Overview
Represent the Dental Team at their clinic in a professional manner at all times. This is a front of house position that requires someone who can work under pressure.
Responsibilities
* Participate in annual performance reviews and regular supervision.
* Ensure that all patients' records, both in paper form and electronically, are kept up to date, correctly stored, and filed for confidentiality purposes. Follow requirements of the Data Protection Act.
* Ensure that every patient completes a medical history form.
* Advise daytime staff of any relevant issues by using the communications book.
* Attend mandatory Basic Life Support training to be competent to provide or give advice in the event of a medical emergency.
* Join the Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust Emergency Dental Service team based at Haywards Heath Health Centre, Emergency Dental Services, which runs on evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
* The sessions run from 5.30pm to 10pm, Monday evening and 08.30am to 1pm, weekends and bank holidays.
Qualifications
* Hold secondary level education literacy and numeracy skills to GCSE level or equivalent.
* Be flexible to ensure delivery of the Emergency Dental Service in the evening, weekends, and bank holidays.
Personal attributes
If you are well organised, able to prioritise and work on your own initiative without direct supervision, but also enjoy working as part of a team to provide excellent patient care, then we look forward to hearing from you.
About the Employer
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays. Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?
* Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing.
* Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussex.
* Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement.
* Excellent training, development, and research opportunities.
* Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton.
* Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks.
* Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust.
* Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast.
Our values -- Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence -- guide everything we do.
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