Dental Nurse

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board; Pontyclun; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health board in Wales is seeking a Dental Nurse to provide high quality care in a busy Maxillofacial Department. Responsibilities include assisting dental practitioners and delivering important patient instructions. Candidate with basic Welsh speaking skills will be preferred. This position offers an opportunity to make a significant impact in patient care within the NHS framework.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing dental nurse care across various specialties.
• Ability to participate in evidence-based care delivery.
• Capability to assist dental practitioners in four-handed dentistry.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality dental nurse care across a broad range of specialities.
• Participate in delivery of consistency and continuity in quality of care.
• Deliver pre and post-treatment instructions to patients.

Skills

High quality dental nurse care

Evidence based care delivery

Basic Welsh Speaking & Listening skills

Job description

The post is that of a Dental Nurse and the post holder will be expected to undertake duties in a busy Maxillofacial Department in a District General Hospital. They will carry out a range of assigned tasks involving direct and indirect care for the benefit of the patient/client in accordance with agreed protocols,

• Provide high quality dental nurse care across a broad range of specialities.
• Participate in delivery of evidence based care and to ensure consistency and continuity in the quality of care.
• To provide a safe, welcoming and compassionate environment for patients and relatives.
• Deliver pre and post treatment instructions to patients and relatives/carers.
• Assist dental practitioners in undertaking four handed dentistry.
• To support the Senior Dental Nurse in the supervision of learners and newly appointed dental nurses.

  Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn't mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn't 'fluency', just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see 'Welsh Language Guidance' in the documents right at the bottom.

  Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team