Band 5 Senior Dental Nurse

Integrated Care System; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Birmingham is seeking a permanent Band 5 Senior Dental Nurse to manage a team and ensure high-quality patient care. Candidates must be registered with the General Dental Council and have significant dental nursing experience. This role involves supporting clinical specialties and delivering relevant training. The position offers an opportunity to lead an essential health service in the community.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a wide range of dentistry.
• Relevant experience in day to day management of staff.
• Evidence of experience in service redesign.

Responsibilities

• Support the clinical specialty for high standard patient care.
• Manage a team and address clinical staffing issues.
• Deliver training and development for Dental Nurse teams.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Leadership skills

Advanced clinical skills

Clinical stock management

Education

Dental Nurse qualification

Registered with the General Dental Council

Level 3 Management Qualification

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Restorative 3 Department at Birmingham Dental Hospital for a permanent Band 5 Senior Dental Nurse.

The post holder has to be an experienced Dental Nurse who has excellent interpersonal, organisational and leadership skills and will work in close collaboration with the Dental Nurse Managers, Dental Matrons and Clinical Leads. The role will include responsibility for the management and development of the Dental Nurse Team to ensure smooth running of the service.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the clinical speciality to ensure the provision of a high standard of patient care and that all Trust policies and procedures are adhered to. This will include chairside activity as well as supporting the Dental Nurse Manager and other Senior Dental Nurses in the delivery of Dentistry training and development of the Service. They will also educate and develop dental nursing teams to respond to the complex needs of patients that meet the acceptance criteria across the service.

About us

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (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, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation 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 better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.

IMPORTANT

• Please ensure you check your Trac account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process
• Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including BUSINESS EMAIL ADDRESS, telephone contact details and postal address

Job responsibilities

Senior Dental Nurse work within a dental team providing high quality care to a wide spectrum of patients across localities within the integrated Dental Service, Birmingham Dental Hospital (BDH), Community and Mobile Clinics and /or additional external sites as required.

There is a requirement to work autonomously to manage a team and use significant discretion when clinical and staffing issues arise.

Please see the attached Job Description for detailed roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications/training

• A Dental Nurse qualification that enables registration with the General Dental Council i.e. NVQ Level 3, Level 3 Diploma in Dental Nursing or Dental Nursing National Certificate in Dental Nursing / Gained entry onto GDC register via grand-parenting (pre 2008)
• Registered with the General Dental Council
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Hold a Level 3 Management Qualification or equivalent e.g. ILM (or willing to work towards)
• Possess a recognised Post Qualification e.g. Dental Sedation Nursing, Dental Implant Nursing, Dental Radiography, Orthodontics

Experience

• Significant experience in a wide range of dentistry
• Relevant experience in day to day management of staff
• Demonstrate full commitment to supporting undergraduates to deliver high quality patient care and achieve their required educational standard
• Evidence of experience in service redesign and change of clinical financial management

Skills/knowledge

• Evidence understanding of clinical stock/budget management
• Able to lead and work as a team member
• Adaptable and responsive to change
• Evidence of advanced clinical skills

Other job requirements

• Flexibility

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.