Registered Dental Nurse

HealthJobs Ltd; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Registered Dental Nurse at the Dental Hospital. You must be registered with the GDC and hold a recognised dental nurse qualification.

The role requires a highly motivated individual with excellent clinical and communication skills, capable of working with minimal supervision. You will support undergraduate and postgraduate students during dental procedures, manage treatment records, prepare materials and instruments,

Qualifications

• Must be registered with the General Dental Council (GDC) and hold a recognised dental nurse qualification.
• Excellent clinical and communication skills are essential.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and use initiative.

Responsibilities

• Support undergraduate and postgraduate students during dental procedures.
• Record treatment and other clerical work.
• Prepare filling materials, impression materials, instruments, dressings and syringes.
• Maintain infection prevention and control in the treatment area.
• Assist with emergencies and with investigations including x-ray procedures and blood tests.
• Provide pre- and post-operative instructions to patients.

Skills

GDC registration

Dental nurse qualification

Excellent communication

Education

Dental nurse qualification

GDC registration

Job description

Job overview

Liverpool University Dental Hospital provides dental care across all specialities through undergraduate, postgraduate and specialist service activity.

Applications are invited for the post of Registered Dental Nurse within the Dental Hospital. Applicants must be registered with the General Dental Council and hold a recognised dental nurse qualification. The successful candidate will be a highly motivated individual with excellent clinical and communication skills.

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To provide the highest quality of nursing care, to all staff and students within the trust.

Carry out the duties in such a way as to make a direct and positive contribution to the organisation.

The Dental Nurse will be expected to work with minimum of supervision, using their own initiative.

Working for our organisation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.

Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.

Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year.

Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Supporting undergraduate and postgraduate students during dental procedures.
• Recording of treatment and other associated clerical work.
• Preparation of filling materials, impression materials, instruments, equipment, dressings and syringes.
• Ensuring the treatment area is clean and tidy, adhering to infection prevention and control procedures.
• Clearing away used instruments and materials at the end of treatment.
• Assisting with medical emergencies in line with GDC scope of practice.
• Assisting clinics with investigations e.g. x-ray procedures, blood tests and bacteriological tests.
• Receiving patients attending for emergency treatment and triaging as appropriate.
• Providing the patient with pre- and post-operative instructions and ensuring that the instructions are fully understood.
• Care and minor maintenance of equipment utilised within the dental environment.
• Assisting with all methods of treatment and surgical procedures and working in any area of the hospital when necessary.
• Communicating with other departments within the Hospital when necessary, ensuring that follow-up treatment is arranged.
• Maintaining stock, clearing cupboards and checking expiry dates on bottles and re-ordering stock as necessary.
• The post holder shall, as necessary, provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues.
• The post holder shall follow all the policies and procedures of the organisation.

Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.

Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist.

Candidatesapplying for the role of Healthcare Assistant on the staff bank should note that due to the nature of the role, workers must be aged 18 or above when commencing in post. Applicants are therefore welcome from those aged over 18 or within 3 months’ of their 18th birthday.

The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.

The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.

Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £26.50 (standard disclosure) or £54.50 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment.

From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults’ policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.

Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation.

All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action.

As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.

Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.