Dental Nurse

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Abertillery; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health organization in Wales seeks a Dental Assistant to support the Community Dentist and the Dental team with clinical and administrative tasks. The ideal candidate will have relevant experience, good communication skills, and the ability to work as part of a team. Welsh speakers are encouraged to apply. This role involves travel across Gwent and offers a supportive working environment.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Support for applications in Welsh

Qualifications

• Relevant registration is essential for the role.
• Ability to speak Welsh is desirable; English speakers are also welcome.
• Must be a motivated and caring individual with good teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Community Dentist and Dental Hygienist with all dental treatments.
• Perform a variety of clinical and administrative tasks for GDS/CDS.
• Travel between various sites in a timely manner as required.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Welsh language proficiency

Job description

Overview

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

Responsibilities

• To assist the Community Dentist, Dental Therapist and Dental Hygienist, with all dental treatment. This will also include assisting with people who have special care needs at clinics, centres, hospitals, residential homes, patient homes and mobile dental units throughout Gwent.
• To provide a range of clinical and administrative tasks (manual and computer) in an efficient and effective manner, assisting in the delivery of appropriate health care for the patients of the General Dental Service (GDS) Community Dental Service (CDS) within Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB).
• You will be required to travel between sites in a timely manner to meet the requirements of the post.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Appropriate experience and relevant registration is essential.
• The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
• A motivated enthusiastic and caring person with good communication skills and the ability to organise, and required to work as part of a team in Gwent.

Other information

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments OR SUPPORT needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 OR EMAIL [e-mail]

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process, Based in Abertillery in the General Dental Service and the Community Dental Service, although you will be working in various areas of Gwent. You will be required to assist the Community Dentist, Dental Therapist and Dental Hygienist, with all dental treatment.

This role involves providing a range of clinical and administrative tasks in GDS/CDS within ABUHB and traveling between sites in a timely manner.