Job Summary
Dental Nurse - Mobile Services
18 Months Fixed Term Contract
Part Time
Hours: 22.5 hours per week, 3 days
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 per annum, pro rata
(Actual £15,918 - £17,468.40)
Do you want to make a difference? If so why not consider a career with an award winning dentally led social enterprise?
Community Dental Services CIC is an award winning employee owned, social enterprise that delivers high quality, specialist community dental services across east and central England.
This post attracts a 'Golden Hello' payment of £5,000* applicable to new applicants taking a substantive post. £2,500 will be payable after the first month of employment and £2,500 will be paid after six months**(subject to CDS policy conditions).
* paid on a pro rata basis as a percentage of the contracted hours for part time roles
* upon completion of successful probation period.
We are looking for an experienced Dental Nurse to support the mobile dental team in the provision of dental care to children, young people, and vulnerable adults with a priority for targeting the most deprived Lower Super Output Area's (LSOA's) in the SNEE ICB (Integrated Care Board) Suffolk boundary.
Main duties of the job
Your main responsibility will be to provide clinical support in a wide range of treatments for a broad client base and assisting the team with all other aspects of running an efficient service for our patients within the dental service.
Holding a Certificate in Topical Fluoride Application, in addition to an Oral Health Education Certificate, would be highly advantageous.
You will require initiative and strong interpersonal and communication skills to enjoy working with this specialist community and to ensure seamless care to patients.
Excellent IT and organisational skills are also an advantage to these positions and candidates should be proficient with Outlook, Word, Excel, and should have competent keyboard skills; knowledge of a dental software package would be an advantage, though training will be given to the successful candidates.
About Us
What do we offer?
* Paid travel time and mileage rate of 45p per mile
* 27 days annual leave pro rata, plus bank holidays
* Access to Corporate Pension Scheme with a 10% employer contribution
* 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme
* Free tea and coffee provided
* Shareholder opportunity to annual bonus
* Company paid sickness benefits
* Time allowance for hospital appointments
* Paid indemnity
* Uniforms provided
* Funded internal and external mandatory training to enable you to maintain your CPD.
* Support with training for your wider professional development.
* Receive a funded share in the Company and have a say in how CDS is run at all levels as an employee director, or regional representative
* Dentally led, patient focused working environment that is not constrained by UDA targets.
* Opportunity to play a key part in local social care initiatives within your local communities
Date posted: 27 March 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 4
Salary: £26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum pro rata (Actual £15,918 - £17,468.40)
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 18 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: Dental Nurse Mobiles
Job locations: Suffolk and North East Essex
Suffolk
IP2 8AL
Job Description
Job responsibilities
For further details of the job description and main responsibilities for the role, please see attached documents.
Person Specification
Dental Nurse Essential
* Please see attached job description and person specification
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name: Community Dental Services CIC
Address: Suffolk and North East Essex
Suffolk
IP2 8AL
Employer's website: https://communitydentalservices.co.uk/ #J-18808-Ljbffr