Dental / Orthodontic Nurse (Bank)

Work Learn Live Blmk; Bedford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust as a Dental / Orthodontic Nurse in Bedford, providing high-quality patient care in a Private Orthodontics Clinic. The role offers flexible evening shifts, ideal for those with daytime commitments. Applicants should be qualified Dental or Orthodontic nurses with strong communication skills and a passion for patient care.

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified Dental or Orthodontic nurse.
• Good communication skills and enthusiasm required.
• Previous Orthodontic Nursing experience is not essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical knowledge and skills in the private orthodontic clinic.
• Assist in patient care and ensure compliance with GDC guidelines.
• Act as a role model and support clinical governance.

Skills

Communication skills

Dental nursing skills

Enthusiasm

Education

Qualified Dental Nurse

Qualified Orthodontic Nurse

Job description

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Dental / Orthodontic Nurse (Bank)

The closing date is 30 May 2025

The post-holder will be part of a team, working in a Private Orthodontics Clinic at Bedford Hospital, as required, providing high quality patient care exclusively in the Orthodontic Private Clinic.

Applicants can either be qualified Dental nurse or a qualified Orthodontic nurse.

The post holder must have good communication skills, be enthusiastic, have good dental nursing skills

The Private Orthodontic Clinic runs on Thursday and Friday evenings only (and so it is feasible to work with our clinic if you have a daytime nursing commitment);

The commitment to evening nursing sessions is very flexible - you can offer as many or few sessions as suits your timetable.

Main duties of the job

• To provide clinical knowledge, skills and assistance in the private orthodontic clinic
• To provide information to patients and relatives in a sensitive manner
• To acknowledge clinical limitations, seek advice appropriately and act in a professional manner in accordance with the relevant guidelines.
• To ensure GDC guidelines are followed
• To be aware of emergency and resuscitation procedures and comply with mandatory training on an annual basis as per the policy.
• Ensure that practice is evidence based
• Ensure that all local and Trust wide policies and guidelines are complied with at all times.
• Ensure that clinical and non-clinical risks and complaints are identified, assessed and appropriately reported and acted on.
• To ensure correct policies and procedures are followed in relation to decontamination and SSD of equipment.
• To assist in the development of a culture which promotes and supports Clinical Governance within the Trust.
• To act as a role model at all times.

About us

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology.

Our Values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will be part of a team, working in a Private Orthodontics Clinic at Bedford Hospital, as required, providing high quality patient care exclusively in the Orthodontic Private Clinic within Bedford Hospital.

The post holder must have good communication skills, be enthusiastic, with good dental nursing skills

The Private Orthodontic Clinic runs on Thursday and Friday evenings only (and so it is feasible to work with our clinic if you have a daytime nursing commitment);

The commitment to evening nursing sessions is very flexible you can offer as many or few sessions as suits your timetable.

Main Responsibilities:

• To provide clinical knowledge, skills and assistance in the private orthodontic clinic - as a Registered Dental Nurse, to provide clinical support to an Orthodontist and an Orthodontic Therapist(Previous Orthodontic Nursing experience is not essential)
• To provide information to patients and relatives in a sensitive manner
• To acknowledge clinical limitations, seek advice appropriately and act in a professional manner in accordance with the relevant guidelines.
• To ensure GDC guidelines are followed
• To be aware of emergency and resuscitation procedures and comply with mandatory training on an annual basis as per the policy.
• Ensure that practice is evidence based.
• Ensure that all local and Trust wide policies and guidelines are complied with at all times.
• Ensure that clinical and non-clinical risks and complaints are identified, assessed and appropriately reported and acted on.
• To ensure correct policies and procedures are followed in relation to decontamination and SSD of equipment.
• To assist in the development of a culture which promotes and supports Clinical Governance within the Trust.
• To act as a role model at all time

Person Specification

Experience

• Experienced Dental Nurse
• Previous Orthodontic Nursing Experience

Qualifications

Knowledge

• regular CPD can be evidenced

Personal skills

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.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£26,530 to £29,114 a yearpro rata ( paid per session)