Senior Dental Nurse

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job description

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Full GDC registration
• The National Examination for Dental Surgery Assistants

Desirable criteria

• Post Qualification Certificate in Dental Sedation Nursing
• Post Qualification Certificate in Dental Health
• Post Qualification Certificate in Orthodontic Nursing
• Post Qualification Certificate in Radiography

Experience

Essential criteria

• Specialist clinical experience in Oral Surgery and Orthodontics.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of NHS.
• Able to give expert clinical advice to patients in absence of clinicians

New colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome here at Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.

For our agenda for change staff, we offer a competitive benefits package with regular pay awards, annual leave of 27 days increasing to 33 days after 10 years and access to a competitive Pension Scheme to which both you and the Trust contribute. These terms and conditions are not applicable for Non-Executive positions.

Alongside this, there are extensive training development opportunities with paid mandatory training, a protected training budget for staff, and support for flexible working. We have an on-site Occupational Health Service to support you at work and have fast track access to physio, counselling, and complimentary therapies.

At Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, we welcome applications from all candidates.

To avoid disappointment, candidates wishing to apply for a role at the Trust who do not hold UK or Republic of Ireland citizenship and who would require a CoS from an employer, should carry out a self-assessment process to identify the likelihood of obtaining CoS by visiting Work in the UK.

Ordinarily, we accept online job applications only, however, as a part of reasonable adjustments, to meet different needs and requirements and ensure that applicants are able to give their best throughout the recruitment process, consideration will be given to a paper-based application, if requested. Please enquire with [e-mail] or pick up an application template in person from our office.

Further details regarding the post can be obtained by contacting a Recruiting Manager as per contact details below.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

The vacancy may close early if it attracts a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 488.6KB)
• Hospital Floor Plan (PDF, 50.9KB)
• Positive About Disability (PDF, 191.5KB)
• Hospital Site Map (JPG, 160.9KB)