Band 5 RA Specialist Dental Nurse

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

The Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialist Dental Nurse to support patient pathways within a multi-disciplinary team. This role involves maintaining high-quality patient care, managing stock, and ensuring adherence to trust policies, while providing clinical nursing support in dental specialties. The position is temporary for 12 months, with a working day on Tuesday based in Birmingham.

Qualifications

• Must hold a Dental Sedation Certificate (IHS).
• Up to date with Sedation training.
• Ability to supply a CPD log relating to Sedation.

Responsibilities

• Support clinical management of dental specialty.
• Deliver high-quality nursing support across clinical sites.
• Maintain patient care and confidentiality.

Skills

Flexible

Clinical Management

Stock Control

Education

Dental Sedation Certificate

Job description

Are you looking for a new and exciting position to support patient pathways and clinical excellence?

We are seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic and forward thinking Specialist Dental Nurse to join the Birmingham Community Dental Nursing team . We are a multi-disciplinary team that carry out a variety of different dental treatments under local anaesthetic, conscious sedation and general anaesthesia.

We Are Looking To Recruit To The Post Below

Band 5 RA Sedation Specialist Dental Nurse

7.5 hours / 0.2 WTE – Temporary for 12 months.

Working day to be Tuesday. Based in the Birmingham locality at the Richmond Health Centre.

The post-holder must hold a Dental Sedation Certificate (IHS), be up to date with Sedation training and able to supply a copy of their CPD log relating to their Sedation specialism.

The post-holder must be flexible as travel to other sites/locations within the division may be required.

The Post Holder will support the clinical management of the dental specialty and ensure the provision of a high standard of patient care and that all Trust policies and procedures are adhered to.

Delivery of high-quality clinical nursing support for the specialties across Dental Services Division clinical sites to respond to the complex needs of the patients that meet the specialty criteria.

Maintain a high standard of patient care and confidentiality within all dental clinics throughout the service and manage patients with complex dental, social and medical needs

Stock control/rotation and the ordering of dental consumables as required from appropriate suppliers.

Prepare and maintain specialised dental equipment and dispose of clinical waste including bodily fluids.

Support recording of patient pre-operative assessments. E.g. height weight and blood pressure

Carry out any other duties relevant to this role specified by the Dental Nurse Manager and/or Dental Nurse Tutor(s)

Provide clinical nursing support for radiography within the department to support the clinical patient pathway.

Identify relevant staff & student who require additional training within the specialty & escalate as appropriate

Support the School of Dental Nursing, University of Birmingham, School of Hygiene and Therapy and relevant Heads of Service to provide team training for all disciplines.

Adhere to procedures to support and maintaining achieving national targets of compliance.

Ensure to implement agreed, local Divisional and Trust Policies.

Implement outcomes in respect of Clinical Governance & Quality Improvement relating to the specialty.

BCHC 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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Beverly Taylor Job title: Dental Nurse Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07872415383

There will be some virtual open evening sessions running between at 17:15 to 17:45 on the following dates:

Wednesday 21 May

Monday 26 May

Tuesday 27 May

Wednesday 28 May

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