Are you a GDC registered dental nurse looking to work for a fast paced, forward thinking and dynamic organisation where patients are at the heart of everything we do?
This vacancy is for part time hours, requiring availability on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Main duties of the job
To work as part of a team providing dental telephone triage to patientswho contact the service.
To provide clinical assessment, general and analgesic advice,prioritisation of contact and appropriate referral or signposting.
To assist with the provision of cover in call handling duties.
About us
BARDOC is a leading organisation with a reputation for innovation, delivering futuristic design across multiple GP Practices throughout Greater Manchester. Being a Community Benefits Society, it works in partnership with Patients and a range of other Service Providers, to deliver high quality Patient focused care to the heart of its local communities.
Our Head Office is located at Moorgate PCC in Bury, where we operate a diverse range of 24/7 Healthcare Services across the North East Sector of Greater Manchester covering a wide geographical location encompassing Bolton, Heywood, Middleton, Rochdale, Bury and North Manchester.
Job responsibilities
This list of duties and responsibilitieswhich follows represents a range of tasks, which will be undertaken routinely,with consultation and agreement by the post holder:
* To assess each patient by prioritising thepatients condition with the aid of the Adastra and Odyssey Clinical DecisionSupport Software.
* To provide a high standard of service tothe patient / caller by dealing safely and promptly with each contact
* To ensure that all referrals are providedwith a clinically safe pathway.
* To provide a high-quality triage assessmentof all contacts to the service.
* Identify life threatening symptoms and actappropriately.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Educational / vocational qualification equivalent to NVQ 3
* Knowledge of the NHS
* Knowledge of unscheduled care
* In depth knowledge of Local and National Requirements
* Understanding of confidentiality regulations and protocols
* Understanding of Health and Safety regulations
Experience
* 3 years post registration experience
* Experience of working in a widely diverse patient catchment area
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£14.88 to £23.84 an hourdependant on days/hours worked
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