Dental Nurse | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Knowsley; Sur place; GBP 114 000 - 151 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a Dental Nurse to support the dental team at River Alt and other settings across Liverpool, Knowsley and Sefton. This clinic-based role involves assisting clinicians, preparing surgeries and delivering pre- and post-operative instructions for a wide range of treatments for children and adults.

The post may include duties at neighbouring clinics for holiday relief or temporary redeployment, with responsibilities spanning record

Qualifications

• Qualified dental nurse with clinical experience in a dental setting.
• Ability to work as part of a team and follow Trust policies.

Responsabilités

• Preparation of surgery for all dental procedures.
• Decontamination processes in line with HTM01-05.
• Medical emergency support when required.
• Triage of patients attending for emergency treatment.
• Management of children and adults attending the clinics.
• Providing patients with pre- and post-operative instructions.
• Care and maintenance of equipment in the dental environment and liaising with contractors.
• Maintaining stock levels and ordering when required.
• Provide cover for colleagues across locations when needed.
• Adhere to organisational policies and procedures.

Description du poste

Dental Nurse | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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.

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.

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

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

£113,565 - £150,569 Plus 7.5% R&R payment (non contractual) and 1% on call

£113,565 - £150,569 per annum pro rata plus 7.5% R&R premia and on call supplement