Dental Nurse Manager - Paediatric & Orthodontic Dentistry

Job overview

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

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Paediatric & Orthodontic Dental Department and applications are invited for the role of Dental Nurse Manager on a 12-month fixed term basis for a job share role.

The successful candidate will be a highly motivated, professional individual with excellent clinical and communication skills and the ability to provide a clear focus for clinical and managerial leadership across the department. The candidate will work closely with the Assistant Director of Nursing and Clinical Support Managers to ensure the efficient running of the department as well as the management of the senior dental nurses.

Main duties of the job

The purpose of the role is a highly visible and accessible senior professional to provide a clear focus for clinical leadership across the Department, developing and empowering all nursing staff and students but with a lead nursing role in Paediatric & Orthodontic Dentistry, Radiology and Infection Control.

Securing and assuring the highest standards of clinical care by providing leadership to nursing and trainee nursing staff.

Ensuring that administrative and support sources are designed and delivered to achieve the highest standards of care within the departments and that accurate record are maintained throughout.

Providing a visible, accessible and authoritative presence in both departments to whom patients and their families can turn for assistance, advice and support.

All general dental nursing duties and responsibilities apply when working at the chairside or elsewhere, including supervision, training and management of trainee dental nurses.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To contribute to the annual strategy and business plan

To co-operate to provide nursing cover across the Division ensuring staffing levels and skill mix are based on clinical need

To manage non staff resources in the department, ensuring value for money and appropriate and efficient usage.

To ensure staff support systems are in place.

To be involved in the recruitment and retention of staff, and contribute to induction processes.

To carry out appraisals and performance review of all nursing staff.

To work together with the Nurse Managers and the Senior Leadership team to ensure all staff undertake continuing clinical and professional development and comply with mandatory training requirements.

To encourage leadership and supervisory development, promoting these skills within the workplace, including the development of action learning sets.

To contribute to the creation of a continuous learning environment to support all staff, both qualified and trainees.

Work with the Consultants to ensure clinical governance is an active process within the departments.

To adhere to Trust protocols, procedures, guidelines and policies for all nursing staff within the department.

To continually update your knowledge base so that nursing procedures are based

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.