Trainee Dental Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Role:Trainee Dental NurseGrade:National Minimum Wage

Reports to:Clinic Team Leader

Role summary:

The role holder will be enrolled with an online training provider and will be mentored by experienced clinical staff to support the provision of high quality, safe, clinical care which includes all aspects of Primary Care Dentistry and the associated administrative tasks.

The role holder will also be required to take part in student activities such as induction and assessments.

Key accountabilities:

• Effective and efficient engagement with all processes required to support the provision of clinical care
• Liaison with clinic staff and students to maximise the efficiency of the clinics

• Ensure all activities are undertaken in compliance with Equality and Diversity regulations for staff, students and patients
• Ensure all clinicians and students are adhering to policies, protocols and processes
• Work as a chairside Dental Nurse

Measures of success:

• Excellent time management and self-motivation to achieve targets and meet set deadlines

• Successful outcomes to items listed in role summary and other delegated tasks
• Successful delivery of key priorities and objectives agreed with manager and as part of the performance development review
• Positive customer feedback
• Manages competing demands

Knowledge, Education and Training:

Excellent numeracy and literacy skills (minimum GCSE grade C, or equivalent, in maths and English)

Computer literacy, including competence with Microsoft Office

Experience:

• Evidence of work in, or an interest in working in, a clinical dental environment

Skills

• Ability to work as an individual within a team environment
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written
• Understanding of how internal processes can impact on organisational performance
• Able to prioritise and move between tasks to meet deadlines

Behaviours

• Demonstrates self-leadership
• Demonstrates enthusiasm and commitment at all times
• Demonstrates commitment and support to PDSE, to PDSE managers and to colleagues
• Self-motivated and committed to the training programme
• Uses initiative to start and complete tasks without direct supervision
• Takes ownership of tasks
• Uses own expertise and uses it to develop others
• Supports others to achieve goals
• Forms good working relationships with colleagues to achieve successful outcomes
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and competing demands

This post requires self-study which takes place out of normal working hours. Trainee Dental Nurses must demonstrate commitment to, and understanding of, the course and an understanding of the level of commitment required.

It is essential that Trainee Dental Nurses have access outside of work to a computer with internet connection.

This post requires Hepatitis B immunisation and other health clearance as stipulated by Occupational Health.

Staff on 52 week contracts must take the majority of their annual leave allocation outside of term time. Requests for annual leave within term-time will only be granted if the functioning of the clinics will not be compromised.

Other:

This job description provides a general reflection of the key accountabilities associated with the post, it is expected that the role holder will undertake any other reasonable activities to assist in efficient service delivery.

This job description is not exhaustive and may change as the post develops, but such change will not take place without consultation between the post holder and his/her manager.

Additional information for post

This post may involve travel to other locations, ability to travel independently around the Peninsula is preferable.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Essential criteria Excellent numeracy and literacy skills (minimum GCSE grade C, or equivalent, in maths and English) Computer literacy, including competence with Microsoft Office Evidence of work in, or an interest in working in, a clinical dental environment

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise CIC

Address

Damerel Close

Madden Road

Plymouth

Devon

PL1 4JZ

Employer's website

https://peninsuladental.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)