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Job summary

Main area
Administrative
Grade
Non NHS Banding
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time
Job ref
4265-6407515
Employer
HUC
Employer type
NHS
Site
Plymouth Dental Access
Town
Plymouth
Salary
£11.44 - £12.64 £11.44 per hour basic rate, plus weekend enhancement
Salary period
Hourly
Closing
Today at 23:59

Employer heading

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Dental Operational Assistant- Plymouth

Non NHS Banding

Job overview

Operational Assistants will support the service by greeting patients and taking payments, over Saturdays, Sundays, and Bank Holidays. Shifts typically run 08:30 – 16:30, you would be required to cover shifts as part of a regular working patten over a 12-week rolling rota. Saturday weeks 2,4,6,7,8,10 and 11, Sunday’s weeks 2,4,5,9,11.  See rota patterns for more detail. There will also be an opportunity for you to pick up additional hours covering colleagues leave.

Main duties of the job

  • Liaise with Control Centre if dentist or dental nurse fail to arrive/ are delayed for their shift.
  • Monitor patient waiting times, liaising with clinicians and patients to inform of delays/ waiting time.
  • Ensure prescription protocols are followed in line with Access Dental guidelines.
  • Liaise with On call manager should incidents arise.
  • Ensure DAC remains clean and tidy at all times.

Working for our organisation

HUC provides accessible and high quality Integrated Urgent Care services to nearly 4.5 million patients across a range of counties, including Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, West Essex and the South West of England.  HUC is at the forefront of change and innovation in the health sector. We are passionate about patient care, and we have established a strong track record in delivering pioneering services.

NHS Pension Scheme. NHS Blue Light Card, Employee Benefits scheme.
Travel and expenses scheme.
Career opportunities.
Training and development opportunities.
Access to employee perks and discounts through our Heroes hub employee benefit & wellbeing site.
Employee Assistance Programme.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a full job description and full person specification, along with more details about our organisation, please see attached documentation.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Do you have good IT Skills?
  • Do you have good communication skills?
  • Do you have experience of working in a patient/public environment in an administrative role?

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Amy Bishop
Job title
Non- Clinical Recruitment Advisor
Email address
[email protected]
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