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.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month's pay.
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.
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