About this role
Job summary
Registered Dental Nurse
12 Months Fixed Term Contract, Full Time
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 Hours, 5 days
Bases: Westcotes Dental Clinic, Fosse Road South, Leicester, LE3 0LP
Merlyn Vaz Health & Social Care Centre, Spinney Hill Road, Leicester, LE5 3GH
Salary: £28,392 - £31,157 per annum
Do you want to make a difference? If so, why not consider a career with an award winning dentally led social enterprise?
If your answer is 'yes' and you see yourself as a caring, compassionate, flexible and approachable person where you will be appreciated by patients and the team, then this is the place for you.
Main duties of the job
Your primary responsibility will be to provide clinical support in a wide range of treatments for a broad client base which includes adults and children, patients with additional needs, phobics and the elderly. Extended duties would be a distinct advantage.
Your good communication skills and effortless ways of making people feel at ease will come in really handy when providing valuable support at these clinics.
Your main bases will be Westcotes Dental Clinic and Merlyn Vaz Dental Clinic, but you will support other CDS clinics in Leicestershire too, so car drivers are essential.
We would like you to have a welcoming and positive approach for our patients and be an upbeat and reliable member of the team.
Our clinical sessions run between Monday to Saturday 8.30am - 5.00pm, Saturdays on a rotational basis, and we will need you to be flexible in your approach to work.
About us
What do we offer?
Full time, 12 Months FTC contract, 37.5 hours per weekStarting salary gross £28,392 per year27 days holiday plus bank holidaysAccess to Corporate Pension Scheme24/7 access to an Employee Assistance ProgrammeFunded internal and external mandatory training to enable you to maintain your CPDSupport with training for your wider professional developmentUniforms providedBecome a shareholder and have a say in how our organisation is run at all levelsOpportunity to play a key part in local social care initiatives
Please ensure that you read the Job Description, which also includes the person specification, before applying.
Job description Job responsibilities
For further details on the main duties and responsibilities for the role, please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Dental Nurse Essential
Please see attached Person Specification within the Job Description
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).
Employer details Employer name Community Dental Services CIC
Address Westcotes Dental Clinic & Merlyn Vaz
Fosse Road South
Leicester
LE3 0LP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://communitydentalservices.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)