Dental Nurse - Oral Health Directorate

NHS National Services Scotland; Scotland; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A large healthcare provider in Scotland is seeking a dental nurse to work within a multi-professional team. The role involves ensuring high standards of care for a defined patient group, which includes assisting in setting and evaluating dental nursing practices. This is a 9-month contract aimed at improving oral health services. Candidates should be aware of the commitment to providing authentic responses in applications.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the setting, implementation and evaluation of standards of dental nursing practice.
• Responsible to the Dental Nurse Team Leader for professional management work review and formal appraisal of performance.
• Participate in cross department cover (including other hospital sites) when required.

Job description

Overview

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

Role purpose / Responsibilities

To work within the dental nursing and multi-professional team to ensure a high standard of care to a defined patient group. Competently perform the necessary technical and physical aspects of care for this defined patient group. This includes patients who are medically compromised and those with additional support needs. These duties will include, but not be exclusive of:

• Assist in the setting, implementation and evaluation of standards of dental nursing practice.


• Responsible to the Dental Nurse Team Leader for professional management work review and formal appraisal of performance.


• Responsible to the Dental Nurse Team Leader for clinical guidance.


• Participate in cross department cover (including other hospital sites) when required.

Oral Health Directorate

The post sits within the Oral Health Directorate. The Oral Health Directorate is hosted within the East Dunbartonshire Health & Social Care Partnership (HSCP) and comprises a single NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde (NHS GGC) Board wide organisation structure incorporating:

• General Dental Services


• Public Dental Service


• Secondary Care Dental Services


• Dental Public Health


• Oral Health Improvement

This is a 9 month contract.

Informal contact: Stephanie Best ([e-mail], 0141 211 9763)

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde- NHS Scotland encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

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