Dental Health Support Worker

Overview

The post involves working as a member of a skilled dental team. The successful candidate will assist with reception duties, including welcoming patients into clinics, recording changes in personal details, updating the electronic information system, making appointments, and ensuring laboratory work is received and available for the dental team. Following appropriate training, you will sterilise instruments and equipment. The ability to travel between sites in a timely manner is essential.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable;
English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

North Wales Community Dental Service is seeking to appoint a Dental Health Care Assistant in Denbigh Community Hospital. The post involves working as part of a dental team and performing reception duties, updating patient records, booking appointments, and ensuring laboratory work is available for the team. You will, after training, sterilise instruments and equipment.

Qualifications include: travel between sites as required, and language proficiency (Welsh desirable).

We have a varied team across North Wales, including Dentists, Therapists, Dental Nurses and Dental Healthcare Support Workers. We work together to provide high standards of patient oral health care.

Our benefits include a generous annual leave package, flexible working, access to occupational health and a contributory pension. We are committed to Working to Achieve a Healthier Future for Wales.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

• Experience of dealing with the general public
• Previous experience of working within the NHS healthcare environment

• Good standard of numeracy and literacy
• Planning and prioritisation / organisational skills

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.