Outreach Dental Nurse

Smile Together; Bodmin; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A community-focused dental service in Cornwall is seeking a motivated Part-Time Outreach Dental Nurse to join its team. In this role, you will support outreach dental initiatives, provide care in diverse settings, and promote oral health education to vulnerable populations. The ideal candidate will be a GDC-registered dental nurse with excellent communication skills and a passion for community health.

Benefits

Paid leave including birthday off

Occupational pension scheme

Comprehensive wellbeing support

Qualifications

• A full driving licence is essential for travel between outreach locations.
• Experience in community or outreach dentistry is desirable, but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist dental clinicians in delivering care in outreach settings across the county.
• Ensure equipment and materials are prepared and maintained for off-site clinics.
• Promote oral health through education and engagement with patients and carers.

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Organised and flexible

Experience in community or outreach dentistry

Education

NEBDN Dental Nurse Qualification or equivalent

GDC-registered Dental Nurse

Oral Health Education Qualification

NEBDN Certificate in Fluoride Varnish Application

Job description

WereHiring aPart-Time Outreach Dental Nurse

Location:HarleighRoad Dental Clinic, covering Outreach activities and also providing support forour Mobile Dental Unit (MDU)

Are you passionate about making dental care accessible toeveryone? We are looking for a motivated and compassionate Outreach DentalNurse to join our team and play a vital role in delivering oral healthservices and supporting the delivery of dentistry via our MDU to communitiesacross the county.

As an Outreach Dental Nurse, youll support a range ofcommunity-based dental initiatives, working with patients who may havedifficulty accessing traditional dental services including schools, carehomes, and vulnerable populations.

About the You:

OralHealth Education Qualification

NEBDNCertificate in Fluoride Varnish Application

Excellentcommunication and interpersonal skills

Comfortableworking independently and in new environments

Organised,flexible, and committed to delivering care in diverse community settings

Afull driving licence is essential for travel between outreach locations

Experiencein community or outreach dentistry is desirable, but not essential

Main duties of the job

About the Role:

Assist dental clinicians in delivering care in outreach settings across the county

Support the delivery of our mobile dental services, provided from our MDU across Cornwall

Provide chairside support during community clinics and oral health education sessions

Ensure equipment and materials are prepared and maintained for off-site clinics

Support infection control, patient safety, and safeguarding protocols in non-clinical settings

Help to promote oral health through education and engagement with patients and carers

Maintain accurate patient records and assist with administrative duties related to outreach services

WhyJoin Us?

Weremore than just a dental practice, were proud to be

the UKs first dental practice to be B Corpcertified

aCommunity Interest Company (CIC)

proudto be employee-owned, giving our team a voice within the business

Thismeans were committed to doing business differently for the benefit of ourpeople, the communities we serve, and our planet. From reducing ourenvironmental toothprint with sustainable practices, to playing an activerole in improving oral health across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, ourmission goes beyond dentistry: we change lives and wed love you to be part ofthat!

About us

Mentorshipand Professional Development:

Wellhelp you develop your skills with access to our Smile Together TrainingAcademy, including a paid subscription to Agilio for continuous professionaldevelopment, mentorship opportunities, and unique chances to work acrossCornwall, including in our Mobile Dental Unit.

PaidIndemnity & GDC Registration:

Wevegot you covered so you can focus on your career.

WorkforceBenefits Package:

Occupationalpension scheme, 27 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata), NationalLiving Wage Employer, and an extra paid day off to celebrate your birthday!

ShareholderOpportunities: Have a real voice in shaping the future of our employee-ownedcompany.

CommunityInvolvement:

Engagein impactful community projects like our coastal outreach and support forHealth for Homeless Cornwall. Opportunity for half a days paid volunteer timesuch as through our partnership with Plant One and Cornwall Wildlife Trust orwith a charity of your own*

Funand Engaging Team Events:

FromBBQs on the beach to our annual Smile (Get) Together, we know how to have funwhile making a difference!

Healthand Wellbeing:

ComprehensiveWellbeing Support: Through our Health Assured Programme, youll have access totools for mental and physical health, including 24-hour helplines, structuredtherapy, and more.

GDC registration without conditions

Job responsibilities

JobSummary:

Avaried, skill-mix role that combines routine dental nursing duties with thedelivery of flexible oral health projects to a variety of patient groupsoutside of the typical surgery environment. This may include working on ourMobile Dental Unit.

Thepost holder will support the delivery of Smile Togethers Outreach programmewhich includes the Oral Health Promotion Service for Children and Adults withadditional needs across Cornwall, bringing educational visits and fluoridevarnishing to children in areas of high decay across Cornish communities. Youwill work to educate and promote oral health to other health/non-health careprofessionals working with vulnerable and hard-to-reach groups and engage withother audiences as appropriate. This may require the delivery of onlineeducation and you will also be involved with other outreach programmes as theyare developed across the county.

Keyaccountabilities:

Delivering the Oral Health Promotion programme to pre-determinedcommunities across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, achieving/exceeding agreedtargets

Delivering oral health presentations to children,parents/guardians/carers, adults with additional needs, other health and socialcare professionals and other audiences as required

Raising awareness of oral health and risk factors for dental disease inschools and local communities

Encouraging dental attendance for those children and adults not receivingregular care

Recording and sharing feedback and evaluation to continually improve all ourservices

Data capture, recording and reporting from locations visited on a regularbasis and reporting formally on a quarterly basis

Ensuring all policies, protocols and guidelines are being implemented andfollowed, supporting the development of new policies as required for theOutreach team to continuously improve the quality of the programme

Working with other members of the Outreach team in developing thisvaluable service, which will entail working in partnership with other healthprofessionals

Providing dental nursing support to dentists and therapists acrossall areas of Smile Together, as required. When dental nursing, the post holder will beexpected to deliver a high standard of clinical support and making independent judgments withregard to equipment, instruments and materials, as would be expected of anexperienced, qualified dental nurse

Actively engaging with Smile Together teams and participating in auditactivities, planning and development sessions, and in-house meetings etc,playing an integral role in the company as a whole

Being responsible for safe working and practice on a day-to-day basis insites of clinical activity, ensuring compliance with clinical governance andlegislation, appropriate health, safety and security procedures within the workarea, and reporting accidents, incidents and near misses using the SmileTogether incident reporting procedure

Travelwill be required to and from various locations to work on the outreachprogrammes and when needed to provide dental nurse cover at other locations.

Undertaking other reasonable duties as requested by the Outreach andDental Nurse Development Manager

Maintaining and developing your clinical competency and continuingprofessional/personal development according to agreed training needs via ourSmile Together Training Academy

Recognising and assisting with any medicalemergencies

Working alongside clinical and professional support colleagues infacilitating ongoing organisational change and development

Playinga valuable part in contributing to the success of our organisation

Professionally representing Smile Together as anambassador for the company in line with our vision, mission and values, leadingby example and demonstrating related behaviours

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NEBDN Dental Nurse Qualification or equilivant
• GDC-registered Dental Nurse
• Oral Health Education Qualification
• NEBDN Certificate in Fluoride Varnish Application

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.