Qualified Dental Nurse - York

Job overview

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and highly motivated Qualified Dental Nurse to work as part of the team in the HDFT Community Dental Services, the post will be placed on the AFC Band 4 pay scale.

The Community Dental Service is a specialised service that provides dental treatment for children, adults and older people who, because of additional needs such as learning disabilities, physical disabilities or vulnerability, are unable to access general dental care.

This role is based at Zetland House Dental Clinic, Northallerton, the successful candidate will work as part of the West Locality Community Dental Services team and Dental Services General Anaesthetic team at the Friarage General Hospital Anaesthetic Dental Sessions.

Main duties of the job

• Carry out clerical and administrative duties to ensure efficient operation of the clinic.
• Responsible for ensuring a high standard of infection prevention control is maintained within the dental clinics.

Working for our organisation

At Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust we provide ‘outstanding’ care to both our patients and our staff. We support staff through benefits, health and wellbeing initiatives and opportunities for personal and professional development.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Salaried Primary Care Dental Services sits within the Community Children’s and Countywide Care Directorate

The Salaried Primary Care Dental Service provides comprehensive clinical and administrative procedures for patients, both children and adults, including those who may have special needs, whom may have challenging behaviour, communication difficulties, dental phobias, sensitive and / or complicated medical histories.

For further information on this position please see the Job Description attached.

Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria