Job overview

Dental Decontamination Technician

Permanent, Full Time

Hours: 37.5 Hours, 5 days per week 

Base:    Dental Care Centre, 3 Kimbolton Road, Bedford, MK40 2NT              

Salary: £24,465 per annum

Do you want to make a difference? If so, why not consider a career with an award winning dentally led social enterprise?

If your answer is ‘yes’ and you see yourself as a caring, compassionate, flexible and approachable person where you will be appreciated by patients and the team, then this is the place for you.  

Main duties of the job

What are we looking for?

We are looking for a Dental Decontamination Technician to work at our Dental Care Centre, a busy, multi surgery clinic in Bedford, close to the town centre.  You will be part of a large clinical and administrative team. 

Community Dental Service (CDS), carries out a wide range of dental diagnostic and therapeutic procedures using a wide variety of instruments and equipment. It has upgraded its facilities to ensure compliance with HTM01-05 ‘Decontamination in Primary Care Dental Practices’ allowing for highly efficient services in modern, user friendly environments.

As part of the Decontamination Team across the county, you will assist in ensuring the departments run smoothly by decontaminating and maintaining the dental instruments and equipment within the Service. 

The post holder will be responsible for the co-ordination of the service, together with ensuring the environment is kept clean, safe and comfortable. There will also be the requirement to undertake administrative duties within the clinic as required.

The post holder will be expected to provide support at other clinics when necessary, therefore car users are desirable.

Working for our organisation

What do we offer?

• Full time, permanent contract, 37.5 hours per week
• Salary gross £24,465 per year 
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays 
• Access to Corporate Pension Scheme
• 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Funded internal and external mandatory training to enable you to maintain your CPD.
• Support with training for your wider professional development.
• Uniforms provided.
• Become a shareholder and have a say in how our organisation is run at all levels.
• Opportunity to play a key part in local social care initiatives.

Please ensure that you read the Job Description, which also includes the person specification, before applying.