Main area: Community Dental Services
Grade Band: 4
Contract: Permanent (May include evening and weekend work)
Hours: Full time - 30 hours per week
Job ref: 820-7075268-DEN
Employer: Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Attwood Green Health Centre
Town: Birmingham
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 per annum / pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 01/04/2025 23:59
Band 4 Dental Nurse
Job overview
Are you looking for a new exciting career within the NHS? Are you patient focussed and want to deliver high quality dental care?
We are seeking enthusiastic, hard-working dental nurses to join the Birmingham Community Dental Nursing Team.
We currently have 2 vacancies available for a Band 4 Dental Nurse:
* 22.5 hours / 0.6 WTE / Working days to be Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Based in the Birmingham locality at the Attwood Green Health Centre.
* 7.5 hours / 0.2 WTE / Working day to be Friday. Based in the Birmingham locality at the Northfield Health Centre.
To work flexibly within a dental team providing high quality care to a wide spectrum of patients across localities within the Dental Service, based at Birmingham Dental Hospital (BDH) and Community Dental Services (CDS) including Mobile Clinics and/or additional external sites as required.
Dental Nurses will be expected to work flexibly across the Dental Services.
To provide chair side assistance to clinicians within the dental service.
To carry out clerical and administrative duties to ensure efficient operation of the clinic/department.
Main duties of the job
* Maintain a high standard of patient care and confidentiality within all dental clinics throughout the service.
* Prepare and monitor patients for and during their dental treatment, providing pre and post operative instructions as required.
* Undertake the general care of the surgery including dental equipment/instruments (medical devices) and arrange any necessary repairs as required.
* Ensure medical emergency drugs and equipment are available and up to date.
* Provide chair side assistance and postoperative instructions during general anaesthetic and exodontia sessions as required.
* Provide oral health education to patients as required by the clinician.
* Assist the Senior Dental Nurse in the smooth running of the Dental service.
* Support and assist clinicians including all student disciplines.
* Support and supervise all apprentice nurses, undergraduate groups.
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
* Professional Registration with General Dental Council
* Hold a post-registration qualification certificate or equivalent, and provide evidence of continual professional development, where relevant
* Recognised Teaching Qualification at Level 3 or equivalent
Skills/Knowledge
* Significant experience in a wide range of dentistry
* Significant evidence of continued professional development relevant to the Specialty.
* Demonstrate experience of supporting undergraduates and post-registration staff to deliver high quality patient care and achieve their required educational standards.
* Evidence service quality improvement bringing about improved patient outcomes.
* Evidence informal and formal assessment experience in an educational or healthcare environment
Personal Qualities
* Be Approachable
* Show Compassion
* Display Professionalism
* Have a Positive Attitude
* Be Committed to the Profession and our patients
* Show Leadership
Other Job Requirements
* Ability to work flexibly across the dental clinical and educational service
Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme
BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC are an advocate of diversity and strive to mirror the community we serve as much possible.
Benefits of working for us:
* Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
* Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
* Discounts for local and national retailers
* Dedicated well-being services for all employees
* Flexible working where possible
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