Bank Dental Nurse

We are looking for caring professional dental nurses to join the North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust based Dental Service (Special Care & Community Dental Service). The dental team provides a variety of dental services to the population of Cumbria.

A vacancy has arisen for a Band 4 Dental Nurse (Bank) based at Kendal Dental Centre. The vacancy is to support our Emergency Dental Service which is run from Kendal Dental Centre Westmorland General Hospital, Monday - Friday evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays. The sessions run from Monday - Friday 17:45-21:45 and Saturday- Sunday and Bank Holidays 08:15- 12:15. This service offers emergency dental care to the population of Cumbria. The successful applicants must hold the National Certificate in Dental Nursing, NEBDN or equivalent qualification and be fully registered with the GDC to apply for this post and have clinical experience.

The post holder will be required to be flexible to ensure that we can deliver the Emergency Dental Service over weekend and Bank holidays.

Responsibilities include:

1. Provide clinical and clerical support to Trust employed Dental Practitioners operating in the Partnership Special Care & Community Dental Service in Cumbria.
2. Be the link between the patient and the clinician.
3. Prepare the surgery for the patient and assist the dentist in a range of dental treatments.
4. Undertake reception duties and carry out administrative and filing duties (either electronically or paper-based) within the Emergency Dental Service at Kendal Dental Centre.
5. Follow instructions and maintain basic records.
6. Demonstrate willingness to learn new skills.
7. Understand dental and medical emergencies.
8. Work as part of a team.
9. Exhibit high levels of communication skills.
10. Plan own daily workloads as part of a team.
11. Demonstrate manual dexterity skills.
12. Be alert, sympathetic, reliable, and able to work under pressure.
13. Have the confidence to deal with difficult or aggressive patients.
14. Exude professionalism and empathy, particularly with individuals with compromised physical or mental capacity.

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high-quality care every time’:

1. Being a clinically led organisation
2. Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
3. A positive patient experience every time
4. A great place to work
5. Managing our money well

As an organisation, we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria, we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

The Trust will provide a twelve-month preceptorship period for new to registration Nursing Associates. Registered Nursing Associates returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period.

1. Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
2. If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Important Information:

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for an interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:

1. Junk Mail is checked regularly

Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:
youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure; the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

Nacro – Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: helpline@nacro.org.uk

Unlock – Tel: 01634 247350, email advice@unlock.org.uk or complete the online form on the Unlock website.

Please note the cost of the DBS check is increasing from 2nd December and the new cost will be:

Standard DBS check £21.50, Enhanced DBS check £49.50 + any admin costs.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

As part of one of the largest employers in the UK, NCIC future employees will have access to the following benefits:

1. A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
2. 27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years.
3. Flexible working Scheme.
4. Excellent opportunities for development.
5. Competitive NHS Pension scheme.
6. Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies.
7. EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems.

These schemes are subject to availability.