Qualified Dental Nurse - Hereford
Wye Valley NHS Trust
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Job summary
2 x Qualified Dental Nurse Dental Access Centre Gaol St/ Asda
Full Time hours preferred however part time hours will be considered, Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5pm with one day a week 8.30-pm finish.
The Dental Access Centre is a large team, therefore is able to support further career progression through a range of post registration training. This could lead to future opportunities within the dental team.
We are currently looking for a GDC registered Dental Nurse to join our team in providing excellent support to the dental team within the Dental Access Centre. Dedicated to providing the smooth and efficient running of the surgery in providing a high standard of dental care to the patients exclusively NHS routine and urgent dental care to people of all ages including those varied special care/additional needs and those who have had difficulty accessing GDS NHS dental care at sites across Herefordshire.
You must be able to travel across Herefordshire occasionally in the delivery of dental care.
Starting salary dependant on experience ranging from £21,730 - £23,177.
Main duties of the job
The Dental Access Centre is an open access dental facility offering exclusively NHS dental care to residents of Herefordshire and visitors to the County who are vulnerable or who do not access regular dental care from a General Dental Practitioner.
The Dental Nurse is a key member of the dental health team devoted to the smooth and efficient running of the surgery in providing a high standard of dental care to the patients.
The Dental Nurse will be expected to undertake, surgery duties including Be responsible for the preparation and organisation of the dental surgery where clinical procedures take place.
Surgery work consists of all aspects of chairside support for the clinician in the clinical care of their patients, including the setting out of instruments and mixing of materials for a wide range of dental treatments.
The post holder will be responsible for the decontamination and safe management of dental instruments, laboratory items, in accordance with HTM 01-05.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT and the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Date posted
30 March 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£21,730 to £23,177 a year pa, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
229-SUR-5176261
Job locations
Dental Access Centre Hereford
Gaol Street
Hereford
HR1 2HU
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
Dental Access Centre Hereford
Gaol Street
Hereford
HR1 2HU
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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