Job vacancy: Qualified Dental Nurse - Selby, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, Selby

Job summary

Main area: Dental Nurse
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week
Job ref: 421-CCS-0948R-A

Employer: Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Selby Dental Clinic
Town: Selby
Salary: £25,147 - £27,596 per annum (pro rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: Today at 23:59

Qualified Dental Nurse - Selby

NHS AfC: Band 4

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area as well as across North Yorkshire and Leeds. We also provide children’s services in the North East in County Durham, Darlington, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Gateshead and Sunderland.

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is one of only two trusts in Yorkshire and Humber to be awarded HSJ’s Top 100 Best Places to Work. We believe that You Matter Most, and this is reflected in what we value: Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. So if you’re looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is the place for you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Salaried Primary Care Dental Services sits within the Community Children’s and Countywide Care Directorate

The Salaried Primary Care Dental Service provides comprehensive clinical and administrative procedures for patients, both children and adults, including those who may have special needs, whom may have challenging behaviour, communication difficulties, dental phobias, sensitive and / or complicated medical histories.

For further information on this position please see the Job Description attached. If you have any questions, please contact Jo Fielden on [email protected]

Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria

Good general education with skills in written and oral English and basic maths
NEBDN Certificate and / or an appropriate professional qualification or equivalent
Registered with General Dental Council as a Dental Care Professional
Experience as a Dental Nurse of 3 years
Up to date knowledge in all areas of Dental Nursing
Competent in basic MS Office and IT Applications

Desirable criteria

Additional Qualifications in one of the following: Sedation, Radiography, Special Care Dentistry, Oral Health Promotion
ECDL or similar information technology training
Experience of working with patients with special care needs.
Experience of previous dental administration
Experience of working with SOE (Software of Excellence)

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and are signatories of the Mindful Employer Charter which underlines our commitment to enhancing the emotional wellbeing of all staff. This commitment begins when you apply to work at our organisation. We will support individuals through reasonable adjustments both at interview and during ongoing employment. In line with the principles of flexible working and improving work life balance, all advertised full time posts will be considered for job share or part time.

We welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, physical or mental health condition, addiction or other healthcare need.

We take pride in being a partner organisation in the Yorkshire and Humber Clinical Research Network and are committed to supporting research activity as part of the services we provide. We have research projects running across all specialties which are providing evidence and informing local and national practice.

All applicants must state their current immigration status, including expiry dates, on their application. Applications from job seekers who require Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered for the relevant eligible roles. Skilled Worker Sponsorship will not be provided for Band 2 or Band 3 roles. Please note that at this time HDFT is not recruiting from countries on the World Health Organisation Workforce Support and Safeguard List, 2020. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

All job offers are subject to Agenda for Change T&C’s, excluding medical posts. Offers may also be subject to a Standard or Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate, dependent on the position.

HDFT takes its responsibility for the Safeguarding of Children & Vulnerable Adults seriously. Each member of staff must comply with the HDFT policy, procedures and strategies relating to Safeguarding.

In submitting an application form, you automatically authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process, should you be appointed.

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.

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.

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Jo Fielden
Job title: East Locality Dental Team Manager
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 07825522681

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