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
1. To provide clinical and clerical support to Trust employed Dental Practitioners Operating in the NCIC Emergency Dental Service.
2. To be the link between the patient and the clinician.
3. To prepare the surgery for the patient and assist the dentist in a range of emergency dental care.
4. 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
Skills:
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
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':
5. Being a clinically led organisation
6. Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
7. A positive patient experience every time
8. A great place to work
9. 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 description
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.
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