Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Nurse

Transformationunitgm; Winchester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS trust in a fulfilling role as an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Nurse. You will provide essential patient care in a dynamic team environment, supporting both surgical and clinical duties. This role emphasizes quality patient interactions and requires strong organizational and communication skills to facilitate the best care. With a commitment to continuous staff development and flexible working options, this position offers a unique opportunity to grow professionally while impacting patients’ lives positively.

Qualifications

• Registered Dental Nurse with GDC required.
• Experience in a clinical setting preferred.
• Well-organized, able to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Assist consultants and maintain patient care standards.
• Prepare clinical areas with necessary equipment.
• Support maxillofacial theatre lists.

Skills

Communication

Organisational Skills

Teamwork

IT Skills

Dexterity

Education

Registered Dental Nurse with GDC

NEBDN qualification

5 GCSE's or equivalent

Certificate in Conscious Sedation

Job description

Employer Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site RHCH, OMFS/Orthodontics department Butterfield wing Town Winchester Salary £26,530 - £29,114 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 12/06/2025 08:00

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Nurse

Band 4

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

Job overview

A wonderful opportunity has arisen for a Dental nurse to work full time in our growing oral and maxillofacial surgery department and support the remaining Head and Neck specialities such as ophthalmology and ENT as needed. The ideal person will be an enthusiastic hard working person. In addition to this, excellent communication skills are essential, as is the love of people and a willingness to put the patient at the centre of all they do.

This role is for a highly motivated individual who is able to understand patients with dental phobias and complex needs. Working well within a team, communication, organisational and dexterity skills are key to this role.

The main site for this role is the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, however there may be a need to work across site to support staffing in Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital.

Main duties of the job

• To be responsible for providing assistance to the consultants and colleagues in all specialties.
• To assist and maintain efficient and effective care of patients in line with best practice and current guidelines.
• To ensure the highest standards of hygiene is always maintained in line with Trust guidelines and policies.
• To prepare clinical areas with specialist equipment and supplies ready for the Consultant clinic team. Along with preparing clinics in advance to ensure an organised smooth-running department as possible, which will include checking results have been received in time resulting in communication with other departments being required from time to time.
• Supporting Maxillofacial theatre lists in Treatment centre.
• If appropriately qualified carry out dental radiological examinations as indicated and adhering to the Radiological Guidelines.

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful applicant will assist with the day to day running of the department and provide chairside support, so that a high quality, efficient patient care is delivered at all times, whilst ensuring compliance is maintained to a gold standard.

If you would like to look around the department or to discuss this role, please contact the lead dental nurse to arrange.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

• Registered Dental Nurse with GDC
• NEBDN qualification or an appropriate professional qualification or equivalent
• 5 GCSE’s or equivalent
• Certificate in conscious sedation/Award in IV sedation

Experience & Knowledge

• Experience of working in a clinical setting
• Able to demonstrate current knowledge and identify own learning needs
• Current/previous experience in either hospital or community setting
• Experience of working in the specialty

Skills & Ability

• Excellent communication skills with effective interpersonal skills
• Well organised, able to prioritise
• Good listener, ability to give people full attention
• Ability to work as part of a team with the professional approach towards work and colleagues
• IT Skills
• Ability to work under own initiative without direct supervision being proactive

Other Specific Requirements

• Calm under pressure
• Able to interact confidently with all levels of staff
• Motivated and trustworthy
• Driving License
• Able to work with the department in a flexible pattern to meet service needs
• Demonstrate willingness to learn new skills being adaptable to change
• Responds positively to constructive feedback

Our commitment to you:

We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

The paperwork:

• HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first – as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.
• Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
• All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
• In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
• This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.