Dental Nurse
Job overview
Dental Nurse, Permanent, Full Time (Part time considered)
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 Hours, 5 daysBases: Westcotes Dental Clinic, Fosse Road South, Leicester, LE3 0LP
Merlyn Vaz Health & Social Care Centre, Spinney Hill Road, Leicester, LE5 3GH
Salary: £26,530 – £29,114 per annum (Pro rata if part time)
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.
Working for our organisation
What do we offer?- Full time, permanent contract, 37.5 hours per week (part time considered)
- Starting salary gross £26,530 per year, (pro rata if part time)
- 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, (pro rata if part time)
- Access to Corporate Pension Scheme
- 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme
- Funded internal and external mandatory training to enable you to maintain your CPD
- Support with training for your wider professional development
- Uniforms provided
- Become a shareholder and have a say in how our organisation is run at all levels
- Opportunity 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details on the main duties and responsibilities for the role, please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Dental Nurse
Essential criteria- Please see attached Person Specification within the Job Description
We recognise the positive value of having a workforce with a variety of lived experiences and that represent the communities we serve. Therefore, we welcome and encourage applications from all members of the community.