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Key details
Location
Site: Royal Victoria Infirmary
Town: 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
Postcode: NE1 4LP
Major / Minor Region: Tyne and Wear
Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (January 2025 until January 2026)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
* Full time
* Part time
Salary
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 4)
Specialty
Main area: 317 Dental Training Weekend
Interview date: 19/02/2025
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under-represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
This is an opportunity to join an established team, on either a Full or Part Time contract, providing support to and working alongside qualified dental staff within the Restorative Department.
Specialty services include: Complex Restorative treatments, Endodontics, Implants, Special Care, General Anaesthetics, Sedation and Periodontal surgery.
We also provide support throughout the training of both Undergraduate Dental Students, Dental Therapy students, and Post Graduate Trainees.
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The role of the Registered Dental Nurse is to provide high standards of clinical care and support for patients under the care of various dental staff grades as well as students and trainees. This also includes the preparation and maintenance of the clinical areas including stocks of materials and equipment, and collecting and inputting data into the patient administration system.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* To provide chair-side assistance (including patients being treated under General Anaesthetic) to all grades of dental staff and students working within the dental hospital.
* To prepare all instruments, equipment, and materials required for treatment.
* To provide care and support for patients undergoing a variety of treatments.
* To provide pre and post operative instructions and advice, so maintaining a high standard of patient care at all times.
* To ensure patient confidentiality is always upheld.
* To provide administrative assistance with regard to liaising with patients and other external agencies.
* To provide clinical supervision and practical training to student dental nurses and other less experienced staff on a daily basis.
* To ensure that cross infection control, the cleanliness of the department, stock levels and equipment are well maintained.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Essential criteria
* National Certificate in Dental Nursing or NVQ Level 3 in Oral Healthcare (or equivalent qualification) Portfolio must be completed and signed
* Registration with General Dental Council
* Ability to organise own workload
* Good communication, organisational and interpersonal skills
Desirable criteria
* IT
* Specialist DN Skills (i.e. endo/implant, oral surgery and sedation)
* Post Certificate Qualifications e.g. radiology, sedation or orthodontics
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Cross infection procedures
* Health & Safety issues
* CPD
Desirable criteria
* Clinical Governance issues
* Maxillo-Facial experience
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Siobhan Armin
Job title: Senior Dental Nurse
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01912826831
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