Qualified Community Dental Nurse

To provide administrative, routine chairside and general anaesthetic assistance for dental clinicians.

To be responsible (under the supervision of the dentist) for preparing premises and equipment for treatment and screening sessions and domiciliary care.

To provide clinical support for the dentist during screening survey and clinical sessions, including some general anaesthetic lists, support for the community orthodontic specialist and domiciliary dental care.

To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

We manage three major hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Amble, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Qualifications / Professional Registration

Desirable: - Special needs dental nursing qualification; - Dental Nurse Sedation Qualification

Other

Experience and knowledge

Essential: - Significant post qualification experience