Senior Dental Nurse

NHS; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider seeks a Senior Dental Nurse to join their dedicated team. This role involves providing exceptional oral and maxillofacial surgical services while ensuring the highest standards of patient care. You will be responsible for preparing surgeries, assisting in complex treatments, and supervising junior staff. With a commitment to improving health outcomes for the community, this position offers a dynamic work environment where your contributions will significantly impact patient care. Join a team that values compassion, accountability, and respect, and enjoy a range of benefits including flexible working and generous leave.

Benefits

Flexible working

27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS Pension Scheme

Free eye tests and health checks

Gym discount

Free bicycle loan scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Support with stress and bereavement

Qualifications

• Full GDC registration required for practice.
• Specialist clinical experience in Oral Surgery and Orthodontics.

Responsibilities

• Clean and prepare surgeries to maintain infection standards.
• Assist clinicians in maxillofacial and orthodontic treatments.
• Monitor patients post-operatively and provide clinical advice.

Skills

Oral Surgery

Orthodontics

Patient Care

Clinical Advice

Education

Full GDC Registration

National Examination for Dental Surgery Assistants

Post Qualification Certificate in Dental Sedation Nursing

Post Qualification Certificate in Dental Health

Post Qualification Certificate in Orthodontic Nursing

Post Qualification Certificate in Radiography

Job description

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Dental Nurse Band 5 23 hours Permanent

To work as part of the Team to provide an efficient Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Orthodontic Service to the Trust.

Deputize for manager in her absence, maintaining supplies and service delivery.

Training and supervision of junior staff, new employees to the department.

To always act in a manner consistent with the GDC Code of Professional conduct carrying out his/her duties in accordance with the Trust policies and procedures.

Main duties of the job

• Clean and prepare surgeries to establish and maintain suitable cross infection standards, and preparation of sterile trolleys for individual procedures.
• Establish patient's medical records prior to commencement of the clinic.
• Assisting clinicians in specialist treatment of maxillofacial and orthodontic patients. Carry out treatment and assist in the supervision of patients until they are fit to leave the premises.
• Assist with invasive day procedure, which requires contact with blood/body fluids, including treatment of sedated patients using local anesthetic.
• Accompany the specialty Dr when carrying out treatment in other departments. ward visits, operating theatres, HDU (Sectioned patients).
• Assist in the treatment of patients with facial and oral cancers.
• Monitoring patients post-operatively.
• Instruct patients in all clinical advice prior to and after surgery.

About us

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• oFull GDC registration
• oThe National Examination for Dental Surgery Assistants
• oPost Qualification Certificate in Dental Sedation Nursing
• oPost Qualification Certificate in Dental Health
• oPost Qualification Certificate in Orthodontic Nursing
• oPost Qualification Certificate in Radiography

Experience

• oSpecialist clinical experience in Oral Surgery and Orthodontics.

Knowledge

• oKnowledge of NHS.
• oAble to give expert clinical advice to patients in absence of clinicians

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.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

£29,970 to £36,483 a yearPro-rata per annum