Dental Nurse

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Dental Nurse with GDC registration, to join our hardworking team within the Oral, Orthodontic & Maxillofacial Surgery Outpatients, at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated qualified Dental Nurse to work within our busy Outpatient Department on a part time basis to cover maternity leave, for 12 months. The post is part time for 24.75 hours working over 3 days, with the need to be flexible.

If you are looking to get experience in a varied and exciting setting, then we want to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work closely with the whole team to develop and continue their skills.

Duties will include:

• Working within a mixed role multidisciplinary team
• Preparing clinical areas and specialist equipment
• Assisting in minor oral surgery, minor Maxillofacial surgery, and orthodontics treatments
• Assisting in clinics for patients with Head and Neck Cancers, TMJ conditions, Facial deformity and complex dental treatment.
• Assisting and maintaining efficient and effective care for patients in line with best practice and current guidelines
• Self-motivation and excellent communication skills

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details on roles and responsibilities.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk