Dental Nurse

Job overview

This is a clinical post within Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) Community Dental Service (CDS). As a member of the dental team, you will be required to travel to any of the CDS clinics within SBUHB/occasionally Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend as necessary. Be flexible and adaptable to cope with a variety of locations and client groups. The post holder will:

• Provide chair side and administration support to clinical staff in fixed clinics, and during domiciliary dental care visits in patient homes including care homes and secure units. Other duties include, supporting sedation and GA clinics. Participating in epidemiological surveys and oral health promotion are also part of the core duties. The CDS provides dental care for the following groups of patients, children and adults who: - Are medically compromised - Have learning difficulties - Have mental health problems - Have special care requirements including physical disabilities - Experience disproportionate dental anxiety - Have complex social problems and cannot obtain dental care - Are in rehabilitation and secure units - Require the use of a wheelchair platform or bariatric service

Main duties of the job

• Organise and plan own clinic’s workload autonomously and work with minimal supervision. Identify patient’s nursing needs during treatment and provide care to meet those needs. This will include ensuring patients are provided with suitable appointment times and are able to access the clinic safely, taking into consideration their special care requirements
• Good organisational and planning skills to ensure effective provision of the service make appointments for patients when required and liaise with CDS team members to ensure the smooth running of clinics

Maintain continuing professional development by regularly updating skills in Dental Nursing, Manual Handling, Oral Health Promotion, Child Protection, Health and Safety Training and Infection Control. • Current driving licence. To be flexible to travel to any clinic at short notice for service provision drive the van, if required to support domiciliary visits. Awareness of procedures pertaining to emergencies and mechanical or road traffic accidents is the responsibility of all staff travelling in HB vehicles.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This is a clinical post within Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) Community Dental Service (CDS). As a member of the dental team, you will be required to travel to any of the CDS clinics within SBUHB/occasionally Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend as necessary.

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.

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.

Welsh language skills are desirable