Description
We are currently recruiting for a Qualified Dental Nurse to join our team. This is a permanent, 4 days per week role that will be mainly based in the Paediatric Dental Department at The Royal London Dental Hospital in Whitechapel.
The Paediatric Dental Department is formed of a multidisciplinary team which provides a range of dental treatment to our patients, including delivery of care using conscious sedation and general anaesthesia. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work with a range of staff including consultants, specialist dentists and post graduate students.
You will be joining an organisation in which safe and compassionate care is at the heart of what we do, and that includes our staff. We have numerous staff benefits as well as providing subscription to a training package which supports our Dental Nurses in completing their annual GDC eCPD.
Main duties of the job The qualified dental nurse is an integral member of the dental team. They play an important role in the provision of dental services and the effective operation of the dental institute and outreach facilities.
Job responsibilities
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritise care
- Ability to monitor the quality of own and others work
- Ability to identify and access the potential risks involved in work activities and processes for self and others
- Demonstrate enthusiasm towards teaching and sharing knowledge
- Ability to identify own learning needs and interests
- Ability to self-reflect, carry out tasks of own job and identify what s/he needs to learn to be able to carry out current job role
- Ability to identify how to manage risks and to support others to manage risk.
Benefits
- Numerous staff benefits
- Subscription to a training package which supports Dental Nurses in completing their annual GDC eCPD
Requirements
- A Dental Nurse qualification recognized by the GDC as a route to qualification
- Good level of experience working as a qualified Dental Nurse
- GDC Registration
- Evidence of continued professional development