Band 2 Dental Clinical Support worker
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT
Birmingham, B5 7EGView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£25,272
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
21 October 2026
2 days leftJob description
- **This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested*** We...
The main purpose of this post is to manage, organise and participate in the collection and distribution of sterile/non-sterile instruments between clinical departments and to provide a supporting role to the dental undergraduate students and nursing staff in the dispensary/clinical areas to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the departments, maintaining cross-infection prevention protocols, and Health and Safety procedures. Will provide stock/resources to the departments and oversee stock control of consumables.
- Receiving, checking and returning deliveries of instruments; maintaining accurate records of issued and returned equipment as per decontamination provider policies and protocols using IT skills for scanning and defect reporting. Responsible for ensuring that all returned equipment is fit for purpose; identifying any that have been labelled as being defected or contaminated.
- Store and distribute sterile medical/dental instruments and equipment to departments within Birmingham Dental Hospital, maintain stock control of materials and instruments. Replace non-clinical stock as and when required. Rotate sterile stock to minimise wastage
- Participate in daily activitiesrelated to receiving instrument packs from departments, carefully checking the contents and reporting/replacing any deficiencies. Maintain sufficient supply of instruments to replace missing/damaged items. Report equipment/instruments for repair to team leader/ Equipment and Decontamination Manager.
- Responsiblefor checking all trays and supplementary items, ensuring all local SOPs are being adhered to; e.g., ensure cement is removed from instruments fully prior to being returned for cleaning and sterilising by external decontamination provider.
- Review Instrument Management Systems (IMS) on a regular basis to ensure stock levels are maintained, location of equipment is identified and turnaround times are monitored with external decontamination provider, and any discrepancies escalated as appropriate.
- The post holder will be required to input data into a number of different IT systems in order to correctly record and track equipment through Birmingham Dental Hospital through an IM) for multiple providers.
- Monitor general queries from students to ensure decontamination protocols are followed. Ensure correct disposal of used items following Universal Safety Precautions and Infection Prevention policies.
- Working areas should be maintained to a very high standard at all times ensuring compliance with all Infection, Prevention and Control policies.
- Assist with regular stock audits ensuring an accurate and up-to-date record of all equipment is maintained.
- Participate in own appraisal.
- To undertake other duties commensurate with this grade of post in agreement with the relevant line manager.
To minimise the Trusts environmental impact wherever possible, including recycling, switching off lights, computers, monitors and equipment when not in use. Helping to reduce paper waste by minimising printing/copying and reducing water usage, reporting faults and heating/cooling concerns promptly and minimising travel. Where the role includes the ordering and use of supplies or equipment the post holder will consider the environmental impact of purchases
Be Part of Our Team...
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
- Please ensure you check your Trac account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process
- Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address.
Qualifcations and training
Essential: - Good standard of education - functional skills maths and English
Expereince
Desirable: - Relevant experience of working within a decontamination or healthcare environment
Skills and Knowledge
Essential: - Manual dexterity; - Good organisation skills; - Ability to manually handle equipment/materials to and from trolleys
Desirable: - Basic I.T skills
Personal Qualties
Essential: - Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team; - Ability to be flexible to meet the needs of the service
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
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First seen
7 October 2026
Last checked
7 October 2026
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