Job summary
Bank Dental Nurse - Band 4 - Kendal Emergency Dental Service.

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

Please contact Linda Clark - 01539 739764

Main duties of the job

• 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

About us
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.

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.

Job responsibilities
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.

CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP
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 employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

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.

Disclosure and Barring Service:
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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.
Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

• 27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
• Flexible working Scheme
• NHS Discounts
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Excellent opportunities for development
• Competitive NHS Pension scheme
• Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

Person Specification
Qualifications

• National Certificate NEBDN or equivalent education, e.g. NVQ Level III Oral Healthcare.
• Current GDC Registration held or currently enrolled on a training course

Desirable

• Science-based subject at GCSE
• Applied IM& T
• ECDL
• First Aid/Basic life support training
• Knowledge of the Special Care Dental Service Pathway and Criteria
• Knowledge of Local Protocol for accessing Emergency Care via Dental Direct and Triage system

Personal Circumstances

• Flexible and Adaptable
• Ability to travel round Cumbria sites.

Experience & Knowledge

• Ability to work under pressure
• Understanding of dental and medical emergencies
• Able to maintain basic records

Desirable

• Knowledge of computer IM & T systems for dental practice administration, e.g. DENTALLY

Skills and Aptitudes

• Able to follow instructions
• Demonstrates willingness to learn new skills
• 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
• Sympathetic
• Reliable
• Confidence to deal with difficult or aggressive patients
• Professionalism
• Empathetic and able to work with people with compromised physical or mental capacity

Desirable

• Understanding of local dental services.
• Additional communication skills e.g. Makaton, sign language.

Other requirements

• Equality and Diversity - Act in ways that support equality and value diversity
• Develop a culture that promotes equality and values diversity

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.
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.