Job Summary
Senior Dental Nurse
12 Months Fixed Term Contract, Full Time, 37.5 Hours
Hours: 37.5 Hours per week
Bases: Addison House, Hamstel Road, Harlow, CM20 1EP / St Margaret’s Hospital, The Plain, Epping, CM16 6TN
Salary: £32,073 – £39,043 per annum

Main duties of the job
As a Senior Dental Nurse, you will take the clinical and managerial lead of dental nurses and receptionists, including timetabling, recruitment, training and supervision and supporting clinical governance programmes. You will undertake dental nursing and reception duties within your job role. Excellent organisational, leadership and oral and written communication skill are required. Certificates in Dental Radiography and Conscious Sedation would be an advantage. Flexibility is required with regard to working hours and locations to cover the full range of sessions worked within the service, and which may on occasion include Saturday or Sunday. Post holders will be expected to provide support at other clinics when necessary, therefore ability to travel is essential.

What do we offer?

• Full time, 12 months FTC contract, 37.5 hours per week
• Starting salary gross £32,073 per annum
• 27 days holiday pro rata, plus bank holidays
• Access to Corporate Pension Scheme
• 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Funded internal and external mandatory training to enable you to maintain your CPD
• Support with training for your wider professional development.
• Uniforms provided
• Become a shareholder and have a say in how our organisation is run at all levels
• Opportunity to play a key part in local social care initiatives

Job responsibilities
For details on the main duties and responsibilities for the post, please see attached job description and person specification.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.