Bank Dental Nurse (Kendal)

An opportunity has arisen to expand the emergency dental service team. We are seeking to recruit enthusiastic and highly motivated, qualified GDC registered Dental Nurses to work within our busy Emergency Dental Service at our Kendal clinic.

Sessions are held weekday evenings Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 17 : 45 until 21 : 45

Saturday ,Sundays and Bank Holidays 08 : 15 until 12 : 15

This is a bank position and sessions will be offered as and when cover is needed. We need cover predominately more for evening sessions,

• To provide clinical and clerical support to Trust employed Dental Practitioners Operating in the NCIC Emergency Dental Service.


• To be the link between the patient and the clinician.


• To prepare the surgery for the patient and assist the dentist in a range of emergency dental care.


• To undertake reception duties and carry out administrative and filing duties (either electronically or paper-based) within the Emergency Dental Service within Furness and South Lakes, Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time' :


• Being a clinically led organisation


• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust


• A positive patient experience every time


• A great place to work


• Managing our money well


As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030.

All staff are expected to support sustainability., Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL).

Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

• Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.


• If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
  
  Able to follow instructions


Able to maintain basic records

Demonstrates willingness to learn new skills

Understanding of dental and medical emergencies

Able to work as a team

High level of communication skills

Ability to plan own daily workloads as part of a team

Manual Dexterity skill

Alert

Sympathetic

Reliable

Knowledge of computer IM & T systems for dental practice administration, SOEL Health

Understanding of local dental services .

Additional communication skills Makaton, sign language

Ability to work under pressure

Confidence to deal with difficult or aggressive patients

Professionalism

Empathetic and able to work with people with compromised physical or mental capacity

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.