Dental Nurse (Dental Advice Line)
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
Ort der Stelle
Shrewsbury
Job-Details
1.6wte (60 hours available)
Shropshire Community Dental Service have an exciting opportunity for dental nurse candidates to be a part of the implementation and service provision within the new Dental Advice Line (DAL) for Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin.
This is a new service which will provide dental nurse led triage for dental patients trying to access urgent dental care across Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin, as well as signposting patients looking for routine dental care to an appropriate provider. The DAL will be operational between 0800-1700 and 1800-2100. The hours advertised are to provide cover between the hours of 0800-1700.
In addition to this primary role, successful candidates will provide chairside dental nursing within the community dental service, in order to maintain their dental nursing competencies.
Candidates must have good IT skills, as they will need to work with different computer systems, and will be responsible for providing monthly and ad hoc reports of activity from the DAL.
Successful candidates will be asked to be part of a rota to support the evening provision of the DAL (1800-2100) and provision of urgent care within our existing evening on call dental service.
The DAL will primarily based at Shrewsbury Community Dental, but there will be an opportunity for some home based work.
Applicants will be required to meet the travel commitments of the post.
We will provide a comprehensive induction and training program and uniform/PPE will be provided.
Candidates must hold an active GDC registration.
For further information please contact: Luisa Guglielmoni, Team and Clinical Lead, Shrewsbury Community Dental Clinic, 71 Castleforegate, Shrewsbury, SY1 2EJ on 01743 341898 / luisa.guglielmoni@nhs.net or Tom Seager, Clinical Director, Community Dental Service on 01743249976 / tom.seager@nhs.net
