Band 5 Specialist Implant Dental Nurse

Job overview

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Are you looking for a new exciting career within the NHS and want to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment? Are you patient focussed and want to deliver high quality dental care?

We are seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic and hard working Band 5 Specialist Implant Dental Nurse to join the Restorative 2 nursing team at Birmingham Dental Hospital.

The post holder will need to hold a post qualification in Implant Nursing and should be able to evidence CPD and Implant Case Log.

Working Days: Wednesday and Thursday

The post holder is expected to work between Monday to Saturday between the hours of 08:00 to 20:00 to support the service need.

• To work flexibly within a dental team providing high quality care to a wide spectrum of patients across localities within the Dental Service, based at Birmingham Dental Hospital (BDH) and Community Dental Services (CDS) including Mobile Clinics and/or additional external sites as required. Dental Nurses will be expected to work flexibly across the Dental Hospital and within our outreach sites. To provide chair side assistance to clinicians within the dental service. To carry out clerical and administrative duties to ensure efficient operation of the clinic/department.

Main duties of the job

• Maintain a high standard of patient care and confidentiality within all dental clinics throughout the service.
• To prepare and monitor patients for and during their dental treatment, providing pre and post operative instructions as required.
• To undertake the general care of the surgery including dental equipment/instruments (medical devices) and arrange any necessary repairs as required.
• To ensure medical emergency drugs and equipment are available and up to date.
• To provide chair side assistance and postoperative instructions as required.
• To provide oral health education to patients as required by the clinician.
• To assist the Senior Dental Nurse in the smooth running of the Dental service.
• To support and assist clinicians including all student disciplines.
• To support and supervise all apprentice nurses, undergraduate groups.
• Stock control/rotation and the ordering of dental consumables as required from appropriate suppliers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a detailed description of the role, please see attached Band 5 Specialist Dental Nurse job description and person specification

Applicant requirements

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.