Registered Dental Nurse - Band 4

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

The post holder is responsible for cleaning and maintaining a safe working environment using measures to reduce cross infection as per Trust policy.

Communicate effectively with patients, carers, relatives and all members of the multidisciplinary team, including giving of advice and information following procedures or relating to specialist conditions, including emotionally distressing situations.

To organise and provide chair-side nursing in orthodontic and oral surgery clinics.

To act as a scrub nurse and assist with procedures under local anaesthetic, lasting up to an hour.

To organise, prepare and assist with specialist clinics e.g., Orthognatic, oncology, alveolar, cleft lip and palate.

Provide care, under supervision for patients with appearance altering conditions such as Cleft palate, facial cancers and facial trauma.

Prepare medical and orthodontic notes for clinics including obtaining investigation results from computerised systems e.g., MRI and CAT scans.

Obtaining prostheses from the maxilla-facial laboratory.

Responsible for recording and storage of patient study models of patients currently undergoing treatment

Work on either site as the workload demands and on the instruction of the nurse in charge. Take on responsibility for personal development and support the development and supervision of others by developing and maintaining specialist knowledge of Therapy practice

Conduct oneself in a professional manner and be a role model to less experiences/ non registered and new staff at all times

Work proactively to ensure that every patient attendance meets the patients expectations and needs with timely undertaking of procedure and effective communication with relatives, patients and carers.

Patient Care

To assist the team in the day to day running of the clinical area.

Respond to emergency situations with composure, maintaining patient safety and seeking immediate support, supporting the patient, family and other staff as required.

Maintain patient dignity and confidentiality at all times

Professional Practice

Ensure clinical practice is evidence based or peer reviewed best practice

Develop and maintain clinical skills and knowledge necessary to deliver and evidence based service.

With supervision and assistance take on increased responsibility recognising own limitations and seeking help appropriately

Be competent in the use of all relevant Trust IT systems including the use of electronic patient record, email, and PACS.

Maintain regular use of emails to keep abreast of information disseminated in the Trust

Adhere to the GDC code of practice at all times and operate within the GDC scope of professional practice.

Leadership and Management

Comply with Trust and Departmental policies and procedures e.g. Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), Manual Handling, clinical equipment competency, risk management, Data Protection Acts and patient confidentiality at all times. This will include demonstrating compliance with the terms of all safeguarding policies and processes relevant to the safeguarding of adults and children in the care of GHNHSFT and to undergo regular mandatory training concerned with safeguarding matters.

Report near misses and untoward incidents, complaints, clinical emergencies, injury or medicine administration errors as detailed in the departmental and Trust protocols. Assist lead staff in investigating incidents as required.

Ensure a smart, professional image that enhances the public perception of the Trust and the professionalism of its staff is portrayed.

Education and Training

Undertake all mandatory training.

Complete competencies associated with the role.

Maintain CPD required for registration

Improving Quality and Developing Practice

Comply with requirements to register with the GDC and identify own learning needs and ensuring own professional development is maintained by keeping up to date with practice developments.

Develop and share own clinical knowledge with other members of the wider clinical team locally

Identify own development needs, aligning these to service requirements and personal aspirations. Proactively develop and improve own practice using all available resources

Openly question and challenge practice in a constructive way so that standards of patient care are continually evaluated and improved.

Please see the attached job description for more information

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Active registration with the GDC
• Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of professional portfolio and registration

Desirable

• Additional qualification in dental radiography, OHE or sedation

Experience

Essential

• Experience (through placement or employment) of working in an dental environment

Desirable

• Previous experience in a Orthodontics
• Previous experience working in a surgical environment
• Skilled in four- handed dentistry

Knowledge/ Skills

Essential

• Self motivated and able to work under own initiative and prioritise workload
• Able to effectively and appropriately escalate concerns to reduce risk and promote patient safety
• Able to prioritise own workload and that of others as appropriate

Desirable

• Enhanced levels of dexterity and accuracy pertaining to clinical skill e.g, loading orthodontic brackets
• Acts as a role model and are able to lead by example to ensure the Trust's values and behaviours are reinforced throughout their area of practice

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Gloucestershire

GL1 3NN

Employer's website

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