Oral Health Assistant

6 months ago


Cwmbran, United Kingdom Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Full time

Working closely with and providing support to the qualified staff in Gwent General Dental Services (GDS) and the Community Dental Services (CDS) in order to ensure the smooth running of dental clinics ensuring safe patient focused care at all times. To undertake any other duties appropriate to the grade and responsibility of the post as required by the Dental Nurse Manager such as covering the dental helpline at Cwmbran dental clinic - 15 hours per week and Oral Health Assistant - 15 hours per week.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

30 hours per week, to be worked over 4 days Monday - Thursday based at Cwmbran. This role will be spilt 2 days, Monday and Tuesday (dental helpline) and Wednesday and Thursday (Oral Health Assistant).

Oral Health Assistant is a post working closely with and providing support to the qualified staff in the General Dental Services (GDS) and the Community Dental Services (CDS). Duties include reception and administration, assisting dental nurses in the decontamination process.

We are currently looking for an experienced person with customer care and reception skills who are friendly enthusiastic and approachable individual based at Cwmbran dental clinic, although you may be expected to travel to the other dental clinics across Gwent. Travelling expenses are paid from your base or home.

This role involves you to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team. The post holder will be proficient in dealing with confidentiality issues and to be courteous at all times with excellent communication skills with the ability to prioritise tasks and workload. To be computer literate is essential. A flexible and co-operative approach to work will be important.

We can offer an environment geared to personal development, and are committed to providing development and training opportunities to succeed in the above roles.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Well-being Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.



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