Job responsibilities
We have an exciting opportunity
for a qualified Dental Nurse to join our growing team, initially based in our
Plymouth facilities but we have an ambition to expand into a new Dental
Education Practice (DEP) in Plymouth City Centre in the next few years. The DEP
will provide an innovative model of care comprising urgent and stabilisation
dental care, and general and specialist dentistry delivered alongside
placements for undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as trainees
undertaking dental foundation training.
To
support our growing team and the opening of the DEP, we are looking for a
Dental Nurse to work 3 days per week on a 38 week contract, with a starting
salary pro-rata to £27,855. Based on the contract available, the actual pay is
as follows (payment for holiday entitlement is included):
3 days, 22.5 hours, working 38 weeks per year
the salary is £13,988.85 per annum.
This role includes:
6.6 weeks holiday entitlement (pro rata),
increasing after 5 years service
Access to an online CPD platform plus
Additional CPD at our two company Away Days each
year
Access to the Scottish Widows pension scheme with
generous employer contributions
Paid Indemnity Insurance
Free PPE and scrubs
Opportunity to claim back professional registration
fees (pro rata)
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
Access to our Cycle to Work Scheme
Opportunities to share your skills, knowledge and
experience to help shape the future of dentistry
Opportunities to contribute to company development
through our dedicated team talk channels
You must be a
qualified Dental Nurse and be registered with the GDC.
This post is
subject to pre-employment checks which includes enhanced clearance from the
Disclosure and Barring Service.
If you wish to
find out more about this exciting opportunity, please email PDSE-recruitment@plymouth.ac.uk.
Please apply
via this website or if you would prefer to submit a CV, you submit this via our
website or you can email us at PDSE-recruitment@plymouth.ac.uk
Peninsula Dental Social
Enterprise (PDSE) are an award-winning Social Enterprise and Community Interest
Company. We provide NHS treatment and outreach services to local communities in
Devon and Cornwall and we work closely with the University of Plymouths
Peninsula Dental School to support the clinical education of dental healthcare
students. As a social enterprise, we are a values driven organisation with a
focus on patient-centred care and addressing local oral health needs.
Role: Dental Nurse
Grade: Band 4
Reports to: Clinic Team Leader
Role summary: The role
holder will support the provision of primary care dentistry on our
undergraduate student clinics as well as providing chairside assistance to our
general dental practitioners.
Key
accountabilities:
Effective and efficient engagement
with all processes required to support the provision of clinical care
Effective communication skills 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
Provide chairside assistance during
dental procedures
Measures
of success:
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
Meets deadlines
Manages competing demands
Knowledge,
Education and Training:
Dental Nurse, registered with the
General Dental Council
Additional dental qualifications are
desirable but not essential
Excellent numeracy and literacy skills
Computer literacy, including
competence with Microsoft Office and R4. Full training will be given
Experience:
Evidence of work in a dental
environment
Skills
Ability to work as an individual
within a team environment
Excellent interpersonal and communication
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
Able to travel independently within
the Peninsula
Behaviours
Demonstrates self-leadership
Demonstrates enthusiasm and commitment
at all times
Demonstrates commitment and support to
PDSE, to PDSE managers and to colleagues
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
Uses full range of knowledge of dental
procedures, including any specialist knowledge, to support patient care
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.
Plymouth-based Dental Nurses will be routinely
required to work across both Plymouth sites and may occasionally be required to
work in Exeter or Truro.
Exeter and Truro based staff will routinely be
based in one site and may occasionally be required to work in any of the other
sites.
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 their manager. Job descriptions should be reviewed at least
annually at the appraisal meeting.
Normal
working hours are 0845 to 1700 Monday to Friday, however on occasions to meet
business need you will be required to work revised hours, typically between
0800 and 1800.
An enhanced DBS Check will be carried out.
