Dental Nurse Specialist

Job overview

Dental Nurse Specialist

Band 4

Permanent

Part-Time (34 hours per week)

We are looking for a qualified Dental Nurse who is looking for an exciting and challenging post within a small and nurturing team.

The successful candidate will be able to expand their scope of practice into interesting and varied roles, including overseeing sutures, dressings, theatre assisting and sedation recovery.

The right person will need to work four days flexibly Monday - Friday but will be given full training, mentoring and support into their role.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be an active team member within the department. They will work closely with the other staff in the department to provide efficient and effective patient care, enhancing the overall success of treatments, on-going support and patient satisfaction.

They will provide high quality dental nursing skills in support of the complex and diverse requirements of the unit caseload across all specialities including Oral Surgery, Orthodontics and Maxillofacial.

In addition they will assist the Maxillofacial Consultants in theatre and assist the Oral Surgeon in theatre as the scrub nurse and first assistant.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Maintain registration with the GDC and work within the code of professional practice.
• Provide direct nursing care to patients.
• Maintain high standards of care in an environment, which promotes equality and sensitivity for all individuals.
• Responsible for planning, organising and preparing the surgery/ clinic, within your allocated workload, to ensure facilities, equipment and materials are available and meet the Trust standard.
• Work closely with all staff within the department to provide efficient and effective patient care, enhancing the overall success of treatments by providing on-going support to the team and therefore improving patient satisfaction.