Description
We are looking for a motivated and compassionate Dental Nurse to join our Community and Specialist Dental Service Team. You will play an important role in helping us deliver high-quality dental care to children and adults who are unable to access treatment through a General Dental Practitioner.
Working as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, you will assist in providing a full range of NHS restorative and preventive dental treatments, including supporting sedation services. Care may be delivered in clinics, schools, care homes, day centres and patients' homes where appropriate.
You will prepare clinical environments, support clinicians during treatment and help ensure patients receive safe, effective and person-centred care. This includes responding to individual needs, providing pre- and post-treatment information, and always maintaining patients' privacy, dignity and wellbeing.
The role also involves preparing surgeries and temporary clinical settings, ensuring appropriate infection prevention measures are followed and that equipment, instruments and materials are available and ready for use.
Main duties of the job
- Provide chairside support to clinicians and contribute to the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care.
- Support inhalation and intravenous sedation clinics. Training will be provided where required.
- Prepare and maintain clinical environments, ensuring equipment, materials and instruments are available and ready for use.
- Follow Trust policies and local procedures relating to infection prevention, radiography, waste management and health and safety.
- Decontaminate dental instruments in accordance with HTM 01-05 and other relevant guidance.
- Maintain appropriate stock levels and carry out stock rotation.
- Check that emergency drugs and equipment are available, in date and ready for use.
- Maintain accurate patient records and electronic diaries in line with information governance and data protection requirements.
- Receive and record patient fees and follow cash-handling procedures where required.
- Communicate clearly and professionally with patients, carers and colleagues.
- Adapt communication to meet individual needs, including supporting people with communication difficulties, learning disabilities, anxiety, sensory impairments or other additional needs.
- Communicate effectively in person, by telephone, in writing and electronically.
- Work collaboratively with health and social care professionals to support positive patient outcomes and a high-quality patient experience.
Benefits
- Competitive employment package
- Investment in employee development and wellbeing
Requirements
- GDC registration as a dental nurse
- Evidence of relevant continuing professional development
- Clinical chairside experience
- Experience in decontamination procedures