Job description

Job responsibilities

Post: EDS Dental Nurse

Reports to: Senior Dental Nurse

Pay: £16.42 per hour - Weekend & BH Enhancements

Base: Queen Victoria Centre, Thornton Road, Morecambe

Hours: Bank/Zero Hours Contract - Evenings and Weekends

Our Why: To nurture and environment of inspiration, innovation and disruption so this people in our world receive exceptional healthcare for this generation, and the next.

Values:Our organisational culture is very important to us, so it is vital that the successful candidate lives and breathes complimentary values and behaviours. Our behaviours should be in line with our values which form part of our Company DNA:

Fun: People rarely succeed unless they are having fun. Happiness is healthy!

Awesome: We arent here to be average, were here to be awesome!

Humble: Were here to make a difference to the lives of others, NOT to see how important we can become

Brave: We challenge the norm. We have the courage to get the difficult jobs done

Oomph: We have natural oomph! Its infectious!

Go-getting: We are intuitive to changing needs and respond quickly which we do with energy, ideas, and positivity

Our key expectation:

Kindness and compassion

Adaptability and flexibility

Enthusiasm and motivation

Confidence and positivity

Dedication and determination

Leadership, communication and teamworking skills

Share our values! Ability to have fun whilst taking your role seriously

The Service:

We are commissioned by Lancashire and South Cumbria, Integrated Care Board to provide NHS urgent and emergency dental care 365 days, at multiple sites across Lancashire. We believe in making a difference, and pride ourselves on delivering high quality patient care. We currently have services operating in Blackpool, Morecambe, Blackburn and Burnley. We operate out of hours, evenings, weekends & bank holidays 365 days per year.

Why us:

• Annual leave paid monthly.
• Competitive rates of pay
• Weekend & Bank holiday enhancements
• Flexibility of shifts
• Enhance your Dental Nursing skills in our EDS environment.
• On call managers available at all times
• Kind, Caring & Supportive, very rarely do we advertise for new team members because of our successful retention of staff.

Overview of the role:

• £16.42 - £24.63 per hour
• Bank/Zero Hours contract, flexible rotas, most nurses alongside other employment. Looking for approx. 1/2 shifts per week, and able to cover occasionally at short notice.
• Shift patterns (may vary):
• Monday to Friday: 5.45pm to 9.30pm
• Saturday/Sunday & BH: 1.15pm to 5pm
• The Service aims to provide patients with treatment to relieve pain, swellings, and the management of Injuries/Traumas. Caring and Compassionate personality is extremely important. Confident dental nurse able to work as a team in a busy, and sometimes unpredictable environment.

An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen for a dynamic Individual to develop their dental nursing career within our Emergency Dental Service.

We are looking for a person who enjoys urgent dental care/the unexpected elements of dentistry but will take satisfaction from the less routine side of dentistry. An honest person, who cares about their work & their team members.

Main Duties:

To perform high quality dental nursing in a safe and effective manner alongside the dentist, within the scope of practice of a dental nurse.

Confident and competent dental nurse with working in a busy, and sometimes unpredictable environment.

Good organisational and time management skills here is invaluable.

Being able to think on your feet but remaining polite and professional is essential, there are sometimes difficult situations that may arise where you may need to take the lead. Adaptability is essential.

Confident in working with variety of different staff, it wont always be the same team members your rostered with.

Ability to calm and reassure nervous and anxious patients a large portion of our service users havent seen a dentist in a long time and usually come to us as a last resort.

Its essential you are able to work within a team and be a trustworthy member.

High standard of infection control and be up to date with HTM01-05.

To establish and maintain productive working relationships with all members of the dental team, supporting & helping one another.

Contribute with suggestions and ideas to make improvements in quality and outcomes for patients.

Assist with any reasonable duties requested.

The role is subject to a DBS check which will require three forms of valid ID to be produced and verified. The onboarding process is also subject to an Occupational Health check, suitable professional references and eligibility to work in the UK (with the requirement to provide relevant documentation as evidence

Job responsibilities

Post: EDS Dental Nurse

Reports to: Senior Dental Nurse

Pay: £16.42 per hour - Weekend & BH Enhancements

Base: Queen Victoria Centre, Thornton Road, Morecambe

Hours: Bank/Zero Hours Contract - Evenings and Weekends

Our Why: To nurture and environment of inspiration, innovation and disruption so this people in our world receive exceptional healthcare for this generation, and the next.

Values:Our organisational culture is very important to us, so it is vital that the successful candidate lives and breathes complimentary values and behaviours. Our behaviours should be in line with our values which form part of our Company DNA:

Fun: People rarely succeed unless they are having fun. Happiness is healthy!

Awesome: We arent here to be average, were here to be awesome!

Humble: Were here to make a difference to the lives of others, NOT to see how important we can become

Brave: We challenge the norm. We have the courage to get the difficult jobs done

Oomph: We have natural oomph! Its infectious!

Go-getting: We are intuitive to changing needs and respond quickly which we do with energy, ideas, and positivity

Our key expectation:

Kindness and compassion

Adaptability and flexibility

Enthusiasm and motivation

Confidence and positivity

Dedication and determination

Leadership, communication and teamworking skills

Share our values! Ability to have fun whilst taking your role seriously

The Service:

We are commissioned by Lancashire and South Cumbria, Integrated Care Board to provide NHS urgent and emergency dental care 365 days, at multiple sites across Lancashire. We believe in making a difference, and pride ourselves on delivering high quality patient care. We currently have services operating in Blackpool, Morecambe, Blackburn and Burnley. We operate out of hours, evenings, weekends & bank holidays 365 days per year.

Why us:

• Annual leave paid monthly.
• Competitive rates of pay
• Weekend & Bank holiday enhancements
• Flexibility of shifts
• Enhance your Dental Nursing skills in our EDS environment.
• On call managers available at all times
• Kind, Caring & Supportive, very rarely do we advertise for new team members because of our successful retention of staff.

Overview of the role:

• £16.42 - £24.63 per hour
• Bank/Zero Hours contract, flexible rotas, most nurses alongside other employment. Looking for approx. 1/2 shifts per week, and able to cover occasionally at short notice.
• Shift patterns (may vary):
• Monday to Friday: 5.45pm to 9.30pm
• Saturday/Sunday & BH: 1.15pm to 5pm
• The Service aims to provide patients with treatment to relieve pain, swellings, and the management of Injuries/Traumas. Caring and Compassionate personality is extremely important. Confident dental nurse able to work as a team in a busy, and sometimes unpredictable environment.

An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen for a dynamic Individual to develop their dental nursing career within our Emergency Dental Service.

We are looking for a person who enjoys urgent dental care/the unexpected elements of dentistry but will take satisfaction from the less routine side of dentistry. An honest person, who cares about their work & their team members.

Main Duties:

To perform high quality dental nursing in a safe and effective manner alongside the dentist, within the scope of practice of a dental nurse.

Confident and competent dental nurse with working in a busy, and sometimes unpredictable environment.

Good organisational and time management skills here is invaluable.

Being able to think on your feet but remaining polite and professional is essential, there are sometimes difficult situations that may arise where you may need to take the lead. Adaptability is essential.

Confident in working with variety of different staff, it wont always be the same team members your rostered with.

Ability to calm and reassure nervous and anxious patients a large portion of our service users havent seen a dentist in a long time and usually come to us as a last resort.

Its essential you are able to work within a team and be a trustworthy member.

High standard of infection control and be up to date with HTM01-05.

To establish and maintain productive working relationships with all members of the dental team, supporting & helping one another.

Contribute with suggestions and ideas to make improvements in quality and outcomes for patients.

Assist with any reasonable duties requested.

The role is subject to a DBS check which will require three forms of valid ID to be produced and verified. The onboarding process is also subject to an Occupational Health check, suitable professional references and eligibility to work in the UK (with the requirement to provide relevant documentation as evidence

Person Specification

Vaccinations

Essential

• Hepatitis B vaccination (we can provide this)
• BCG (for Tuberculosis) vaccination (we can provide this)

Experience

Essential

• GDC registered Dental Nurse

Desirable

• Experience in an emergency dental setting preferable.
• Knowledge or experience of Dentally software.

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ L3 or equivalent in Dental Nursing.

Desirable

• Dental Radiography

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Honest
• Confidence with patients and unexpected situations
• Teamworking and able to work autonomously.
• Negotiation and influencing skills.
• Act on own initiative
• Organisational and communication skills.

Desirable

• IT Skills
• Experience of picking up safeguarding concerns & being able to ask probing questions in a delicate manger to obtain important information.

Vaccinations

Essential

• Hepatitis B vaccination (we can provide this)
• BCG (for Tuberculosis) vaccination (we can provide this)

Experience

Essential

• GDC registered Dental Nurse

Desirable

• Experience in an emergency dental setting preferable.
• Knowledge or experience of Dentally software.

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ L3 or equivalent in Dental Nursing.

Desirable

• Dental Radiography

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Honest
• Confidence with patients and unexpected situations
• Teamworking and able to work autonomously.
• Negotiation and influencing skills.
• Act on own initiative
• Organisational and communication skills.

Desirable

• IT Skills
• Experience of picking up safeguarding concerns & being able to ask probing questions in a delicate manger to obtain important information.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

FCMS

Address

Queen Victoria Centre

Thornton Road

Morecambe

Lancashire

LA4 5NN

Employer's website

http://www.fcms-nw.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)