Dental Nurse, Community Dental Service

Job overview

The post holder will provide a comprehensive range of dental nurse skills to support clinicians in the provision of quality dental care to all groups of patients.

The post holder will provide clinical and chair side support to clinicians within the Primary Care Salaried Dental Service for CDS/DTU (Community Dental Service & Dental Teaching Unit), whilst be expected to have an in-depth knowledge of all dental procedures.

They will assist in the smooth running of the clinics whilst working independently to manage surgeries effectively and efficiently within Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board’s (CTMUHB) guidelines.

The post holder will be required to undertake reception duties as and when required.

Main duties of the job

• Have individual responsibility for the organisation of the surgery and ensure accurate preparation and presentation of appropriate materials and equipment using a high degree of precision.
• Provide chair-side assistance and fourhanded dentistry when required throughout the patient’s treatment, anticipating the clinician’s needs and any possible complications which may arise.
• Achieve and maintain high standards of infection control, PPE and cleanliness in line with current codes of practice.
• Professionally responsible for the safe disposal of clinical waste in accordance with the CTMUHB infection prevention and control policy.
• Assist in the management of medical and dental emergencies if required.
• Participate in ordering and maintaining clinical stock levels.
• Process and develop radiographs, complying with current IRMER regulations.
• Responsible for chaperoning patients and staff.
• Answering queries in person and by telephone.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder’s activities are controlled by professional policies and procedures, and they will work independently and have responsibility for own actions when delivering dental nursing care

The post holder will be expected to work across the Primary Care salaried dental service clinics in all localities, and be expected to travel in a timely manner and on occasions at short notice to cover service demands.

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t ‘fluency’, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see ‘Welsh Language Guidance’ in the documents right at the bottom.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.