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    Advanced Speech and Language Therapist - Reading, United Kingdom - Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

    Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
    Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Reading, United Kingdom

    3 weeks ago

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    Job overview

    Berkshire Community Dental Service is looking to recruit a part time dental nurse to cover maternity leave, working 4 days a week, based at our Whitley clinic.

    The nurse will join an enthusiastic and skilled workforce with a great team spirit. The service has 7 clinics ranging from Thatcham to Langley and over 45 members of staff. The service treats patients with additional needs including children, people with learning and physical disabilities and the elderly.

    You will be based at Berkshire Community Dental Clinic in Whitley, but will also work at other clinics and in the domiciliary setting. It is therefore essential that you can drive, have a UK driving licence and a car for travel between clinics and hospitals.

    There are excellent opportunities for gaining experience in treating patients under sedation and general anaesthetic. The service has hoists and a wheelchair tipper/bariatric bench. Professional development and training are encouraged. Annual leave is 5-6 weeks pro rata depending on experience.

    Main duties of the job

  • You will work in a multi-surgery clinic, having support from other colleagues.
  • You will assist in the provision of dental care for children with high levels of dental disease and children and adults with additional needs.
  • You will have the opportunity to provide care in the domiciliary setting.
  • You will assist in the provision of care for patients under inhalation sedation.
  • You will assist on general anesthetic sessions.

    • Working for our organisation

    Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.

    We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you'll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

    Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:

  • Caring for and about you is our top priority
  • Committed to providing good quality, safe services
  • Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

    • We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

    Benefits of working for us include:

  • Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
  • 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
  • Generous NHS pension scheme
  • Excellent learning and career development opportunities
  • 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme
  • Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
  • Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
  • Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
  • Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
  • Free parking across Trust sites

    • Detailed job description and main responsibilities

    The "must haves" for you to be considered for this role:

  • GDC Registration.
  • National Certificate for Dental Nurses or NVQ Level 3 in Oral Healthcare.
  • Have a car and driving licence.
  • Good communication skills.
  • A team player.
  • Experience with dental software and general IT skills.
  • Ability to work outside normal working hours ( – given sufficient notice

    • For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.

    If you're someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare

    We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.

    Person specification

    Education/Qualifications/Training

    Essential criteria

  • National Certificate for Dental Nurses or NVQ Level 3 in Oral Healthcare
  • Registered with the General Dental Council

    • Desirable criteria

  • Additional qualification

    • Continuous Professional Development

    Essential criteria

  • Portfolio of evidence of CPD

    • Previous Experience

    Essential criteria

  • To have worked as part of a dental team, general practice, hospital, other PDS / CDS providing chair side duties

    • Desirable criteria

  • Experience of managing a dental clinic including decontamination, health and safety, management of the clinic diary and ordering consumables
  • Other experiences relevant to CDS such as working with the elderly, children and patients with special needs
  • Experience in working in secure establishments
  • Experience in assisting clinicians when treating patients under sedation and/or general anaesthesia

    • Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

    Essential criteria

  • Communication and interpersonal skills
  • Understand principles of confidentiality
  • Organisational skills and initiative
  • Ability to work under pressure and on own initiative
  • Excellent computer skills including experience with dental software
  • Ability to deal with emotional and distressing situations

    • Additional Requirements

    Essential criteria

  • Current UK driving license
  • Use of car for travel between clinics
  • Ability to work outside normal working hours ( – given sufficient notice

    • Berkshire Healthcare helps people manage their health in their local area, through a range of specialist and community services across the county. We promote independence and quality of life through community and mental health services and aim for seamless delivery of the best care in the right place. We get to know communities and the people in them so we can deliver the best services that meet their health needs.

    Our team of 4,300 staff provide specialist mental health and community health services to a population of around 900,000 within Berkshire. We provide healthcare to people in their own homes and from different sites across the county.

    We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.

    Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information.

    Please ensure your application is submitted with a valid email address for your referees in order to minimise delays in the recruitment process. Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email, therefore applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly.

    Applicants are advised that as a result of the high level of response we receive for some of our vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date.

    Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust's sites.

    NO AGENCIES TO CONTACT BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE DIRECTLY PLEASE

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