Community Dental Nurse | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 11 Tachwedd 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £27,485 - £30,162 per annum pro rata |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 17 Rhagfyr 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Hackney, London, N1 5LZ |
| Cwmni: | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7609153/846-7609153-TS |
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We currently have an exciting opportunity for a full time Band 4 Dental Nurse in Community Dental Services based at StLeonards Hospital in Inner North East London (INEL).
We are seeking to appoint someone who is passionate about delivering a high-quality standard of careto 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 andDental Mobile service (Homeless/Medium secure unit)
You will need to be able to work in a very busy environment whilst remaining calm and be able to demonstrate a goodunderstand of and commitment to delivering excellent standards of care.
A Team Leader with specific responsibility for providing chair side Dental Nursing for special care group of patients inclinical setting and on
outreach. Whilst the post will be based at an agreed clinic the role is peripatetic and will involve covering at all dental sites in INEL.
You will be 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.
You will be delivering high quality customer services to patients and visitors. Providing chair side assistance, visiting patients in the community (domiciliary, Homeless centres and the medium secure unit in mobile dental unit) covering reception and supporting the entire dental team.
• Organisation of the dental kits and materials for Domiciliary dental visit
• Undertake specific roles as and when directed by the Dental Nurse team leader to support the day to day running of the clinics,
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.
• Dental Nurse to ensure standardised practices across all sites.
• You will need to be able to demonstrate strong leadership, with the ability to work independently, proactively and under pressure.
The attached job 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.
Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences
We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission
The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
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Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB).
As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment, if you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number so we can support you further.
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
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Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
This advert closes on Sunday 7 Dec 2025