- NEBDN and/or an appropriate professional qualification or equivalent
- Registered with the General Dental Council as a Dental Care Professional
- DNETC certificate or equivalent In fluoride varnish application
- NEBDN certificate in conscious sedation
- NEBDN certificate in Dental Radiography
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written)
- Competent in basic MS Office and IT applications
- Possesses initiative, can be flexible
- Ability to participate in and contribute to the dental team
- Ability to deal with patients' needs in a caring and sensitive manner.
- To be able to work under pressure
- To be efficient and accurate in record keeping
- Ability to lead, including supervision and management of staff
- Good organisational skills
- Enhanced IT skills with the ability to roster and block clinics and clinics, produce SOEL Health reports
- Experience of working with special needs patients including provision of care under sedation
- Significant Community Dental experience
- Supervisory and management experience
- Experience working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of administration and organisation of clinics
- Previous reception and administration experience
- Experience in recruitment and selection and carrying our appraisals
- Experience carrying our audits and action planning
- Previous oral surgery experience
- Enthusiasm, drive and commitment
- Ability to maintain good relationships with colleagues within the various teams
- Good general wellbeing and ability to meet the demands of the post and to work under pressure
- Ability to take on any type of work in perhaps far from ideal conditions and prioritise workload
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Dental Nurse - Hounslow, United Kingdom - Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Description
Job summary
Dental Nurse - Band 4
Part-time - hours per week - Wednesday - Friday
Community Dental Services
We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Dental Nurse, with excellent clinical and communication skills to join our dynamic Community Dental team. We provide special care dentistry across ten boroughs in London, for adults and children in a variety of settings including: community dental clinics, domiciliary, hospitals, oral surgery service and a fluoride varnish programme.
The successful applicant will be required to work across Hounslow (mainly) , Ealing and Uxbridge and possibly neighbouring boroughs. You will also have administrative and clerical duties within the department, and will be responsible for ensuring that dental care is provided safely and to a high standard. Training will be provided to support you in this role and to meet your GDC/CPD requirements.
Please see the Job Description and the Persons Specification for further details about the job role.
If you are unable to access the PDF, the details of the job description can also be found in the 'Detailed Job Description and Main responsibilities' section.
Main duties of the job
As a Qualified Dental Nurse you will be responsible for supporting the service in ensuring that our service users' needs are met through the delivery of high-quality care. You will be part of a motivated Dental Team delivering excellent patient care.
In addition to Clinical duties, you will also be responsible for administrative and reception duties.
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working in our Trust.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
MAIN DUTIES
CLINICAL Prepare surgeries for all dental procedures, and ensure a hygienic workingenvironment.
Assist the clinicians in the provision of all dental treatment, clinically and on visits to patients homes, residential care centres and hospitals.
Preparation, care, maintenance and sterilisation of dental instruments andequipment, implementing the infection-control policy in line with HTM 01 05
Assist clinicians with preparation, monitoring and patient care during IV & IS sedation and during general anaesthesia as required.
Provide instruction to patients in oral hygiene under the direction of the clinician.
To communicate appropriately and sensitively with patients, families and carers to provide reassurance and support, taking into consideration differences in language, ability and culture.
To be responsible for the developing of dental radiographs and maintaining the dental x-ray processor. If appropriately qualified, the taking of dental radiographs and assisting in quality assurance under the direction of the clinician.
To assist with the fluoride varnish programme where relevant, ensuring a hygienic working environment.
Ensure safe handling and disposal of sharps, drugs, special and clinical waste in accordance with Trust policy
To provide nursing cover, when required, in health centres other than their base clinic.
Person SpecificationEducation / Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Skills & Abilities
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
Desirable
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential
