Job Summary
We're Hiring a full Dental Nurse. Location: Falmouth. Salary: Competitive Salary as part of our Innovative Dental Nurse Career Pathway £27,560-£30,680 per annum.

About the role:
We are looking for a caring, motivated Dental Nurse to join our friendly, patient-focused team. Whether you're newly qualified or an experienced nurse looking for a fresh opportunity, Smile Together offers a supportive environment, opportunities to develop your skills, and the chance to contribute to meaningful community health initiatives.

Smile Together provides dental nursing careers with a difference, with exciting opportunities to:

• Grow and develop in our innovative dental nurse career pathway within a supportive environment where you can pursue special interests, gain qualifications, and even care for your own list of patients in nurse-led clinics. Additional qualifications include Radiography, IHS/IV Sedation, Fluoride Varnish and Oral Health Education.
• Mentor our foundation dental nurses and gain valuable mentorship training
• Have the opportunity to deliver care across the county in our Mobile Dental Unit as part of our Outreach team

What makes us unique?
We're more than just a dental practice, we're proud to be the UK's first dental practice to be B Corp certified, a Community Interest Company (CIC), employee-owned, and a Living Wage Employer.

Your package:
Paid indemnity and GDC registration. Time off: 27 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays each year (pro rata) and an additional paid day off to celebrate your birthday. Professional Development: Access to Smile Together Training Academy, including a paid subscription to Agilio for continuous professional development. Community Involvement: Opportunity for half a days paid volunteer time. Health and Wellbeing: Comprehensive Wellbeing Support through our Health Assured Programme.

Job responsibilities
To provide clinical support to dentists and therapists, ensuring the effective and safe delivery of high-quality dental care. The role also involves maintaining compliance with professional and regulatory standards while supporting efficient practice operations. Travel to provide cover at other clinical locations within Smile Together will be required on occasions.

Key accountabilities
Working in Accordance with GDC Dental Standards and CQC Regulations

• Adhere to GDC Standards for the Dental Team, ensuring ethical and effective patient care.
• Maintain full GDC registration without conditions.
• Uphold clinical governance, infection control (HTM 01-05), and professional conduct standards.

Commitment to Patient Experience

• Recognise and demonstrate an understanding of the different journey a patient will experience depending on their treatment needs and the service being provided to them
• Provide clear, professional communication to patients about their treatment.
• Adapt care to individual patient needs, ensuring a supportive clinical environment.
• Provide support and reassurance to patients undergoing dental procedures
• Maintain strict patient confidentiality in line with GDPR, GDC, and NHS regulations.
• Ensure secure handling and accurate recording of patient data.
• Prevent unauthorised access to patient information, adhering to information governance policies.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Provide chairside assistance and anticipate clinician needs. Assist the dentist during clinical procedures and make independent judgments with regard to equipment, instruments and materials
• Provide clinical support for clinicians within a surgery setting, and give appropriate pre-treatment and post-treatment advice to patients
• Maintain infection control and follow HTM 01-05 guidance.
• Assist in managing medical emergencies and follow safety protocols.
• Monitor and maintain clinical stock control.
• Accurately record patient data, filing and archiving patient records
• Support clinical and professional support colleagues in service improvement and organisational change and development

Reception & Patient Support

• Provide reception cover when required, ensuring accurate appointment booking and professional patient interactions.
• Maintain accurate data entry while upholding confidentiality.

Training & Mentoring

• Support the training of Foundation Dental Nurses and participate in the recruitment and onboarding of trainees.
• Contribute to service improvement initiatives.

Compliance & Professional Development

• Be responsible for safe working and practice on a day-to-day basis in sites of clinical activity, ensuring compliance with clinical governance and legislation, appropriate health, safety and security procedures within the work area, and reporting accidents, incidents and near misses using the Smile Together incident reporting procedure
• Engage in continuing professional development (CPD) via the Smile Together Training Academy and Perform appraisal system.
• Actively engage with Smile Together teams and participate in audit activities, planning and development sessions, and in-house meetings
• Undertake other reasonable duties as requested by the Practice Managers and Smile Together Management Team

Professional Conduct & Organisational Commitment

• Act as a positive ambassador for Smile Together, promoting its vision, mission, and values.
• Support Smile Together's social enterprise objectives, contributing to community oral health initiatives.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Diploma in Dental Nursing
• GDC Registered

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.