Dental Nurse

Worcestershire Community Dental services is a county wide service seeing patients on a referral basis, our patients have additional needs such as medically compromised, phobia's, special needs, autism, looked after adults and children. We are looking for a Qualified Dental nurse who is also friendly, reliable, understanding individual who wants to make a difference to the dental care we deliver to our patients. We cover dentistry in patients homes, hospitals and clinic based. We offer treatment via sedation local and general anaesthetics. You will work alongside consultants and specialists and highly experienced dental clinicians, therapists, nurses and receptionists. In our most recent CQC evaluation the community dental team were rated outstanding for caring., Your primary responsibility will be to provide clinical support in a wide range of treatments for a broad client base, extended duties would be a distinct advantage but not essential. We would like you to have a welcoming and positive approach for our patients and be an upbeat and reliable member of the team, be able to work well in challenging situations and maintain excellent cross infection. We are offering full or part time hours, our clinical sessions run Monday to Friday 8:45 to 12.30 and 13.15 to 17.00

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our benefits range from generous annual leave to access to NHS discount sites 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays Highly regarded NHS Pension Scheme A supportive, structured induction programme for all new starters Professional development and training opportunities Health and wellbeing including occupational health service, access to physiotherapy and priority access to mental health services, Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites. We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities. What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities