Job Summary
Are you passionate about helping others and making a real difference? Do you want to be part of a team where your work truly impacts your community, the environment, and the future of healthcare? Then Smile Together is the place for you!
What are we looking for?
Are you an experienced dental nurse who thrives on variety, flexibility, and making a real impact? This is an exciting opportunity to take your skills on the road across West Cornwall, supporting our teams to deliver excellent patient care where and when it's needed most.
Main duties of the job
As a Senior Dental Nurse, you'll provide clinical and operational support across multiple Smile Together practices. From short-notice cover to planned support, you'll play a key role in maintaining continuity of care and upholding the highest standards in infection control, safeguarding, compliance, and patient experience.
You'll work closely with Practice Managers to support day-to-day operations, and act as a role model and mentor to dental nurses and trainees, helping them settle into practice life and grow in confidence. Whether it's preparing a surgery, supporting a colleague, or helping implement service improvements, your reliability, professionalism, and clinical experience will make you an invaluable asset to our team.
About Us
Why Join Us?
We're more than just a dental practice, we're proud to be the UK's first dental practice to be B Corp certified, a Community Interest Company (CIC), and proud to be employee-owned, giving our team a voice within the business. This means we're committed to doing business differently for the benefit of our people, the communities we serve, and our planet.
Mentorship And Professional Development:
We'll help you develop your skills with access to our Smile Together Training Academy, including a paid subscription to Agilio for continuous professional development, mentorship opportunities, and unique chances to work across Cornwall, including in our Mobile Dental Unit.
Paid Indemnity & GDC Registration:
We've got you covered so you can focus on your career.
Workforce Benefits Package:
Occupational pension scheme, 27 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata), National Living Wage Employer, and an extra paid day off to celebrate your birthday!
Unique Employee Ownership Benefits:
Shareholder Opportunities: Have a real voice in shaping the future of our employee-owned company.
Job responsibilities
Peripatetic Practice and Team Leadership Provide high-quality dental nursing and leadership support across Smile Together sites in west Cornwall, including short-notice cover when required. Work collaboratively with multiple Practice Managers to deliver practice KPIs and ensure seamless patient care. Support site teams with the induction, mentoring, and professional development of dental nurses and trainees. Act as a visible role model and clinical lead across locations, fostering teamwork, communication, and high performance.
Clinical and Operational Excellence Maintain a consistent standard of infection control, compliance, and operational excellence across different practice sites. Act as Radiation Protection Supervisor and Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Lead when operating at specific sites, ensuring local policies are applied effectively. Provide safeguarding support and guidance where concerns arise, ensuring Smile Together's policies are followed. Support stock control, equipment maintenance, and efficient resource use across sites. Assist in the implementation and monitoring of clinical governance frameworks.
Quality, Safety, and Service Improvement Support audit activities and service development across the west Cornwall region. Identify and share service improvement opportunities with Practice and Service Managers. Ensure accurate and timely reporting of incidents and support colleagues in developing safe practices.
Professionalism and Representation Represent Smile Together with professionalism and integrity when working across sites. Maintain full GDC registration and commit to continuing professional development through Smile Together's Training Academy and Perform system. Engage with wider Smile Together teams to foster collaboration and continuous improvement. Act as a champion for Smile Together's vision, mission, and values, demonstrating the behaviors expected in a social enterprise.
Performance and KPIs The post holder will be reviewed against a range of key performance indicators (KPIs), which may include: Coverage and Support KPIs, Compliance KPIs, People KPIs, Operational KPIs, and Leadership KPIs.
Person Specification
Essential
* GDC Registered
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
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