Senior Dental Nurse

Full Time, 37.5 Hours (30 Hours considered)

Bases: Witham Health Centre, 4 Mayland Road, Witham, CM8 2UX

Colchester Primary Care Centre, Turner Road, Colchester, CO4 5JR

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Dental Nurse, you will take the clinical and managerial lead of dental nurses and receptionists, including timetabling, recruitment, training and supervision and supporting clinical governance programmes.

You will undertake dental nursing and reception duties within your job role.

Excellent organisational, leadership and oral and written communication skill are required. Certificates in Dental Radiography and Conscious Sedation would be an advantage.

Flexibility is required with regard to working hours and locations to cover the full range of sessions worked within the service, and which may on occasion include Saturday or Sunday.

Post holders will be expected to provide support at other clinics when necessary, therefore ability to travel is essential.

Please ensure that you read the Job Description, which also includes the person specification, before applying.

About us

What do we offer?

• Full time, 12 months FTC contract, 37.5 hours per week
• Starting salary gross £32,073 per annum (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

Job responsibilities

For details on the main duties and responsibilities for the post, please see attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

• Please see attached job description and person specification

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.

£32,073 to £39,043 a year, pro rata if part time

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