Bank Dental Nurse (Kendal)

NHS; Kendal; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Bank Dental Nurse in Kendal. This role involves supporting the Emergency Dental Service by providing clinical and clerical assistance, ensuring high-quality patient care. Ideal candidates will be GDC registered and possess strong communication and teamwork skills. Flexible evening and weekend shifts available, with a commitment to delivering compassionate care to diverse patients.

Benefits

27-day holiday scheme

Access to NHS discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Relocation assistance

Qualifications

• GDC registered Dental Nurse required for Emergency Dental Service.
• Must demonstrate willingness to learn and work as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and clerical support to Dental Practitioners.
• Prepare surgery for patients and assist in emergency dental care.
• Undertake reception and administrative duties.

Skills

Communication

Manual Dexterity

Teamwork

Professionalism

Empathy

Ability to work under pressure

Education

National Certificate NEBDN

NVQ Level III Oral Healthcare

Science-based subject at GCSE

First Aid/Basic life support training

Tools

IM & T systems

DENTALLY

Job description

Go back North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Bank Dental Nurse (Kendal)

The closing date is 22 May 2025

An opportunity has arisen to expand the emergency dental service team. We are seeking to recruit enthusiastic and highly motivated, qualified GDC registered Dental Nurses to work within our busy Emergency Dental Service at our Kendal clinic.

Sessions are held weekday evenings Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 17:45 until 21:45

Saturday ,Sundays and Bank Holidays 08:15 until 12:15

This is a bank position and sessions will be offered as and when cover is needed. We need cover predominately more for evening sessions

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Main duties of the job

• To provide clinical and clerical support to Trust employed Dental Practitioners Operating in the NCIC Emergency Dental Service.
• To be the link between the patient and the clinician.
• To prepare the surgery for the patient and assist the dentist in a range of emergency dental care.
• To undertake reception duties and carry out administrative and filing duties (either electronically or paper-based) within the Emergency Dental Service within Furness and South Lakes

Skills:

Able to follow instructions

Able to maintain basic records

Demonstrates willingness to learn new skills

Understanding of dental and medical emergencies

Able to work as a team

High level of communication skills

Ability to plan own daily workloads as part of a team

Manual Dexterity skill

Alert

Reliable

Knowledge of computer IM & T systems for dental practice administration, e.g. SOEL Health

Understanding of local dental services .

Ability to work under pressure

Confidence to deal with difficult or aggressive patients

Professionalism

Empathetic and able to work with people with compromised physical or mental capacity

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:

• Junk Mail is checked regularly

Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

• youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
• the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

Unlock Tel: [phone], email [e-mail] or complete the online form on the Unlock website

Please note the cost of the DBS check is increasing from 2nd December and the new cost will be

Standard DBS check £21.50, Enhanced DBS check £49.50 + any admin costs.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability

Person Specification

Qualifications

• National Certificate NEBDN or equivalent education, e.g. NVQ Level III Oral Healthcare.
• Current GDC Registration held or currently enrolled on a training course
• Science-based subject at GCSE
• Applied IM& T
• ECDL
• First Aid/Basic life support training
• Knowledge of the Special Care Dental Service Pathway and Criteria
• Knowledge of Local Protocol for accessing Emergency Care via Dental Direct and Triage system

Personal Circumstances

• Flexible and Adaptable
• Ability to travel round Cumbria sites.

Experience & Knowledge

• Ability to work under pressure
• Understanding of dental and medical emergencies
• Able to maintain basic records
• Knowledge of computer IM & T systems for dental practice administration, e.g. DENTALLY

Skills and Aptitudes

• Able to follow instructions
• Demonstrates willingness to learn new skills
• Able to work as a team
• High level of communication skills
• Ability to plan own daily workloads as part of a team
• Manual Dexterity skill
• Reliable
• Confidence to deal with difficult or aggressive patients
• Professionalism
• Empathetic and able to work with people with compromised physical or mental capacity
• Understanding of local dental services.

Other requirements

• Equality and Diversity - Act in ways that support equality and value diversity
• Develop a culture that promotes equality and values diversity

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.

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Dental Department, Westmorland General Hospital

£26,530 to £29,114 a yearPer Annum Pro Rata

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

262-A-25-7182806

Job locations

Dental Department, Westmorland General Hospital