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Job overview
Are you a qualified Dental Nurse?
Do you want to develop your specialist skills within dental nursing?
Bristol Dental Hospital is a Centre of Excellence providing routine and specialist clinical dental services for the South-West. Committed to delivering exceptional patient care and investing in the development of our staff, we are seeking dedicated and skilled Band 4 Dental Nurses to join our Dental Nursing Team.
We have opportunities available within Child Dental Health. The specialities covered within this department are:
Paediatric Dentistry
Orthodontics
Cleft Services.
You will be part of the dental nurse service, providing a high standard of care, demonstrating strong clinical dental nursing skills whilst being apart of a hard working and motivated team. You will continue to develop your skills by providing close support to clinical staff, and mentor the student dental nurses during their placements.
Candidates must hold a recognised Dental Nurse Qualification.
Main duties of the job
As a Dental Nurse at UHBW, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality dental care to our patients. Working closely with our dental professionals, you will ensure the smooth operation of our clinics and contribute to our commitment to improving oral health in the community. This will involve, but not limited to:
- Monitor and maintain a high standard of cleanliness and infection control in line with current codes of practice and trust policy.
- Provide four handed dentistry throughout the patient’s treatment, anticipating the clinicians needs and any possible complications which may arise including assisting the management of medical and dental emergencies.
- To provide clinical support and advice for the dental team.
- To identify each patient’s medical, dental, and personal needs within a wide range of treatments and procedures before, during and after the patient is discharged from clinic.
- Advise triage and prioritise dental emergency patients to ensure they receive the most appropriate care in a timely way.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Please note that within this role you will be required to work across all of the departments specialities, this will also include supporting with theatre list.