Job summary
Expected Shortlisting Date: 27/02/2025
Planned Interview Date: 11/03/2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the current team within the Leeds Dental Institute as a Band 2 Dental Clinical Support Worker.
Dental Clinical Support Workers work as a highly valued member of the Dental Team and applicants should be reliable, enthusiastic, professional and well-motivated team players whilst also being able to work on their own initiative.
The jobholder will provide support for the delivery of the dental and training service within the clinical, outreach centres and non-clinical departments of the Leeds Dental Institute and the University School of Dentistry.
Applicants must have good communication and interpersonal skills.
As a Dental Clinical Support Worker you will be responsible for delivering exceptional standards of safe, effective care to ensure that it consistently meets Trust standards. Delivering a high standard of quality service and providing a safe, clean environment for patients and staff.
The post is fulltime - 37.5 hours or part-time/job share would be considered.
Core working hours - Monday to Friday - 8.30am until 5.00pm.
Main duties of the job
The role consists of working in the Leeds Dental Institute sterile instrument store and clinical departments. This role has limited patient contact.
The post holder will be responsible for providing quality support to dental students, dental nurses and clinicians within the Leeds Dental Institute. This involves supporting the dental nurses in daily maintenance of clinics and decontamination of clinical equipment, providing clean equipment and consumables to support clinical activity of undergraduate and post graduate dental students and clinical staff.
Rotating, maintaining and restocking equipment / materials / instruments within the sterile instrument store and clinical areas.
Assisting the team to collect and check used equipment returning for reprocessing at our external provider site.
Working in the clean and dirty dispensaries in busy clinical departments dispensing instruments, materials and equipment to staff and students.
Working in clinical areas supporting the dental team and patients.
Complete all relevant daily documentation in compliance with relevant statutory legislation, local codes of practice and quality control procedures.
Please note: This role is very physical and successful candidates may spend most of the day on their feet or moving and handling heavy loads.
Experience is not essential, just a willingness to learn, as training will be provided.
About us
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK and employs more than 20,000 staff across seven hospitals on six sites.
Leeds Dental Institute is a teaching hospital hosting over 80,000 patient episodes per year and providing training and education for all members of the Dental Team.
In 2018 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our service as 'Outstanding'.
Interested individuals can look forward to the challenges that a position working in one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK will bring.
Rewards and benefits
Generous annual leave entitlement with 27 days plus Bank Holidays for staff who are new to the NHS.
NHS Pension Scheme.
Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development.
Friendly, supportive and caring colleagues.
Support for Parents and Carers.
A variety of other staff resources and benefits including employee assistance programme, discount gym membership, car schemes.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Role: Dental Clinical Support Worker
Grade: Band 2
Reports to: Senior Facilities and Stores Manager
Communicate effectively with all health care professionals and School of Dentistry, University of Leeds staff.
Assist members of the multidisciplinary team to prepare the clinical area at the beginning and end of a session, before and after treatment of a patient.
Assist the staff and students in the preparation of the departments before, during and after treatment.
Collect equipment for clinical procedures as directed by the registered practitioner.
Safely dispose of equipment, post procedure, restock where appropriate.
Rotate, maintain and restock equipment / materials / instruments within the sterile instrument store and clinical areas.
Assist in safe and appropriate use and maintenance of equipment report equipment / instruments requiring repair to the appropriate person.
Maintain and stock the clinical gowns room with clean laundry and assist safe disposal of soiled linen and clinical waste from the department.
Undertake duties on different departments or clinical areas as and when required by service demands.
To complete all relevant daily documentation in compliance with relevant statutory legislation, local codes of practice and quality control procedures.
Maintain a safe working environment, reporting incidents, accidents, complaints according to Trust policy and comply at all times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Infection Control policies.
For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Basic Skills Maths and English Level 1 or a Level 1 pass in the LTHT designated literacy and numeracy assessment.
Desirable
* Maths and English GCSE A-C or 4-9
* NVQ Health and Social Care Level 2, Diploma in Health Level 2, or Diploma Health and Social Care Level 2 or equivalent health care related qualification
Experience
Essential
* Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
* Basic IT skills
* Experience of working within a health care environment
* Good organisational skills
* Knowledge and understanding of infection prevention and health & Safety policies
Desirable
* Knowledge of decontamination processes and instrumentation
* Knowledge of stock control
Skills & behaviours
Essential
* Ability to carry out strenuous physical tasks
* Good communication and Interpersonal skills
* Flexibility towards working arrangements and ability to adapt to change
* Ability to follow instruction and work under pressure
* Commitment to personal development
* Ability to work under own initiative and as part of a team
* Able to follow policies and work within well established procedures
* Able to provide and receive routine information
* Reliable and trustworthy
Desirable
* Able to provide personal care during patient contact
* Able to cope with occasional exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances
* Able to cope with occasional exposure to unpleasant working conditions or occasional exposure to highly unpleasant working conditions
Additional Requirements
Essential
* Ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trusts Leeds Way Values.
* Committed to delivering a quality service
* Customer service orientated
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.
Employer details
Employer name: Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address: Leeds Dental Institute, Clarendon Way, Leeds, LS2 9LU
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