Job Description

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Are you looking for a new exciting career within the NHS? Are you patient focussed and want to deliver high quality dental care?



We are seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic and hard working dental nurse to join the Ground Floor Dental Nursing team covering Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine and Emergency Dental Care.



The post holder will be expected to support the evening and weekend clinical activity on a rota basis. Part time applications are invited.

Position Available:

0.4WTE (15hrs p/w) Band 4 Dental Nurse



12 month fixed term maternity cover

Hours to be worked:

Monday - Saturday (8am - 8pm) - preferably Tuesday and Wednesday, however, to work flexibly as required to meet service need.



Based at Birmingham Dental Hospital



To work flexibly within a dental team providing high quality care to a wide spectrum of patients across localities within the Dental Service, based at Birmingham Dental Hospital (BDH) and Community Dental Services (CDS) including Mobile Clinics and/or additional external sites as required.



Dental Nurses will be expected to work flexibly across the Dental Hospital and within our outreach sites.



To provide chair side assistance to clinicians within the dental service.



To carry out clerical and administrative duties to ensure efficient operation of the clinic/department.



Maintain a high standard of patient care and confidentiality within all dental clinics throughout the service. To prepare and monitor patients for and during their dental treatment, providing pre and post operative instructions as required. To undertake the general care of the surgery including dental equipment/instruments (medical devices) and arrange any necessary repairs as required. To ensure medical emergency drugs and equipment are available and up to date. To provide chair side assistance and postoperative instructions during general anaesthetic and exodontia sessions as required. To provide oral health education to patients as required by the clinician. To assist the Senior Dental Nurse in the smooth running of the Dental service. To support and assist clinicians including all student disciplines. To support and supervise all apprentice nurses, undergraduate groups.

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.



If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.



For a detailed description of the role, please see attached Band 4 Qualified Dental Nurse job description and person specification.