Job summaryAre 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 Floor 2 Restorative Dental Nursing Team.
Working days will be mixed and discussed during interview.
Working flexibly within the dental team to provide high quality care to a wide spectrum of patients within the Dental Service, based at Birmingham Dental Hospital (BDH) and/or additional external sites such as Community Dental Services (CDS) if 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 jobMaintain a high standard of patient care and confidentiality within all dental clinics throughout the service.
To prepare and monitor patients for and during their dental treatment, providing pre and post operative instructions as required.
To undertake the general care of the surgery including dental equipment/instruments (medical devices) and arrange any necessary repairs as required.
To ensure medical emergency drugs and equipment are available and up to date.
To provide chair side assistance and postoperative instructions during general anaesthetic sessions as required.
To provide oral health education to patients as required by the clinician
To assist the Senior Dental Nurse in the smooth running of the Dental service.
To support and assist Clinicians including all staff and Undergraduate disciplines.
To support and supervise all Apprentice Dental Nurses and Undergraduates.
About usBCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
Job responsibilitiesFor a detailed description of the role, please see attached Band 4 Qualified Dental Nurse job descriptions and person specifications.
Person SpecificationEducationEssential- Dental Nursing Qualification
- Professional Registration with General Dental Council
Desirable- Post Qualification in Concious Sedation
- Other Dental Nursing post qualifications
ExperienceEssential- Relevant experience working as part of a dental team, e.g. General Practice, Hospital, other Primary Dental Services / Community Dental Services experiencing chair side duties
Desirable- Experience of working with children, elderly, medically compromised patients, and patients with learning disabilities
Skills and KnowledgeEssential- To interact professionally with individuals
- Understand the principles of confidentiality
- Up to date knowledge in all areas of dental nursing
- Manual dexterity
- Ability to work under pressure and on own initiative
- Organisational skills
- Good general numeracy
- Good working knowledge of cross infection procedures
- Computer Skills
- Knowledge of dental procedures
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. 
