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Job summary

Main area
Dental
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent: MON, TUE,WED,THURS (MORNING), FRI
Hours
Part time - 33.75 hours per week (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thurs Morning, Fri.)
Job ref
287-DEN-21-24
Employer
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Liverpool Dental Hospital
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£22,383 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
15/07/2024 23:59

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Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Dental Dispensary Assistant

Band 2

Job overview

To assist in the running of the clinic dispensaries, and provide assistance and support during examination and treatment clinics at Liverpool University Dental Hospital.

Main duties of the job

A vacancy has arisen for a Band 2 Dispensary Assistant in a busy clinic at the Liverpool Dental Hospital.

Duties include handing out dental instruments and materials/stock control and working closely with the dental nurses and undergraduate students.

The successful applicant must have good communication skills and the ability to prioritise.

Training will be provided.

Working for our organisation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1st October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust. 

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience. 

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal University Hospital. 

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond. To hear more about our achievements click here

https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Maintenance of cleanliness in the dispensary, and clinical areas as requested.

Preparing clinical environment under supervision of dental nurses, including setting up dental units and instruments.

To take steps to reduce cross infection risks, including clearing away used instruments and materials and keeping the treatment area clean.

Distribution of instruments and materials to nurses, clinicians and students.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • GCSE or equivalent

Experience

Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience of working in a dental surgery or hospital environment

Knowledge

Desirable criteria
  • Understanding of the importance of high standards of cleanliness and infection control.
  • Familiarity with controlling the supply and flow of materials/instruments.

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work as a member of the dental team
  • Ability to prioritise own workload
Desirable criteria
  • Basic computer skills
  • Good communication skills both oral and written

Other

Essential criteria
  • Commitment to quality
  • Willingness to learn new ways of working and respond positively to changing working demands within the NHS

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Fair Employment Charter Status - Aspiring LevelNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleInvestors in PeopleArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident committedStep into health

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Catherine Johnson
Job title
Dental Nurse Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 706 5313
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