Job summary
Dental Nurse- Community and Special Care Dental Kendal
We are looking for caring professional dental nurses to join the North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust based Dental Service (Special Care & Community Dental Service). The dental team provides a variety of dental services to the population of Cumbria.
The Special Care & Community Dental Service provides high quality dental care and oral health advice for a diverse group of patients including Paediatric and Special Care Patients who would find it hard to access care elsewhere or require advance treatment.
A hour vacancy has arisen for a Band 4 Dental Nursing within our service.
The successful applicants must hold the National Certificate in Dental Nursing, NEBDN or equivalent qualification and be fully registered with the GDC to apply for this post.
For an informal discussion please contact Mrs Linda Clark, Dental Nurse Manager on 01539 739764 or email
Main duties of the job
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
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 South 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':
1. Being a clinically led organisation
2. Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
3. A positive patient experience every time
4. A great place to work
5. 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.
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 applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
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