Job description
DHU111 (East Midlands) CIC is a subsidiary of DHU Health Care CIC with its own in house call centers providing a high quality NHS111 service designed to fit patient needs.
We specialise in offering a locally provided service and are responsible for the care of approximately 5 million patients who live in the Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicester, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire and Milton Keynes areas of the country.
Since NHS 111 went live it has been commissioned across a population of 55,998,200 people in England, all of whom are served by a variety of providers, including ourselves. DHU 111 serves a population of 4,899,200 people in the East Midlands and beyond, which represents 8.75% of the total population of England.
1. Are you a qualified Dental Nurse looking for a change in direction in a part time or full time role?
2. Would you like to provide telephone triage and advice to Dental patients in need?
If so …………… An exciting opportunity has arisen for 111 Dental Nurse Advisors with DHU111. Being a 111 Dental Nurse Advisor is a varied and challenging role and you will need to use your Dental Nurse skills and expertise to the full. Working on behalf on the NHS 111 is an exciting role that gives you the opportunity to use and develop your assessment skills for a wide variety of Dental patients.
As a Dental Nurse at DHU 111 you will assess patients’ symptoms and needs over the phone supported by our clinical decision software and refer if necessary to an alternative service. You will also be trained and supported to undertake the 111 Health Advisor role.
To apply for this vacancy you must meet the following criteria:
3. Qualified Dental Nurse
4. Registered with the General Dental Council
5. Significant and varied Dental experience 2 years post registration
6. Be computer literate and have excellent communication and listening skills
7. Be calm and confident, able to think quickly and solve simple and complex dental enquiries in a calm and sympathetic manner. You will also understand the importance of working in a team as well as working on your own.
8. Previous experience of telephone triage is preferred in an emergency setting
9. Desirable post-graduation qualifications
We have a vast variarty of rota options available covering but not limted to, Four on Four off, Weekends only, Set shifts.
Hours from 15 upto 37.5.
Sites are based in Derby & Chesterfield
This role is part of the integrated health and social care community across Derbyshire, where there are many opportunities to work across different locations and providers