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Job overview
Staffordshire Community Dental Service
Registered Dental Nurse Full Time Post
Hours of work 37.5 hours per week (will include occasional OOH sessions and travel to other sites) Post includes Alternate Saturday Mornings 09.00am until 12:45pm
Alternate Friday afternoons – nonworking
Band 4
Location: Dental Dept, Ryecroft Health Centre, Newcastle, Staffordshire ST5 2BQ
Are you dedicated to your role as a Dental Nurse?
Do you have excellent communication and organization skills?
Are you caring and compassionate to a wide variety of service users?
If you consider that you possess the above qualities, why not apply to join our committed dental nursing team within our community service
Utilise your skills to their full potential and join our team to provide the best quality care to our service users.
Qualification in Dental Nursing – Essential
Certificate in Dental Sedation Nursing (Desirable but not essential)
Training opportunities available.
For further information, please contact Rachel Moore – [email protected]
Online Applications Only
Main duties of the job
The Dental Nurse role will provide full clinical support associated with the needs of the Community Dental Service. They are responsible for the daily operational procedures of their designated clinics. They will work alongside the Dental Surgeon and as part of a dedicated team.
The Dental Nurse can be required to travel between centres and assist with numerous dental surgeons. Evening, weekend and bank holiday working is also required working within the out of hours emergency dental service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for the role in the additional documents.
In summary, these are the things that you will have:
National Examination Board for Dental Nurses or NVQ Level 3.
GDC Registration.
Evidence of continual professional development.
An understanding of the issues relating to the dental needs of the population of Staffordshire.
Experience of working in the GDS.
Experience of wide range of patient groups.
Experience of working as part of a team.
Experience of organising and maintaining dental surgery/surgeries.
Experience of good infection control and decontamination procedures.
Competent clinical skills across a wide range of clinical procedures.