Qualified Dental Nurse – Kenworthy Road – Band 4

Qualified Dental Nurse – Kenworthy Road – Band 4

We are currently recruiting a Dental Nurse to work at our Outreach Site at Kenworthy Road this will be a full time post working 8.45am
-5.15pm Monday to Friday this site provides outreach services for our undergraduate students.

This is an ideal career opportunity for anyone who is looking for a new challenge and wishing to develop their existing skills and be part of our internationally renowned teaching hospital in east London.

The Royal London Dental Hospital at Barts Health and is a leading specialist hospital for first-class dental and oral health care & provides clinical excellence in all aspects of dentistry.

Barts Health currently provides care across different sites:
Whitechapel, Leytonstone, Stratford & Isle of Dogs and Hackney.

Our Dental Nurses are provided with a generous CPD package and regular training via our clinical audits. We have lots of extended training opportunities and lots of our nurses have been able to complete recognised NEBDN training courses.

At the start of service nurses will be allowed 27 days of annual leave and paid bank holidays. This annual leave increases with service to 29 days after 5years and 33 days after 10years.

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate:

• Compassionate and caring approach to patients and service users
• Safe and effective Infection Prevention Control
• Flexibility in their approach to work
• Use of own initiative
• Working effectively as part of the team
• Basic IT skills
• Pioritising and organising workload

Candidates must have a good level of experience working as a Qualified Dental Nurse. Registration with the GDC is mandatory.

Previous experience of working within a Dental Hospital or similar setting, is desirable.

A Post Dental Qualification or keen interest to undergo training, would be an advantage.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.

It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

The qualified dental nurse is an integral member of the dental team. They play an important role in the provision of dental services and the effective operation of the dental institute and outreach facilities.

• GDC Registration / a dental nurse qualification recognised by the GDC as a route to qualification
• Evidence of continued professional development
• NEBDN Post Certificate Qualification

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.