Dental Nurse

HealthJobs Ltd; Carshalton; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 17,000; Part time

Job summary

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group is seeking a part-time Dental Nurse in Maxillofacial for 22.5 hours per week, Mon to Sat, Band 4. You will join the busy Paediatric Dentistry, Orthodontic and Oral & Maxillofacial outpatient departments at St Helier Hospital.

The role requires GDC registration and a recognised dental nurse qualification; an Inhalation Sedation Certificate is desirable and training will be supplied.

Qualifications

• Applicants must hold GDC registration and a recognised dental nurse qualification.
• Inhalation Sedation Certificate desirable; training will be supplied.
• Experience in a hospital setting would be advantageous; full induction provided.

Responsibilities

• Assist in Paediatric restorative dentistry and orthodontics.
• Carry out inhalation sedation procedures.
• Support Paediatric GA lists and outpatient clinics (adults and children).
• Contribute to adult/maxillofacial surgery clinics.
• Provide high standard of care: assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
• Supervise junior staff and ensure a safe working environment.

Skills

GDC registration

Dental nurse qualification

Inhalation sedation (desirable)

Job description

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.

Job overview

Dental Nurse - Maxillofacial

Band 4 - Part-time (22.5 hours per week, Mon to Sat)

Are you an experienced and motivated Dental Nurse, with excellent communication skills and a passion for delivering exemplary dental health care to your patients?

If so, the busy Paediatric Dentistry, Orthodontic and Oral & Maxillofacial outpatient department, at St Helier Hospital, are looking for a part time Dental Nurse able to work 22.5 hours per week.

We are hoping to recruit an enthusiastic, adaptable, self-motivated dental nurse with excellent personal, communication & clinical skills who works well in a team environment

• Applicants must hold professional General Dental Council registration and a recognised dental nurse qualification.
• An Inhalation Sedation Certificate would also be desirable but not essential as the training will supplied.
• Experience in a hospital setting would be advantageous but again, a full induction will be give

If this sounds like an exciting opportunity to you, then we'd love to hear from you and/or received your application…

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The duties of the role will include:

• Paediatric restorative Dentistry
• Inhalation sedation
• Orthodontics
• Paediatric General Anaesthetic lists
• Outpatient clinics- Adult & Paediatric
• Adult Oral/maxillofacial Surgery

The post holder will provide a high standard ofcare by:

• Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of patient care
• Working closely with the department/ward manager, and multi-disciplinary team members, in monitoring and maintaining policies, standards of nursing care, staff and service development within the department/ward environment
• Carry out all relevant forms of care under supervision and when proficient, demonstrate procedures of care; supervise junior qualified and/or unqualified staff including student nurses, all whilst maintaining a safe working environment.

Working for our organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Dental Nurse role at Epsom and St Helier.

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