We are looking to recruit an experience registered senior dental nurse, to work in the specialised clinical disciplines of special care dental services.You will manage a team of dental nurses including induction, recruitment, appraisal, performance management, and first level grievance and discipline, to organise and work alongside other senior dental nurse and principal dental nurse in leading with the efficient running of the dental unit/oral maxillofacial/orthodontic team in Fife.You must be able to work with autonomy and manage team members whilst fostering a courteous, positive and professional manner at all times, provide high standards of dental nursing care and chair side assistant thought-out the dept. Working closely with our team of consultants and specialized doctors.The ability to travel is essential as you will be expected to work in departments within Queen Margaret, and Victoria Hospital to meet the needs of the service.An up-to-date knowledge of infection control procedures are paramount to this post. Working and practical knowledge of Oral surgery and Orthodontic procedures are essential.Successful candidates will be required to provide evidence of Full registration with the General Dental Council.Applicants should hold the NEBDN Dental Nursing Certificate, the NEBDN Orthodontic Specialist Nurse Certificate, or a Sedation Certificate.For informal enquiries. please contact Lorna Roy, Clinical Nurse Manager, Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy on 01592 643355 Ext 20148.A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or 'going rate'. Further information on these criteria can be found here.It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
