Job summary
Community Dental Services has full and part time vacancies for Qualified Community Dental Nurses to join the Consultant Led Paediatric Dental Service based at Highlands Health Centre. The successful candidates will form part of a well-established team assisting dental clinicians providing dental treatment for Paediatric patients who meet the referral criteria and can not accept treatment in a general dental practice.
Main duties of the job
The applicant will be resilient, and well organised and have the ability to work under pressure in a busy clinic, supporting dental clinicians with complex dental treatments whilst supporting the patient and keeping them and/or their appropriate adult involved in treatment options. The applicant will also be responsible for carrying out Infection Prevention & Control measures following HTM01-05 and company specific general standard operating procedures. If qualified in Dental Radiography and/or Dental Sedation these skills would be utilised throughout the clinic when support in that area is required. The ideal candidate would be good under pressure and have excellent written and verbal communication, IT skills, and a great team player who enjoys communicating well with patients.
For more information please contact Charlotte Wilkinson, Practice Manager on 01482 303619 during normal working hours or email
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification attached to this job advert for full details on the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Level 3 NEBDN Qualification
2. Must be registered on the Dental Nurse National Register
Desirable
3. Certificate in Dental Radiography
4. Certificate in Dental Sedation Nursing
Knowledge
Essential
5. Knowledge of dental procedures gained through training and experience
6. Knowledge of routine administration procedures, reception duties and cash handling procedures
7. Knowledge of dental software system
Experience
Essential
8. Previous experience of working in a dental surgery
Desirable
9. Experience of dealing with clients who have physical and/or learning disabilities