Senior Dental Nurse in Postgraduate Dentistry

Job description

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

We are currently recruiting a permanent full time Senior Dental Nurse to work within our dental team at Whipp Cross University Hospital. The successful candidate will provide nursing leadership in our dental department working alongside trust staff. This is an ideal career opportunity for anyone looking to develop their existing skills and be part of our internationally renowned teaching hospital.
Hours of work will be 9.0am to 5.30pm with an hour for lunch. The post will be a split of 80/20 clinical and admin

The Royal London Dental Hospital at Barts Health and is a leading specialist hospital for first-class dental and oral health care & provides clinical excellence in all aspects of dentistry.
Barts Health currently has four sites: Whitechapel, Leytonstone, Stratford & Isle of Dogs. This new site will be an addition to these existing sites.

In becoming a Barts Health employee you will be joining an organisation in which safe and compassionate care is at the heart of all we do, this also 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. We are also supportive of our employees that wish to complete post qualifications within their speciality.

Candidates must have a good level of experience working as a band 4 Qualified Dental Nurse. Registration with the GDC is mandatory.

Main duties of the job
• To support and assist the Dental Nurse Manager in the day-to-day delivery of high-quality service provision within the department including deputising for the Dental Nurse Manager in their absence.
• Ensure the department is run efficiently and effectively and that all departmental needs are met.
• To provide high quality chairside support to all clinicians, ensuring that standards of all dental nursing care are of the highest order and in line with Trust Policies and Procedures.
• Support the Dental Nurse Manager in ensuring that both Qualified Dental Nurses and Student Dental Nurses undertake structured departmental practical training and Continuing Professional Development in line with current training curriculums and legislation.
• Provide direct line management to band 4 nurses, including sickness management, annual leave, appraisal, performance management and day to day management of their welfare.
• Develop an in-depth knowledge of the department specialism.
• Champion service improvement for your clinical area.
• Responsibility for designated areas of clinical operations and other areas of activity as required.
• Provide support to the dental nurse managers in the recruitment process.
• Conduct infection control audits for your clinical area and act on findings.
• Carry out and upload hand hygiene audits.
• Act as first line contact for patients' complaints as necessary.
• Stock control and ordering.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• NEBDN and/or an appropriate professional qualification or equivalent
• General Dental Council registration.

Desirable criteria

• Post Qualification Certificate.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Post qualification experience in dental nursing.
• Ability to work as part of a team with a professional approach towards work and colleagues.
• Previous experience of working in a hospital setting.
• Responsibility for clinical activities appropriate to department.
• Responsibility for maintaining stock levels and ordering where appropriate.

Desirable criteria

• Supervision and mentoring of dental nurses and trainee dental nurses and their work within a clinical environment.
• Participation in the recruitment and selection of dental nurses

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Ability to deputise for the Dental Nurse Manager.
• Knowledge of range of dental nursing procedures
• Acquired through training and experience.
• Registered as a witness on the NEBDN Diploma in Dental Nursing programme (or be working towards this).

Visa Sponsorship Information

This role is subject to UK immigration requirements. Where sponsorship is required, applicants must meet the eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa in accordance with current UK Visas and Immigration rules, including any salary, qualification, and role-specific requirements applicable at the time of appointment. Candidates who require sponsorship will only be considered where the post is eligible and where all sponsorship criteria can be met. Evidence of the right to work in the UK will be required before appointment. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Health NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

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