Band 5 Specialist Dental Nurse (requires IV/IHS)

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Part of this role will be to maintain, co-ordinate and support the Service Level Agreement (SLA) linked with the Medium Secure Units in the Birmingham locality within the Special Care service. Please see attached the job description and person specification for a detailed account of the role.

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria

• A Dental Nurse qualification that enables registration with the General Dental Council i.e. NVQ Level 3, Level 3 Diploma in Dental Nursing or Dental Nursing National Certificate in Dental Nursing / Gained entry onto GDC register via grand parenting (pre-2008)
• Registered with the General Dental Council
• Hold a post-registration qualification certificate or equivalent, and provide evidence of continual professional development, where relevant: Dental Sedation Nursing - Special Care Dental Nursing - Orthodontic Dental Nursing - Dental Radiography - Oral Health Education - Dental Implant Nursing

Desirable criteria

• Recognised Teaching Qualification at Level 3 or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience in a wide range of dentistry
• Significant evidence of continued professional development relevant to the Specialty (IV/IHS)
• Computer literacy
• Demonstrate experience of supporting undergraduates and post-registration staff to deliver high quality patient care and achieve their required educational standards.

Desirable criteria

• Evidence service quality improvement bringing about improved patient outcomes.
• Evidence informal and formal assessment experience in an educational or healthcare environment

UK Home Office Visa Sponsorship requirements

In accordance with UK Home Office requirements, Band 2 clinical and non-clinical roles and Band 3 Non-Clinical roles are not eligible for sponsorship.

Please note that the majority of non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Band 3 - 6) with the exception of those which appear on this list -