Community Dental Receptionist - Barrow Dental Clinic
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Barrow, LA14 1XHView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£25,272
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
28 October 2026
8 days leftJob description
To perform routine dental reception duties within the Community and Special Care Dental Services in the Furness and South Lakes locality for North Cum...
The purpose of the Special Care & Community Dental Services is to provide routine dental care and specialist dental care to patients referred to the service. This includes special care dentistry, conscious sedation, cognitive behaviour therapy ,general dental care under anaesthesia, and out of hours emergency dental access. Such services are supported by a full range of professionals complimentary to dentistry.
Other essential services provided include oral health promotion and prevention programmes and involvement in the national dental epidemiological surveys and screening programmes.
A vacancy has arisen in the Community and Special Care Dental Services within North Cumbria Integrated NHS Foundation Trust for a Band 2 Dental Receptionist/Patient Administrator based at Barrow Dental Centre.
The Community and Special Care Dental Service provides high quality dental care and oral health advice for a diverse group of patients including Paediatric and Special Care Patients who would find it hard to access care elsewhere or require advanced treatment.
The dental service is looking for an enthusiastic operator to assist and compliment the current dental team.
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of South Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across South Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Qualification
Essential: - Secondary level education; - Literacy and Numeracy skills to GCSE level or equivalent
Desirable: - CLAIT certificate or equivalent (should include Word & Excel)
Knowledge & Experiance
Essential: - Experience using Microsoft packages particularly WORD and Excel.; - Experience in a customer facing role
Desirable
- Patient appointment management system: SOEL Health
- Experience of working with the public
- Knowledge of the Special Care & Community Dental Service Pathway and Criteria
- Knowledge of Local Protocol for accessing Emergency Care via Dental Direct and Triage system
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- General office duties
- IT skills
- Organisational skills
- Good telephone communication skills
- Excellent person-to-person communication skills and able to use these to communicate effectively with people with compromised physical or mental capacity.
- Empathetic and professional
Desirable: - Knowledge of local Dental and NHS services; - Customer Care Service training.; - Ability to record meeting minutes.
Personal Circumstances
Essential: - Flexible and able to adapt to change Ability to travel to other Dental sites in Cumbria; - Ability to travel to other Dental sites in Cumbria.
Other requirements
Essential: - Professional; - Courteous; - Team Player
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
16 October 2026
Last checked
20 October 2026
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