Dental Nurse

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dental nurse to provide support across the River Alt dental clinic and other settings in Liverpool, Knowsley and Sefton. The role involves assisting clinicians, recording treatments, preparation of surgery, decontamination, and patient instruction while maintaining accurate records and liaising with other professionals.

You must hold the national qualification for dental nurses and be on the GDC register; good communication and IT skills are

Qualifications

• Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivation and ability to manage own work.
• IT literate and proficient with computers.
• Ability to work across boundaries and travel between sites.
• Willingness to travel around community settings.

Responsibilities

• Support clinicians with all dental treatments and record treatment details.
• Prepare surgery for procedures and ensure decontamination per HTM01-05.
• Provide medical emergency support if required.
• Triage patients for emergency treatment.
• Manage clinics for children and adults.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Self-management

IT literate

Transport required

Cross-boundaries

Education

National qualification for dental nurses or equivalent and on GDC register

Job description

To provide dental nurse support when required by the Service and to assist in the full range of dental care provided to patients of the Personal Dental Service.To support the dental team in the provision of dental care at River Alt and other settings across Liverpool, Knowsley and Sefton, i.e. dental departments within health centres as required. This post will be primarily covering River Alt dental clinic

This will include a wide range of treatments for a broad patient base which includes children and adults

The post is clinic based. The post holder may be asked to undertake duties in neighbouring clinics when required for holiday or sickness relief or temporary redeployment.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have responsibility for participating as a key member of the dental team and other agencies to promote and maintain the dental health and wellbeing of our patients.

Contribute to the development of policies and services to reflect the needs of the local population.

Report and record incidents as per Trust protocols and procedures.

Deliver pre- and post-operative instructions for various treatments as required by the clinician.

Implement accurate paper and electronic record keeping processes as per Trust policies and procedures.

Work in partnership with other professionals to ensure patients are treated in the appropriate environment.

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles

Job responsibilities

Supporting our clinicians with all treatmentses. Recording of treatment, including charting from the clinicians instructions and other administrative tasks in line with the role.

Preparation of surgery for all dental procedures.Decontamination processes in line with HTM01-05.Medical emergency support if and when required in event of a medical emergency.Triage of patients attending for emergency treatment as and when required.Management of children and adults attending the clinics.

Providing the patient with pre and post-operative instructions

Care and minor maintenance of equipment utilised within the dental environment. Contacting relevant contractors in event of breakdown.

Liaising with various disciplines when required to ensure the best outcome for our patients.

Maintaining stock levels and ordering when required.When necessary, the post holder will be expected to provide cover for colleagues across various locations. The post holder will adhere to the policies and procedures of the organisation

Person Specification

Skills

• Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills
• Self-management and motivation skills
• IT literate
• Ability to work across boundaries
• Must be able to transport self around the community

Qualifications

• National qualification for dental nurses or equivalent and on GDC register

Experience

• Experience in extended dental nurse role (e.g. radiography)

Knowledge

• Understanding of partnership working
• Understanding of the principles of care management
• Awareness of factors that contribute to good health and the importance of promoting these in line with organisational public health policy
• Evidence of being able to communicate complex information and advice on healthcare to patients/clients, carers and colleagues

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.

£28,392 to £31,157 a yearpro rata / per annum