Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust have superb opportunities for multiple individuals to support their Dental Nurse team in a variety of sites including clinics, hospitals and in the domiciliary setting. The role allows you to be working in a specialist team to care for a wide range of both children and adult patients amongst other disabilities. The opportunities available are for a minimum of 3 months with a potential to extend.
Main duties of the job
Supporting clinicians throughout a wide range of different types of clinical treatments.
Supporting all patients as they undergo dental treatment, responding to individual patients' needs, understanding how they may be affected by dental experiences.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression: Access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges.
Work-life Balance: Flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave.
Opportunity & Access: Over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want.
Job responsibilities
Trust: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Multiple Locations across Berkshire
Pay Rates: £14.82 per hour
Shift Patterns: Monday-Friday 8:30-17:00 with potential flexibility.
We are looking for individuals who have a compassionate approach to care who are looking for flexibility within their role within the NHS. Is this you? If so, we would like to hear from you today.
You will ideally have experience working as part of a dental team, and be happy to work within any location below:
* Langley Health Centre
* Skimped Hill Health Centre
* Upton Hospital
* West Berkshire Community Hospital
* Whitley Health and Social Services Centre
You must be able to demonstrate experience of managing a dental clinic; ability to deal with emotional and distressing situations and be able to organise often a high workload. High levels of both written and oral communication are essential to this post in order to support patients and other clinicians effectively. The post holder must be able to communicate accurate and sensitive information to patients, as well as within their own team & colleagues.
What you'll need:
* Registration with the General Dental Council
* NVQ Level 3 in Oral Healthcare
* Experience working with the elderly, children and patients with special needs
* Excellent organisational skills
* Computer skills including any experience with dental software
* UK driving license and use of a car
The benefits we can offer you in return:
Putting People in Places to Care: Be part of the NHSP community, by joining the bank and caring for patients with a team of people from all walks of life.
Weekly pay: To give you access to your wages more quickly.
Blue Light Card NHS Discount Provider.
First choice of shifts/placements: At the Trust of your choice over agencies.
Our team is always happy to help - access our support line anytime.
Working options to suit your lifestyle: Being on the bank gives you the flexibility to work the shifts you want or choose fixed term placements.
Training and development opportunities: Via the Trust and NHSP's own academy.
Explore different wards: Keep your skills up to date whilst gaining vital experience.
Being part of the NHSP Community: Means you'll get access to member activities such as member of the month, member appreciation week, key date giveaways, webinar series and much more.
Who are NHS Professionals?
NHS Professionals is a flexible staff bank, owned by the Department of Health, our purpose is to provide you with the autonomy to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community. Offering you flexible work or alternatively fixed term placements.
Apply Today
By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts or fixed term placements across any of our client Trusts in England.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registration with the General Dental Council
* NVQ Level 3 in Oral Healthcare
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
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