Dental Triage Nurse

Our prestigious client urgently requires experienced dental triage nurses to work in their booking centre in Bradley, Huddersfield, HD2. The positions are to start as soon as possible. Shifts are available on a temp to perm basis.

The service operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year which will include Bank Holidays. All staff are expected to work on Bank Holidays should their shift fall on that day.

PLEASE NOTE: It is ESSENTIAL to clearly state which days/hours you are requesting to work.

Our client is looking to recruit cover between the following days/hours:

Temp to Perm:

• Wednesdays 00:00 - 06:00 - Every week
• Fridays 18:00 - 00:00 - Every week
• Saturdays 07:00 - 11:00 - Weeks 2 + 4 only
• Saturdays 07:00 - 12:00 - Every week
• Saturdays 07:30 - 12:30 - Weeks 2 + 4 only
• Saturdays 08:30 - 13:30 - Weeks 2 + 4 only
• Saturdays 13:00 - 18:00 - Weeks 2 + 4 only
• Saturdays 13:30 - 18:00 - Weeks 1 + 3 only
• Saturdays 18:00 - 00:00 - Every week
• Sundays 12:00 - 16:00 - Every week
• Sundays 16:30 - 20:30 - Every week

Maternity Fixed Term Contract:

• Tuesdays 09:30 - 12:30 - Fixed Term Until 06.12.2024
• Wednesdays 18:00 - 00:00 - Fixed Term Until 06.12.2024
• Thursdays 18:00 - 00:00 - Fixed Term Until 06.12.2024
• Sundays 07:00 - 13:00 - Fixed Term Until 13.10.2024

There is a MINIMUM requirement of 16 hours per week, and you MUST NOT already be in full-time employment to apply for these positions.

As a Dental Triage Nurse, your duties will include:

• To respond to dental patient calls transferred from NHS 111 in a professional and timely manner, in line with all relevant protocols/procedures and key performance indicators for the service

• To provide evidence based clinical assessment, prioritisation, and advice over the telephone working within clinical capabilities and competencies and in line with the NHS Pathways Dental Module
• To identify those patients, appropriate to be booked into an urgent dental care appointment and prioritise need when booking into an appointment, taking into account patient circumstances/preferences as appropriate
• To ensure that patients are given correct information relating to exemption from payment of dental charges
• To ensure that patients who are not appropriate to be booked into an urgent dental care appointment are provided with relevant information regarding self-care and/or finding a regular dentist using the Directory of Services (DOS) and/or the NHS Choices website
• To strive to improve performance and quality as needed, in line with clinical governance and performance review policies/procedures

Experience and skills required:

• Previous dental triage nurse experience is ESSENTIAL
• Current registry with the General Dental Council is ESSENTIAL - Evidence is required
• Experience of working in a primary or secondary dental care setting is required

PLEASE NOTE: that all successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check (Criminal Records Check) and may be subject to covering the cost which is required by the Client. Information will be provided prior to interview with THE Agency (Recruitment) Limited.

These costs are not payable to THE Agency, but to the Client who carry out such screening within 3 months of the candidate start date.

You will need to provide references for the last 5 years.

GDPR Disclaimer:Please appreciate that whilst we review all CV’s and applications, due to the high volume that we receive on a regular basis, we only respond to candidates that have been successful with their application. As such, if you do not hear from us within 14 working days, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful. Additionally. please note that sending a CV does not constitute a registration with THE Agency (Recruitment) Limited. In line with GDPR we will permanently delete information for all unsuccessful applications, and we will not keep candidate information on file for future vacancies at this stage of our process.