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Job summary

Main area
Dental
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref
R&D DCC
Employer
Community Dental Services CIC
Employer type
NHS
Site
Dental Care Centre
Town
Bedford
Salary
£24,169 Per annum pro rata (actual £14,501.40)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/06/2025 23:59

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Dental Receptionist and Decontamination Support Worker

Band 2

Job overview

Dental Receptionist and Decontamination

Support Worker, Permanent, Part Time

Hours: 22.5 Hours Per Week 

Base:  Dental Care Centre, 3 Kimbolton Road, Bedford, MK40 2NT 

Salary: £24,169 per annum, pro rata (actual £14,501.40)

Do you want to make a difference? If so, why not consider a career with an award winning dentally led social enterprise?

If your answer is ‘yes’ and you see yourself as a caring, compassionate, flexible and approachable person where you will be appreciated by patients and the team, then this is the place for you.  

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for providing reception and administrative support in our clinics and on occasion to assist in the decontamination and maintenance of dental instruments and equipment.

Your good communication skills and effortless ways of making people feel at ease will be a real asset when providing valuable support at these clinics. Most importantly, we would like you to have a welcoming and upbeat approach and be a helping hand in the clinic for both employees and patients.

Flexibility is required with regard to working hours to cover the full range of sessions worked within the service. The post holder will be expected to visit clinics to provide the necessary support therefore ability to travel is essential.

Working for our organisation

What do we offer?

  • Part time, permanent contract, 22.5 hours per week
  • Salary gross £24,169 per year, pro rata
  • 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, pro rata
  • Access to Corporate Pension Scheme
  • 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme
  • Funded internal and external mandatory training to enable you to maintain your CPD.
  • Support with training for your wider professional development.
  • Uniforms provided.
  • Become a shareholder and have a say in how our organisation is run at all levels.
  • Opportunity to play a key part in local social care initiatives.

Please ensure that you read the Job Description, which also includes the person specification, before applying.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information on duties and responsibilities.

Person specification

Dental Receptionist and Decontamination Support Worker

Essential criteria
  • Please see attached Person Specification within the Job Description

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Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kaisha Paterson
Job title
Operations Manager - Bedfordshire
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07879 481739
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