Job summary
We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a Dental Nurse to join our well-established Special Care and Paediatric Dental Service across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Are you a motivated and enthusiastic GDC-registered Dental Nurse looking to broaden your skills while working within a supportive and experienced multidisciplinary team? If so, we would love to hear from you.

What can we offer you?

• Full-time and part-time opportunities available
• Immediate start available
• A caring, calm, and patient-focused service dedicated to delivering high-quality care
• A varied and rewarding caseload where no two days are the same
• Immediate access to guidance and support from experienced colleagues
• Opportunities to develop specialist skills in conscious sedation and domiciliary dentistry
• Access to ongoing training and development to support your CPD requirements and enhance your clinical skills

Are you?

• GDC registered?
• Experienced and confident in supporting the delivery of NHS dental care?
• Flexible, compassionate and committed to delivering person-centred care?
• Keen to learn new skills and contribute to a supportive team?

If you are committed to delivering excellent patient care and are looking for a rewarding role within a specialist dental service, we would welcome your application.

Please note: Due to budgetary constraints, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK and be able to work without employer sponsorship.

Main duties of the job
Participate in clinical and surgical procedures, providing chaperone and clinical support to Dental Officer and Dental Therapist. Ensure the smooth running of clinics and provide cover in other areas of the service in case of staff leave or absence, often at short notice.

Provide advice on oral hygiene and peri-operative care; and provide personal care associated with surgical procedures.

Operate specialist dental equipment as prescribed by Dental Officer and Dental Therapist. Ensure all medical devices have had the routine daily/weekly monthly checks completed and documented prior to use.

Carry out routine daily weekly and monthly checks to ensure emergency drugs and resuscitation equipment is in date and working. Ensure all documentation has been completed.

Ensure the dental environment is kept clean and free of clutter, ensuring dental materials are in date, stocks replenished and medicines are stored in accordance with Trust Policy.

Comply with Trust arrangements for mandatory/essential training and Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Take responsibility for CPD to meet registration requirements of General Dental Council.

Undertake appropriate CPD within specialty area.

About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence.

Qualifications

• Current full Registration as Dental Nurse with General Dental Council

Additional Criteria

• Full driving licence to travel to other clinics and to drive a Domiciliary van

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Contact: Lavinia Ellis, Operational Lead West Area, lavinia.ellis2@nhs.net, 07789271543

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