Dental Nurse

Main Duties include Working in Outpatient Oral Surgery clinics, Orthodontics, Nurse-Led clinics, Scrubbing in Main Theatres and Assisting and scrubbing in our own Operating theatre ensuring high, quality care is met in line with the GDC Regulations and trust policies.

To carry out clerical tasks as required within the role such as orthodontic model boxes, uploading patient photographs.

To carry out duties as required and be able to work independently within the dental department and theatre areas.

To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team providing specialist practical skills and theoretical knowledge across a wide range of Orthodontic and Maxillofacial procedures in accordance with the British Dental Association (BDA) and British Orthodontic Society (BOS) recommendations.

To be accountable for your dental nurse registration and ensuring you complete all of the relevant CPD in line with the GDC recommendations.

To have excellent communication skills with patients, careers, support services and clinical colleagues dealing with exposure to highly distressing or emotional circumstances.

Rotation within the Maxillofacial Department which includes Oral Surgery, Orthodontics, Theatre's and Consultant Led Nurse-Led Clinics.

Consultant Led Nurse-Led Clinics including taking alginate impressions, taking clinical photographs and consent from patients and providing Oral Health advice.

With new and exciting changes taking place across the Division, new starters will have the opportunity to work off site to develop and learn new skills.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:

Essential

Essential: - NVQ / Level 3 Diploma in Dental Nursing or equivalent; - 3 Years dental experience

Desirable: - Post Qualification in either Radiography, Orthodontic Nursing, Oral Health or Dental Sedation

Essential and Desirable

Essential: - GDC Registration - Upto date CPD and PDP

Desirable: - Good Communication Skills; - Ability to work under pressure; - Ability to work in a variety of clinics/ with different clinicians

Chairside Assisting

Essential: - Experience of Chairside assistance with multiple Clinicians

Desirable: - Orthodontic Chairside Experience

Additional Skills