The Dental Nurse is to work alongside dental nursing colleagues to provide chair sideassistance and clinical support for members of the Dental Specialties Unit, Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery and Orthodontic Department.Planning/Clinical duties will include: Work within the General Dental Council scope of practice guidelines for RegisteredDental Nurses. Undertake the departmental induction. Complete the skills based competency checklist for each of the three areas. Provide dental nurse assistance to clinical staff for dental, and orthodonticprocedures and assist with surgical procedures carried out in the outpatientdepartment under local anaesthetic and theatre under general anaesthetic. Provide support and assistance to the Dental Hygienist, Oral Health Educator andother dental care professionals. Organise diagnostic, treatment and review clinics. Be able to set up for routine procedures in specialist areas. Comply with Plymouth Hospitals Trust policies and procedures to include:Infection Control, Health and Safety, Child protection, Safeguarding of VulnerableAdults, COSHH, Resuscitation, Medicines Management and Injectable DrugsManual Handling, Medical Devices and Complaints Handling. Theatre policies andProcedures are to be carried out whilst performing duties in theatre. Follow guidelines from the Department of Health in the Health TemporaryMemorandum 01-05 (HTM 01-05). Comply with the Data Protection Act 1988. Adopt the best practice approach for local anaesthetic procedures, to include thecompletion of the WHO checklist. For further details please see attached JD&PS.