Registered Dental Nurse

Job overview

Working Full time: 37.5 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has come up for Registered Dental Nurse's to join our current team within the Outpatient Department at The Countess of Chester Hospital. These posts are an exciting opportunity which involves supporting the Dental Nursing Team within our busy OMFS Department.

The OMFU Team work from 8am to 6 pm Monday to Friday with some weekend working. We are looking for someone flexible and dynamic to join our team.

Main duties of the job

You will provide chair side assistance to dental staff who are training in Orthodontics and Maxilo Facial Dentistry and are experts in their fields. You will have the opportunity to work in theatres on local anesthetic cases. The ability to record sensitive information, report concerns and help with the administrative duties of a busy clinic are essential.

The post holders must have excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrate the Trusts behavioral standards whilst providing safe, kind and effective care.

Candidates who have already gained qualifications in radiography, sedation and oral health are especially welcome although not essential.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

If a DBS is required for your role, you are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee applies whcih is payable to the DBS Service. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

The Trust will not sponsor where the starting salary does not meet immigration rules

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.

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.