Job summary
- Main area
- dental nurse
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (monday-friday 8.30-17.00pm)
- Job ref
- 846-7546782-TS
- Employer
- Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- HMP Swaleside
- Town
- Sheerness
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Dental Nurse Leader
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
We are seeking a Dental Nurse Team Lead to join our team at HMP Swaleside.
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust Dental Services provide care across Kent and North East London, including HM Prisons in Kent and Oasis Restore Secure School.
The service complements general and hospital dental services, working with multiple agencies to deliver a range of quality dental care. Services include Sedation, Special Care Dentistry, Pediatric Dentistry, Domiciliary Care, Bariatric Dentistry, and Mobile Dental Services for the homeless and medium secure units.
Main duties of the job
The Dental Nurse Team Leader oversees the daily operations of all dental services, ensuring compliance for both dental surgeries and Mobile Dental Units.
You will also be responsible for appraising and supervising dental nurses and administrative/reception staff. Additionally, the role includes providing chairside assistance to clinicians when needed.
Additional Working Pattern: monday-friday 8.30-17.00pm
Working for our organisation
Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences
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As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB).
As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment, if you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number so we can support you further.
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
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Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in a health relevant subject or willingness to complete a degree (within 3 years of appointment) or equivalent demonstrable experience.
- Registered Healthcare Professional with relevant Professional body (Qualified Dental Nurse GDC)
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Mentoring qualification equivalent
- Additional post qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of recent community/acute healthcare gained through education or work experience placement or previous employment
Desirable criteria
- Experience in the use of dental applications software.
- Experience of working in a community dental setting
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of up to date clinical practice
- Awareness of national guidance and recent developments in NHS dentistry
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of NHS policies
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to develop and deliver inductions as required
- Sound communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written)
- A sound knowledge of the Microsoft package
- Ability to organise own work
- Ability to cope with change
- Ability to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to use own initiative
Desirable criteria
- Understanding and commitment to upholding clinical and GDC standards
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Essential criteria
- Proven ability to work within a team and to work under own initiative
- Ability to develop and create enthusiasm, able to motivate
- Effective interpersonal skills with the capacity for exercising influence, ability to manage conflict and build strong working relations
- Confidence in own ability.
- Goal orientated, committed to achieving improved performance
- Ability to set objective measurements and manage performance
Desirable criteria
- Hold a current UK driving licence.
ABILITY TO MANAGE
Essential criteria
- Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, taking into account Trust policies and procedures
- Able to support the implementation of local and national agendas for health under the guidance of the Operational team
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Victoria Hooker
- Job title
- Dental Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
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