Band 4 Qualified Dental Nurse - Stratford Hospital Base

NHS; Stratford-upon-Avon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity exists for a Band 4 Qualified Dental Nurse at Stratford Hospital. Join a supportive team focused on providing patient-centered community dentistry for individuals with complex needs. The role involves assisting in special care dentistry, ensuring high standards of care, and working within a motivated team. NHS offers competitive benefits including 27 days annual leave, flexible working, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Flexible working

Extensive in-house course learning directory

Buying and selling of annual leave

Subsidised restaurant

Generous subsidised on-site parking

Qualifications

• Experience of working within the NHS as a Qualified Dental Nurse.
• Experience with patients with special care requirements.
• Ability to motivate others.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the provision of special care and paediatric dentistry.
• Provide close support dental nursing duties to clinicians.
• Support general anaesthetic and sedation services.

Skills

Good organizational skills

Time management skills

Ability to work under pressure

Flexible approach

Enthusiastic and motivated

Education

Registered with the GDC

Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Job description

Band 4 Qualified Dental Nurse - Stratford Hospital Base

Band 4 Qualified Dental Nurse - Stratford Hospital Base

37.5 hours per week

Permanent

**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **

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A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

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We have an exciting opportunity to join the friendly, motivated Coventry & Warwickshire Community Special Care Dental Service based in Stratford Hospital.

The service also comprises an Oral Health Promotion team, a domiciliary service, sedation service and provides regular GA sessions at University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire & George Eliot Hospitals.

This post holder will have the opportunity to assist in the provision of special care and paediatric dentistry, incorporating Inhalation and IV Sedation, General Anaesthetic sessions and domiciliary care.

The Community Dental Services are based across Coventry & Warwickshire. The service currently operates Monday - Friday.

Main duties of the job

We require an enthusiastic and conscientious Dental Nurse to join our professional and supportive team of Dentists, Dental Therapists and Dental Nurses to provide patient focused community dentistry for people with more complex needs and conditions.

We are recruiting for a Full time Permanent post; for 37.5 hours, but would be willing to discuss part time or flexible working.

The successful candidates will bebased at Stratford Hospital.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are required for this post.

You will be responsible for assisting the clinician in the day-to-day running of the surgery working under the supervision of the Senior/Specialist Dental Nurses, Governance and Operational Leads.

About us

Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' taking centre stage. An ever evolving clinically- led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive health services delivered by inspiring and compassionate staff who share our corporate values:

Excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits: 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

Job responsibilities

As a Dental Nurse you will be working within the Community for the Warwickshire Special Care Dental Services and will be responsible for providing close support dental nursing duties to clinicians at your base site and also a variety of clinics throughout Warwickshire; to enable a full range of special care dentistry provision for our client groups. There may also be an opportunity to support the general anaesthetic and sedation services.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are required for this post. Experience in General Dental Practice is desirable.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Person Specification

Experience and Knowledge

• Experience of working within the NHS and as a Qualified Dental Nurse
• Working with patients with special care requirements, medically compromised and phobic or high risk.
• Working with patients with special care requirements, medically compromised and phobic or high risk.

Qualification and Professional Training

• Registered with the GDC
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Skills and Abilities

• Good organizational and time management skills
• Ability to work under pressure, to tight deadlines
• Flexible approach
• Enthusiastic and motivated with the ability to motivate others

Trust Values

• Effective Open Communication
• Excellence and safety in all that we do
• Challenge but support
• Expect respect and dignity
• Local healthcare that inspires confidence

Personal Qualities

• Flexible and innovative
• Friendly and co-operative

Other

• Willing to attend occasional meetings at all Trust sites

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.