Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Restorative Three Department at Birmingham Dental Hospital for a permanent Band 5 Senior Dental Nurse.



The post holder has to be an experienced Dental Nurse who has excellent interpersonal, organisational and leadership skills and will work in close collaboration with the Dental Nurse Managers, Dental Matrons and Clinical Leads. The role will include responsibility for the management and development of the Dental Nurse Team to ensure smooth running of the service.



The post holder will support the clinical speciality to ensure the provision of a high standard of patient care and that all Trust policies and procedures are adhered to. This will include chairside activity as well as supporting the Dental Nurse Manager and other Senior Dental Nurses in the delivery of Dentistry training and development of the Service. They will also educate and develop dental nursing teams to respond to the complex needs of patients that meet the acceptance criteria across the service.



Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (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, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation 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 better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.



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Senior Dental Nurse work within a dental team providing high quality care to a wide spectrum of patients across localities within the integrated Dental Service, Birmingham Dental Hospital (BDH), Community and Mobile Clinics and /or additional external sites as required.



Senior Dental Nurses will be responsible for the efficient operation of either a Community Dental Locality or Department within the Birmingham Dental Hospital and work alongside Specialist Dental Nurses to support the Division's aim of providing high quality care for patients. Post holders will be expected to work flexibly across different sites/departments where dental treatment is provided.



There is a requirement to work autonomously to manage a team and use significant discretion when clinical and staffing issues arise.



Responsible for

Line management responsibility :

Band 4 Dental Nurses and day to day supervision of Dental Nurse Apprentices.

Budgetary responsibilities :

stock control/rotation and the ordering of dental consumables, specialist dental equipment and raising purchase orders and order approvals to support service needs as required.



See the attached for detailed roles and responsibilities.