Dental Clinical Assistant

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider in Bristol as a Dental Clinical Assistant. In this dynamic role, you'll assist in providing high-quality patient care within various dental departments. The position offers opportunities for career progression towards dental nursing, requiring good communication skills and team collaboration.

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Math required.
• Experience in a team setting is essential.
• Experience in a clinical environment is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Assist dental nursing team with patient care and smooth workload.
• Support clinical teams with preparation and maintenance of departments.
• Accountable for collection and delivery of dental instruments.

Skills

Good communication skills

Team player

Flexibility

Analytical

Education

GCSE 4-9 in English Language

GCSE 4-9 in Mathematics

Job description

As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

Click on this link to find out about our values https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/p/about-us/our-trust-values

Job overview

Exciting opportunities exist for dental clinical assistants to join the team at UHBW. The successful candidate will be required to assist the dental nursing team with the smooth throughput of workload on the departments.

The role offers excellent career progression opportunities with the potential for the right person to develop their knowledge and skills which could contribute towards an application for dental nursing.

The successful candidate must have a flexible approach to working hours, duties will be across the working week.

Good communication skills are essential, as well as empathetic approach to patients. You will work with the multidisciplinary team to ensure that the patients of Bristol experience a high standard of service and a good patient journey. Previous experience of working in the NHS would be an advantage.

This post would be based mainly in the Bristol Dental Hospital, though; on occasion there may be some duties at the South Bristol Community Hospital.

We have the following positions available.

• Special Care Dentistry and Oral Medicine 1.0 WTE Mon - Fri for 12 months maternity cover
• Oral Maxilla Facial Department 1.0 WTE Mon - Fri permanent.
• Oral Maxilla Facial Department 1.0 WTE Mon - Fri for 12 months maternity cover.
• Children's General Anaesthetic Department 0.8WTE Mon- Thurs permanent.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be guided by the dental nursing team re the designated work areas they will work in and will be responsible for ensuring they participate/contribute to the efficient use of resources and safe working practices.

The post holder will support the clinical team in the provision of safe, high quality patient care that meets the needs of the patients accessing our services.

The post holder will be accountable for the collection, delivery and transfer of instrumentation to clinics within University of Bristol Dental Hospital.

The post holder will support the distribution of clinical supplies across the clinical departments.

The post holder will support the clinical team with the preparation and maintenance of the clinical departments The post holder will undertake all on the job training as is deemed necessary for them to carry out their duties within the department in a safe manner.

The post holder will be expected to work as part of a team and communicate effectively.

Some additional training opportunities could be offered to the successful candidate, This will include training to support our ultrasound outpatient clinics to phlebotomy.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, with a workforce of over 13,000 staff and 100+ different clinical services across 10 sites, serving a population of over 500,000 people across Bristol and Weston. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to patients. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust, committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.

Join us and you can enjoy city living, be in the countryside or by the seaside, with easy access to all the South West offers. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

As an equal opportunities employer, actively working towards a diverse workforce, we aim to create a workforce that represents the diversity of our community and are committed to designing our services around the needs of patients and their loved ones. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

It is important that you are aware that you may need to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, for all patient facing roles and roles within patient facing areas (unless there is a clear medical reason or where there are other exceptional circumstances such as no requirement for occasional patient contact).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria

• GCSE 4-9 in English Language or equivalent (e.g. Certificate in Adult Literacy at Level 1) and GCSE 4-9 or equivalent in Mathematics (e.g. Certificate in Adult Numeracy at Level 1)

Desirable criteria

• Level 2 QCF Diploma in Clinical Healthcare support/ Level 2 NVQ in Healthcare/Health & Social Care

Aptitudes

Essential criteria

• Enthusiastic, highly motivated and able to inspire others
• Ability to manage self and exhibit skills, including self-awareness, self-management and drive for improvement
• Analytical
• Personal resilience
• Flexibility
• Able to use own initiative
• Able to work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Team player
• Innovative

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working in a team

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in a clinical environment

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Good communication skills
• Ability to carry out routine/repetitive activities
• Ability to work under instruction
• Ability to prioritise
• Ability to communicate clearly
• Ability to stand for long periods of time
• Computer literacy
• Ability to work under pressure
• Dexterity - ability to handle/manoeuvre equipment/instruments across a wide range of sizes, weights and environments
• Manual handling - ability to manoeuvre trolleys and instrumentation boxes in line with trust policy

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
• As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
• The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
• UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
• To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.
• If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
• The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
• By applying for this post, you are agreeing to University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
• Please be aware of scams - unless specified above, we will only communicate with you via @recruit.trac.jobs or nhs.net e-mails and we will never ask you for any payments.

IMPORTANT:

Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form.

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.

When providing employment reference details, please provide correct work-related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your referee must all be known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

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

• B2 DCA JD (PDF, 536.3KB)
• Policy Statement - Ex Offenders (PDF, 424.6KB)
• UHBW Behaviours and Values (PDF, 299.3KB)
• DBS Charges - Information (PDF, 132.8KB)
• UHBW Staff Benefits Book (PDF, 12.5MB)