Dental Nurse

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Assist the Consultants/clinicians and their team with a full range of dental treatment, oral surgery procedures and orthodontic treatments.
• Maintain a clean, hygienic and safe environment within the department.
• Assist clinicians with dental treatment under inhalation sedation.
• Assist clinicians with dental treatment under general anaesthesia.
• Ensure a child friendly and child appropriate environment is maintained within the department.
• Maintain adequate stock levels at all times.
• Assist with taking intra-oral radiographs, complying with national guidelines (GDC) to ensure safe practice and completing necessary evaluation and documentation.
• Develop radiographs and ensure developer is operational at all times.
• Train and supervise junior / agency dental nurses.
• Maintain all equipment in compliance with the infection control policy.
• Maintain a clean, hygienic clinical environment. This involves daily cleaning and compliance with the trusts infection control policy.
• Maintain a fully prepared surgery at all times - stocked, clean and functional.
• Operate in a sterile environment where appropriate.
• Ensure theatres trolleys are adequately stocked at all times.
• Ensure clinical equipment is operational at all times.
• Understand how the clinical equipment works and be able to repair basic faults.
• Comply with all relevant policies, procedures and training on infection prevention and control.
• Take radiographs and impressions if completed a verifiable course.
• Adhere with dental nursing scope of practice that is defined by the GDC professional body.
• Be familiar with and up-to-date with current safeguarding and child protection policies.
• Ensure own education is up to date and current with best practice.
• Ensure continuing professional development in compliance with General Dental.
• Attend mandatory training and updates provided by the trust.
• Attend relevant courses.
• Assist with research or audit within the department.
• Educate patients with dietary advice, on oral health and appliance care.
• Provide health promotion and patient education.
• Filing radiographs and clinical photographs.
• Checking treatment plans prior to clinics and general anaesthetic lists.
• Organising packing / dispatch of lab work and pathology samples.
• Stock control, storage and ordering.
• Organising and maintaining the orthodontic study model box system.
• Preparing "take home" packs for patients.
• Recording mail - documenting patient details and monitoring referral types.
• Completing the necessary paperwork for placing patients on the waiting list.
• Organise the laundry for the department.

Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered, Qualified Dental Nurse

Desirable criteria

• Post qualification courses.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience in paediatric dental nursing
• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• Experience of working with children with special needs.
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of working within a multi-cultural and diverse community
• Experience in orthodontic nursing

Desirable criteria

• Experience as a dental nurse within the hospital setting.
• Experience in treating patients under sedation or general anaesthesia

Skills and knowledge

Essential criteria

• In-depth knowledge infection control procedures
• Safe knowledge of dental procedures
• In depth knowledge of oral health and dietary advice
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Good IT Knowledge and skills.

Important

• There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date, this will be due to a high volume of applications. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please check your emails regularly (and your junk folder) as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.
• Some roles may require weekend shift working across multiple sites
• We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Right to work

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