South East Coast NHS 111 Service

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£15.00 - £18.00 p/h

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111 Dental Nurse Advisor

About The Role

Ever wanted to play your part in an exciting service that really makes a difference to everyone’s lives? As a key member of our 111 team in Dorking you’ll be doing just that.

This new and exciting role is a blend of the Dental Nurse Advisor and Health Advisor; exclusively available to Registered Dental Nurses and offering a very competitive payrate, flexible shift patterns, plus benefits.

There will be a period of competency-based training both initially and over the first 6 months of employment which you must complete in order to perform all the duties of the job to the required standard. This training is fully paid and there are regular full time and part time cohorts to join.

You will be using your dental knowledge and experience to guide patients through their dental concerns, and also have the opportunity to widen your skills and train to assess general health and wellbeing concerns. You’ll be responsible for providing safe and effective advice over the phone. You will also assess patients and plan their care, appropriately referring to other healthcare professionals if required.

You will manage dental and non-dental related calls from patients and healthcare professionals with urgent and non-urgent healthcare needs, using our Pathways system to assess, record, and refer the patient.

You will be working as part of the multi-disciplinary team in providing quality, evidence-based health care to meet the immediate needs of the patient.

About You

To be successful for the role, you would need to:

Hold a National Diploma/Diploma in Dental Nursing Level 3 or equivalent
Be registered with the GDC
Be an effective communicator, including listening and interpersonal skills
Have the ability to work under pressure
Have an understanding of the telephone advice triage service

The following skills would be beneficial, but not essential:

Have experience of working in a multi-professional environment
Have previous experience working within a community dental service
Be experienced with telephone triage/advice service
Have experience working independently

Person Specification – Health Advisor

CRITERIA	ESSENTIAL	DESIRABLE
Qualifications	Dental Nurse Qualification with active registration with the GDC (General Dental Council) Educated to GCSE or Functional Skills level and possesses a fundamental level of Maths, English and ICT skills	Typing/word processing skills or qualification
Experience	Previous experience working and communicating with the public	Computer experience Previous experience working in a team or with stakeholders across a range of settings
Training	Willing and able to participate in competency work-based training and apprenticeship programme Commitment to Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and lifelong learning	Knowledge of the clientgroup and evidence of related training Previous competency-based training in relevant field
Practical / intellectual skills	Ability to use own initiative as appropriate Ability to stay calm in the event of the unexpected and under pressure Ability to communicate with a variety of different people and build rapport Ability to follow written and verbal instructions Ability and willingness to undertake competency-based training both initially and as ongoing requirement for the post to meet service requirements
Health	Ability to fulfil the health requirements of the post as identified in the Job Description, taking into account any reasonable adjustments recommended by Occupational Health
General	Must be eligible to work in the UK Demonstrate ability to work in a team Ability to use initiative and be aware of limitations Ability to deal sensitively with distressing, emotional situations Ability to relate to others and adapt approach accordingly Ability to work unsocial hours including 24/7 shift work and bank holidays

About Us

Practice Plus Group is leading the way in the design and delivery of a new model of Integrated Urgent Care. Our new service builds upon our experience of answering 1.5 million NHS 111 calls each year and our delivery of other urgent care services; out of hours, clinical assessment services, urgent treatment centres, minor injury units and general practices.

Our innovative model ensures people with urgent healthcare needs get the right care for their condition, when they need it, by bringing together out-of-hospital services and a hub of expert clinicians behind the existing NHS 111 number.

Our integrated urgent care model provides people with access to urgent health services 24 hours a day, every day of the week, simply by making a free call to NHS 111. All callers will speak to one of our highly trained advisors and receive:

If they are well, advice and support on accessing local services such as general practice, dentists, pharmacies and other health care services
If they have a query about their medication, immediate support from a pharmacist
If they are unwell or calling on behalf of a child or someone they care for who is unwell, over the phone assessment of the condition, identification of the most appropriate care for the problem and, as appropriate, advice on managing the condition at home.

Following assessment, our health advisors can:

Book appointments directly at a range of urgent care services, including out of hours GP services and home visits, urgent care clinics and minor injury units
Arrange care from services such as district nurses, social services and palliative care teams
In an emergency situation, arrange for an ambulance to attend the patient
Transfer calls to our clinical hub which is on hand 24/7 to provide expert advice, assessment and support, preventing the need for patients to make any other call.

Our clinical hub is made up of an experienced team of doctors, nurses, pharmacists, mental health nurses, dental nurses and paramedics. They can provide detailed assessment, advise on treatment options, support patients to care for themselves at home and arrange urgent care if required.

In order to reduce anxiety, when we advise a patient on how to care for their condition at home we follow this up with a pre-booked call by a clinician. This also enables us to monitor how effective the self-care is or has been. In addition, we ensure patients’ own GPs are promptly made aware of their call to NHS 111, to support follow-up and on-going condition management.

We are able to provide translation services via Language Line, Typetalk for those with hearing impairment and specially trained advisors able to meet the needs of patients with dementia, learning disability or communication issues.

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