Community Dental Nurse (Band 5) - Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust – Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire
The Community Dental Service provides an advanced comprehensive and proactive continuing oral healthcare service for people who are assessed to have oral healthcare needs that are beyond the skill set and facilities provided in general dental care. This includes children and adults from vulnerable groups with moderate, severe, or extreme levels of complexity.
The service accepts referrals from a range of partners, providing active prevention, restorative treatment, periodontal and prosthetic care, minor surgery, including the extraction of teeth, treatment under sedation and general anaesthesia (GA) as appropriate, and orthodontics in liaison with the surgical division, pain and anxiety management.
The post holder will be required to assist and support the Dental Surgeon with an extensive range of advanced disciplines including:
1. Domiciliary Dental care
2. Special care Dentistry
NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled, and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group, and our community.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers, we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://joinnlag.co.uk/
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