Shrewsbury Community Dental

71 Castleforegate

Shrewsbury

SY1 2EJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Dental Registration with GDC.
Qualified Dental Nurse.

Experience

Essential

Evidence of dental nurse experience, post qualification.
Experience in provision of urgent dental care.

Knowledge

Essential

Demonstrate a high degree of dental nursing expertise.
Microsoft N365 proficient, ability to record, retrieve and interpret information electronically.
Familiarity with Dental Electronic Patient Record Systems.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Dental Registration with GDC.
Qualified Dental Nurse.

Experience

Essential

Evidence of dental nurse experience, post qualification.
Experience in provision of urgent dental care.

Knowledge

Essential

Demonstrate a high degree of dental nursing expertise.
Microsoft N365 proficient, ability to record, retrieve and interpret information electronically.
Familiarity with Dental Electronic Patient Record Systems.

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).