Senior Dental Nurse

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

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Job summary

NHFT would like to recruit a qualified and registered Senior Dental Nurse for Oral Surgery. Reporting to the Dental Nurse Team Manger, the Senior Dental Nurse will provide clinical support as a chairside dental nurse and also have responsibility for maintaining high standards of cross infection control within all clinical areas, communicating effectively with other team members, patients and other services to ensure safe effective delivery of care.

In addition to assisting the teams at your base at Willowbrook Health Centre Corby you will be required to work at our other locations across Northamptonshire . You should hold the National Certificate/Diploma, NVQ level 3 or FdSc in Dental Nursing or equivalent and have current registration with the General Dental Council. For this post you will also need to have acquired post qualification training in at least sedation or radiography, and be passionate about continuing professional development.

You will ideally have significant experience at a senior dental nursing level as this post will include supervision of your dental nursing team , experience of stock control and data gathering . Senior responsibilities also include ensuring that dental nursing staff and dental surgeries within a defined locality operate effectively and safely and undertaking specific responsibilities delegated to the locality. The post holder will need to develop strong links with colleagues across the dental service which is countywide.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be working in an integrated skill mix team that includes as follows:

  • Specialists in Special Care Dentistry
  • Senior Dental Officers -Band B
  • Dental Officers-Band A
  • Dentists on training pathways including DCT2, Clinical Fellows and Specialist Registrar
  • Clinical Team Lead-Operational Support
  • Dental Nurse Team Manager
  • Senior Dental Nurses and Extended Duties Dental Nurses
  • Qualified Dental Nurses
  • Service PA and countywide administrative team
  • Oral Health Promotion Specialist

The post holder will need to develop strong links with colleagues across the dental service which is countywide.

Reporting to the Dental Nurse Team Manger/Clinical Team Lead, the Senior Dental Nurse will provide clinical support as a chairside dental nurse and also have responsibility for maintaining high standards of cross infection control within all clinical areas, communicating effectively with other team members, patients and other services to ensure safe effective delivery of care.

The Senior Dental Nurse must maintain high levels of professional competence and demonstrate ability to reflect on professional practice and identify future learning needs.

Senior responsibilities include ensuring that dental nursing staff and dental surgeries within a defined locality operate effectively and safely and undertaking specific responsibilities delegated to the particular locality.

Dental software systems is essential.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Date posted

01 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TE604-ACS

Job locations

Willowbrook Health Centre

Cottingham Road

Corby

NN17 2UR


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified Dental nurse

Desirable

  • 1 or more Post Qualifications sedation/radiography preferable

Experience

Essential

  • General Practice/Other/ 4 years Chair Side minimum/ Good working Knowledge of HTM01-05.

Desirable

  • Experience of staff supervision /management

IT

Essential

  • clinical systems software experience

Desirable

  • Excel experience/ R4 software.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified Dental nurse

Desirable

  • 1 or more Post Qualifications sedation/radiography preferable

Experience

Essential

  • General Practice/Other/ 4 years Chair Side minimum/ Good working Knowledge of HTM01-05.

Desirable

  • Experience of staff supervision /management

IT

Essential

  • clinical systems software experience

Desirable

  • Excel experience/ R4 software.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Willowbrook Health Centre

Cottingham Road

Corby

NN17 2UR


Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Willowbrook Health Centre

Cottingham Road

Corby

NN17 2UR


Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Team Lead

Gail Smyth

07717228221

Date posted

01 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TE604-ACS

Job locations

Willowbrook Health Centre

Cottingham Road

Corby

NN17 2UR


Supporting documents

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