We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Dental Nurse team leader in Community Dental Services based at St Leonard in Inner North East London (INEL). We are seeking to appoint someone who is passionate about delivering a high-quality standard of care to our patients across London borough of Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Newham.
The range of services includes Sedation, Special Care Dentistry, Paediatric Dentistry, Domiciliary care, Bariatric and Dental Mobile service (Homeless/Medium secure unit).
You'll need to be able to work in a very busy environment whilst remaining calm and be able to demonstrate a good understand of and commitment to delivering excellent standards of care.
A Team Leader with specific responsibility for providing care for Domicillary/Mobile dental unit. This role will also include a Dental Nurse Team Leader cover at St Leonards clinic when required. Whilst the post will be based at an agreed clinic the role is peripatetic and will involve covering at all dental sites in INEL.
Successful applicants are required to have the qualification level specified in the person specification in order to carry out the job, however, we do welcome applicants from individuals wishing to further their knowledge and skills and to gain this recognized qualification, which we will support. So, if you do not have the essential qualification for the role, this may not be an automatic barrier to you being offered an interview.
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While delivering the outreach services flexibility is a key requirement to run the Mobile Dental Unit. Early start may require to facilitate the Mobile Dental Services.
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Organisation of the dental kits and materials for Domiciliary team/Dental Mobile
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Undertake specific roles as and when directed by the Practice Manager to support the day to day running of the clinics including the planning and management of staff rotas, implementing service initiatives/developments to ensure compliance with regulatory standards including, but not limited to, CQC, Dental Practice Inspections, Standard Operating Procedures, Health & Safety Risk Assessment etc.
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Provide advice and guidance to front line staff, line management of the dental nurses working on outreach projects and working in partnership with other Dental Nurse Team Leaders to ensure standardised practices across all sites
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You will need to be able to demonstrate strong leadership, with the ability to work independently, proactively and under pressure.
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The description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the main duties in job description and criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.
Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.
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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nargis Patel Job title: Practice Manager Email address: nargis.patel@nhs.net