Job Description

We have an exciting full-time opportunity for a Band 3 Dental Receptionist in Community Dental Services at Appleby Dental in Inner North East London (INEL). We are looking for someone passionate about delivering high-quality care to patients across the London boroughs of Hackney, Tower Hamlets, and Newham.



Services offered include Sedation, Special Care Dentistry, Paediatric Dentistry, Domiciliary care, Bariatric care, and a Dental Mobile service for the homeless and medium secure unit.



The ideal candidate must be able to work in a busy environment while staying calm and demonstrate a strong commitment to excellent care standards. This role involves administrative and reception tasks for special care patients in community settings. While the position is based at an agreed clinic, it requires covering all dental sites in INEL.



Applicants must meet the skill level outlined in the person specification, but we also welcome those eager to enhance their knowledge and skills to gain a recognized qualification, which we will support. Lack of essential skills may not automatically disqualify you from being considered for an interview.

Your role will be to:

Provide high-quality customer service to patients and visitors, supporting the dental team effectively



Perform reception duties, greet patients, and manage daily schedules and dental records for efficient operations.



Execute administrative tasks as directed by the Dentist or Dental Nurse team leader to support clinic functions.



Implement service initiatives adhering to standards like CQC, Dental Practice Inspections, SOPs, and Health & Safety Risk Assessments.



Demonstrate independence, proactivity, and the ability to work under pressure, including filing medical records alphabetically.



Refer to the attached job description and person specification for detailed duties and criteria, highlighting relevant experience.



Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.



Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent



We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences



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The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work



As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both



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As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net, quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.



The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.



Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.



We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.



At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.



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Good luck! We can't wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.