Dental Receptionist

To perform routine dental reception duties within the Community and Special Care Dental Services in the Furness and South Lakes locality for North Cumbria Integrated Care Trust.

To ensure the efficient and effective administrative arrangements for patients referred to the Dental Service.

This post will be based at Barrow Dental Centre. The post holder will be required to undertake duties at other Dental Sites in Furness and South Lakes

The purpose of the Special Care & Community Dental Services is to provide routine dental care and specialist dental care to patients referred to the service. This includes special care dentistry, conscious sedation, general dental care under anaesthesia, and in hours and out of hours emergency dental access. Such services are supported by a full range of professionals complimentary to dentistry.

Other essential services provided include oral health promotion and prevention programmes and involvement in the national dental epidemiological surveys and screening programmes.

A vacancy has arisen in the Community and Special Care Dental Services within North Cumbria Integrated NHS Foundation Trust for a Band 2 Dental Receptionist/Patient Administrator based at Barrow Dental Centre.

The Community and Special Care Dental Service provides high quality dental care and oral health advice for a diverse group of patients including Paediatric and Special Care Patients who would find it hard to access care elsewhere or require advanced treatment.

The dental service is looking for an enthusiastic operator to assist and compliment the current dental team.

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’:
Being a clinically led organisation

Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust

A positive patient experience every time

A great place to work

Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

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**Standard Check**: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

**Enhanced Check**: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27 day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems