Dental Nurse

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust; Stockport; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice schemes

NHS Staff discounts

Stockport Credit Union

Job summary

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated Registered Dental Nurse to join the Maxillofacial Department in Outpatients. Two part-time positions are available with flexible hours to meet service needs.

The role spans Orthodontics, Oral Surgery clinics, and theatre support, with opportunities for off-site skill development within the team. You will work Monday-Friday 8am-4pm with possible weekend shifts to meet service requirements, and you’ll contribute to high-quality patient care in

Qualifications

• Must be a registered Dental Nurse with current GDC registration.
• Excellent communication skills with patients and colleagues.
• Flexibility to meet service needs and learn new skills.

Responsibilities

• Work in Outpatient Oral Surgery clinics and Orthodontics.
• Assist in theatre scrubbing and nurse-led clinics.
• Carry out clerical tasks and maintain patient records.
• Provide Oral Health advice and take alginate impressions.

Skills

Communication skills

Flexibility

Teamwork

Education

Registered Dental Nurse (GDC registered)

Job description

Band 4 – Registered Dental Nurse.

2 part time positions

The Maxillofacial Department based in Outpatients; Stockport NHS Foundation trust are seeking a motivated, enthusiastic, outgoing registered Dental Nurse to join our specialist team.

We are an extremely hard working, committed, friendly team ensuring the highest quality of care is delivered to our patients.

Applicant must have a flexible approach to working hours to meet the needs of our service users, we provide specialist care and services across our speciality in and around the Stockport and surrounding boroughs . Our Clinics currently run Monday-Friday between the hours of 8am and 16pm, with additional weekends if needed to meet service requirements.

There are lots of new and exciting changes taking place across the speciality and staff recruited will have the opportunity to work off site to develop their skills and learn new skills with the existing team. Please note that this may not be in the Borough of Stockport

A Positive learning approach to new skills is mandatory we partake in Venepuncture, Orthodontic, Nurse-Led Clinics and Theatre scrubbing/ assisting.

Opportunities for personal and professional development within the trust, Opportunities to support you with your CPD Requirements with full support from the senior dental nurse and management.

Main Duties include Working in Outpatient Oral Surgery clinics, Orthodontics, Nurse-Led clinics, Scrubbing in Main Theatres and Assisting and scrubbing in our own Operating theatre ensuring high, quality care is met in line with the GDC Regulations and trust policies.

To carry out clerical tasks as required within the role such as orthodontic model boxes, uploading patient photographs.

To carry out duties as required and be able to work independently within the dental department and theatre areas.

To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team providing specialist practical skills and theoretical knowledge across a wide range of Orthodontic and Maxillofacial procedures in accordance with the British Dental Association (BDA) and British Orthodontic Society (BOS) recommendations.

To be accountable for your dental nurse registration and ensuring you complete all of the relevant CPD in line with the GDC recommendations.

To have excellent communication skills with patients, careers, support services and clinical colleagues dealing with exposure to highly distressing or emotional circumstances.

Rotation within the Maxillofacial Department which includes Oral Surgery, Orthodontics, Theatre's and Consultant Led Nurse-Led Clinics.

Consultant Led Nurse-Led Clinics including taking alginate impressions, taking clinical photographs and consent from patients and providing Oral Health advice.

With new and exciting changes taking place across the Division, new starters will have the opportunity to work off site to develop and learn new skills.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Claire Hardman Job title: Band 7 Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01614190158