Main area Division B - Maxillo Facial and Orthodontics Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent: Full Time or Part Time/ Flexible working hours may be considered Hours
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Full time) Job ref 180-B-244250-RE
Employer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Addenbrookes Hospital-Division B Town Cambridge Salary £26,530 - £29,114 p.a. pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 14/10/2024 23:59 Interview date 22/10/2024
Job overview
We require an enthusiastic Dental Nurse to join our team in the Maxillo Facial and Orthodontic Out Patients Department.
A flexible approach is essential for this role. Experience of working in a hospital is an advantage but is not essential, as full training will be given.
Main duties of the job
Provide chairside support to the Oral Maxillofacial Surgery and Orthodontist clinicians and other clinical staff working in the speciality.
• Within the clinic, responsible for day to day management of the surgeries.
• Responsible for accurate patient record keeping.
• Working alongside medical staff in the minor surgical procedures performed within the clinical department.
• Training and supporting new staff.
Working for our organisation
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
This vacancy will close on 14th October 2024
Interviews are due to be held on 22nd October 2024
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Hold one of the following certificates: NEBDN National certificate in Dental Nursing S/NVQ Level 3 in Oral Healthcare: Dental Nursing or Dental Hospital Certificate of proficiency in Dental Nursing. Or have the equivalent experience and eligible for the registration with the Dental Care Professionals register.
* Evidence of continuing professional development.
Experience
* Proven clinical practice in dental nursing skills and infection control practices
* Experience of mentoring and teaching junior staff
* Experience of co-ordinating clinic in the absence of senior colleagues
* Proven clinical practice in Implantology, Oral health education and Oral Surgery
Knowledge
* Dental Nursing code of conduct and guidelines of professional practice.
* Good theoretical and practical knowledge of Dental Nursing within the clinical area. (Orthodontics and Maxillo Facial)
* Health and Safety awareness
* Quality issues and Clinical Governance
* Awareness of risk management procedure
Skills
* Proven verbal and written communication skills
* Identify problems and recommend solutions
* Time management, ability to plan, organise and prioritise workload
* Motivated to work collaboratively as a member of a mulita disciplinary team
* Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives cultural and emotional needs
* Ability to achieve competency in the Trust’s IT system
* Able to remain calm and work effectively in pressurised situations
* Maintain confidentiality at all times
* Ability to induct and orientate new staff
Additional Requirements
* The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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