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SalaryThe Central Manchester School for Dental Care Professionals within the University Dental Hospital of Manchester is seeking to recruit a qualified Dental Nurse Assessor to join their dynamic team.
An opportunity has arisen for this 12 months fixed termed position.
The successful post holder will implement and manage the process of assessment for a set number of learners undertaking their City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Dental Nursing programme. The post holder may be requested to undertake the learner’s assessment process within the Dental Hospital or the General Dental Practice placements across the North West region.
You may also be required to support with the assessment process of learners undertaking their National Examining Board for Dental Nursing post registration Record of Competence.
Are you an enthusiastic, committed, organised individual who enjoys working in a busy environment? Do you have excellent communication and organisational skills and can demonstrate that you can work on your own initiative?
Duties and responsibilities
Ensure all documentation is completed in relation to the school’s policies and procedures.
Be responsible for the planning, assessment and evaluation outcomes of learners to meet national occupational standards.
Be responsible for monitoring and recording learners progress.
Deliver one to one or small group teaching sessions in accordance with agreed educational policies.
Be responsible for the development of learner’s progress.
Provide one to one support for learners on training pathways.
Ensure the environment is conductive to education and training.
Assist with the recruitment and interview process of learners wishing to undertake the City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Dental Nursing.
Attend regular internal meetings between the team.
Liaise with the External Awarding Body to the qualification.
MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Thursday 18 Jan 2024
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