Dental Nurse (maternity cover)

Job overview

The post holder will be required to fulfil a comprehensive range of dental nursing duties within the Specialist Dental Services.

If you are internal to Blackpool Teaching Hospitals you will need permission from your current NHS Manager to apply for this role as a secondment.   All other applicants it will be a fixed term contract (covering maternity leave).  Please apply early as this advert may close early.

The appointed Dental Nurse will be based at a Whitegate HC, the role is to support the Dental Students from the University of Lancashire.

Main duties of the job

• Assist and chaperone the dentist at the chairside during operative procedures including general anaesthesia and sedation situations.
• Preparation of filling materials, impression materials, instruments, equipment and dressings etc.
• Ensure safe, careful processing of x-ray films and their storage with patient records, in line with health and safety regulations.
• Maintain all requirements related to the profession of dental nursing including CPD, registration and attendance at appropriate courses whether mandatory or elective.
• Stock control of dental materials and other consumables.
• Care and minor maintenance of dental unit, chair, handpieces and other equipment.
• Decontamination / sterilisation of instruments, cleaning of work surfaces in the clinical area and safe disposal of clinical waste in accordance with departmental cross infection control guidelines.
• Daily testing of bench top autoclave. Monthly checks of resuscitation drug kit and emergency oxygen.
• Adhere to the General Dental Councils Code of Ethics for all professions complimentary to dentistry.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• The above list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be fully comprehensive and may be amended to take account of changing circumstances or requirements following consultation with the post holder.

• Be aware of and respond accordingly to the Trust policy where child protection issues are suspected.
• Contribute to health promotion around dental issues and support initiatives in health promotion.
• Participate in the annual appraisal process and the development and implementation of activities identified on the personal development plan.
• Contribute to the clinical audit activities within the department through data collection and the implementation of action plans.