Senior Dental Nurse

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust is seeking a band 5 dental nurse to join their undergraduate department. This role offers a unique opportunity to support dental students while managing band 4 dental nurses. A successful candidate will leverage significant experience to excel in clinical and administrative duties within a collaborative healthcare environment.

Benefits

Staff benefits and training packages

Support for post-qualification training

Qualifications

• Experienced as a band 4 dental nurse required.
• Registered with GDC is mandatory.
• Ability to deputise for Dental Nurse Manager.

Responsibilities

• Support clinical services and students in a mouthcare programme.
• Provide line management for band 4 nurses.
• Develop in-depth knowledge of mouthcare matters.

Skills

Teamwork

Clinical procedures knowledge

Supervision

Education

NEBDN or equivalent professional qualification

NEBBN or BDA oral health qualification

Post Qualification Certificate

Job description

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We are currently recruiting a band 5 dental nurse to work in our undergraduate department supporting our dental students’ clinical teams and students. The post is a fixed term post for 9 months. This is an exciting opportunity for a dental nurse looking to expand their experience. The successful candidates will have significant experience as a band 4 nurse.

This role will include working in all areas of the dental network and will be a 80:20 split of clinical and admin. The successful candidate will be a line manager to our band 4 dental nurses.

This is an ideal career opportunity for anyone who is looking for a new challenge. This is an ideal career opportunity for anyone looking to develop their existing skills and be part of our internationally renowned teaching hospital in east London.

In becoming a Barts Health employee you will be joining an organisation in which safe and compassionate care is at the heart of all we do, this also includes our staff. We have numerous staff benefits as well as providing subscription to a training package which supports our Dental Nurses in completing their annual GDC eCPD. We are also supportive of our employees that wish to complete post qualifications within their speciality.

Candidates must have a good level of experience working as a band 4 Qualified Dental Nurse. Registration with the GDC is mandatory.

Main duties of the job

·To support the clinical services and Students to deliver a mouthcare programme for in hospital in patients.

·Ensure the mouthcare programme runs efficiently and effectively and the students are supported.

·To ensure a Quality Assurance program is undertaken within the service

·Provide training to clinical staff on the use of equipment on site

·Provide assistance to a team of HAS’s and hygiene/ theraphy students while they carry out mouthcare for our patients

·To provide high quality chairside support to all clinicians and ensure that the standard of all dental nursing care is of the highest order and in line with Trust Policies and Procedures

·Support the Lead Dental Nurses, Qualified Dental Nurses and Student Dental Nurses to undertake practical training and induction for band 4 nurses and HCA’s

·Provide direct line management to band 4 nurses including, sickness management, annual leave, appraisal, performance management and day to day management of their welfare.

·Carry out witness training and support trainees with their Record of Experience

·Develop an in-depth knowledge of mouthcare matters within the hospital

·Champion service improvement for your clinical area

·Responsibility for designated areas of clinical operations and other areas of activity as required

·Provide support to the dental nurse managers in the recruitment process

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NEBDN and/or an appropriate professional qualification or equivalent.
• NEBBN or BDA oral health qualification
• Post Qualification Certificate.

Experience

• Significant experience as a band 4 dental nurse.
• Ability to work as part of a team with a professional approach towards work and colleagues.
• Previous experience of working in a hospital setting.
• Responsibility for clinical activities appropriate to department
• Responsibility for maintaining stock levels and ordering where appropriate.
• Supervision and mentoring of dental nurses and trainee dental nurses and their work within a clinical environment.

Knowledge

• Ability to deputise for the Dental Nurse Manager.
• Knowledge of range of dental nursing procedures acquired through training and experience.
• Registered as a witness on the NEBDN Diploma in Dental Nursing programme (or be working towards this).