Senior Dental Nurse in Postgraduate Dentistry

Job overview

We are currently recruiting a permanent full time Senior Dental Nurse to work within our dental team at Whipp Cross University Hospital. The successful candidate will provide nursing leadership in our dental department working alongside trust staff. This is an ideal career opportunity for anyone looking to develop their existing skills and be part of our internationally renowned teaching hospital. Hours of work will be 9.0am to 5.30pm with an hour for lunch. The post will be a split of 80/20 clinical and admin

The Royal London Dental Hospital at Barts Health and is a leading specialist hospital for first-class dental and oral health care & provides clinical excellence in all aspects of dentistry. Barts Health currently has four sites: Whitechapel, Leytonstone, Stratford & Isle of Dogs. This new site will be an addition to these existing sites.

In becoming a Barts Health employee you will be joining an organisation in which safe and compassionate care is at the heart of all we do, this also includes our staff. We have numerous staff benefits as well as providing subscription to a training package which supports our Dental Nurses in completing their annual GDC eCPD. We are also supportive of our employees that wish to complete post qualifications within their speciality.

Candidates must have a good level of experience working as a band 4 Qualified Dental Nurse. Registration with the GDC is mandatory.

Main duties of the job

• To support and assist the Dental Nurse Manager in the day-to-day delivery of high-quality service provision within the department including deputising for the Dental Nurse Manager in their absence.
• Ensure the department is run efficiently and effectively and that all departmental needs are met.
• To provide high quality chairside support to all clinicians, ensuring that standards of all dental nursing care are of the highest order and in line with Trust Policies and Procedures.
• Support the Dental Nurse Manager in ensuring that both Qualified Dental Nurses and Student Dental Nurses undertake structured departmental practical training and Continuing Professional Development in line with current training curriculums and legislation.
• Provide direct line management to band 4 nurses, including sickness management, annual leave, appraisal, performance management and day to day management of their welfare.
• Develop an in-depth knowledge of the department specialism.
• Champion service improvement for your clinical area.
• Responsibility for designated areas of clinical operations and other areas of activity as required.
• Provide support to the dental nurse managers in the recruitment process.
• Conduct infection control audits for your clinical area and act on findings.
• Carry out and upload hand hygiene audits.
• Act as first line contact for patients’ complaints as necessary.
• Stock control and ordering.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

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.