Community Dental Nurse

Job overview

We would welcome applications from dental nurses who would like a new challenge and a dental nursing role with a difference, helping in their local community. We are a community dental service with clinics based all over South East and South West London. We provide high level dental care to patients inside and outside of the dental surgery too; we go to schools, homeless centres, hospitals, patient’s homes, care homes, right in the heart of the community. Providing dentistry, in places you wouldn’t expect. You will be based in one clinic where you will be part of the larger community family. We are based across 9 London boroughs and you might be surprised to find a clinic close to you. We are currently recruiting for a part time dental nurse to work across Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham.

A recognised dental nurse qualification and registration with the General Dental Council is essential.

We offer:

Development Opportunities

• CPD and mandatory training
• Inhalation sedation training
• Post certificate opportunities in Special Care, Sedation and Radiography in house with Kings
• Regular appraisals
• Established career pathway and opportunities for progression

Financial wellbeing:

• salary sacrifice
• childcare vouchers
• NHS Pension scheme
• High cost area supplement

Physical wellbeing:

• NHS staff discounts
• on boarding and induction support

Mental health and wellbeing benefits:

• self-referral to occupational health
• counselling and mentoring

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will need to be able to:

• perform chairside dental nursing duties to a high standard,
• Assist in the event of a medical emergency
• Assist with patients who have special needs, including vulnerable children, people who are elderly, mentally and physically disabled, suffering from terminal illness, infectious risk, or mental health problems
• Prepare and participate in domiciliary care for elderly and patients who have difficulty in leaving their homes and school visits.
• Perform the decontamination and sterilisation of all instruments, testing the decontamination equipment on a daily and weekly basis

Working for our organisation

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.