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Job overview

Are you a dynamic and enthusiastic NHS Dental Nurse looking to work with routine and urgent care patients?

This role offers the opportunity to provide chairside assistance and triage advice to patients at Springbank Dental Clinic in Cheltenham.

What we can offer you –

• We support staff to relocate with our relocation policy.
• Onsite parking
• Full time  hours- 8.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Full NHS Employee Benefits apply
• NHS Pension
• For qualifying staff the Trust has a Lease Car Scheme in place and also offers a popular Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme with our partner Tusker.
• Career development and opportunities across the practice with great team support
• A caring and calm environment where our dedicated team of dental professionals can offer the best possible care for patients
• A varied caseload - every day brings new challenges
• Access to training to maintain your CPD and boost your clinical skills- CPD included 

Main duties of the job

• Assisting Dental Officers in the provision of treatment within the general community dental service.
• Providing telephone assessments of patients with dental symptoms and provide management advice and onward referral as appropriate.
• Use of all dental equipment conducting performance checks and identifying maintenance issues. 
• The setting up and closing down of surgeries following infection control guidelines. 
• Carry out reception duties as required including understanding patient charges and exemptions
• Carry out stock control and maintenance of stock in the surgeries.  
• Undertake definitive clinical telephone assessments of patients with dental symptoms using SDCEP guidance.
• Assess and advise as appropriate through high level communication skills to meet the needs of the patient.
• Refer patients as appropriate to dental services for ongoing treatment as indicated through the protocols and systems of the organisation. 
• Maintain appropriate records as required, accurately recording, checking or amending details on the dental software system.

The “must haves” for you to be considered for this role: 

• GDC registration
• National Certificate for Dental Nurses or NVQ Level 3 in Oral Healthcare: Dental Nursing.
• Have a car and driving licence
• To be able to undertake all statutory and mandatory training and post holders must be able to undertake physical interventions. Fitness for physical intervention will be assessed by Occupational Health.

Working for our organisation

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we are supportive of the people we care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it. This is the same approach we take for our employees. We look to value the skills and experiences of those we work with, whether they are service users, carers, families or those looking to work with us.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS. We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards. The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we are able to work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.

Our Staff Survey results showed people at our Trust feel they are engaged, part of a team and work for a compassionate and inclusive organisation.

Our overall scores were better than average in eight of nine themes and level in one - the best overall results for a community, mental health and learning disabilities Trust in the south west and first equal amongst all sector NHS providers within the region too.