Job summary
To provide a high level of clinical care within the Northumbria Community Dental Service/OralSurgery department, supporting the clinicians in all aspects of clinical practice and ensure the smooth facilitation of all dental/oral surgery clinics across Northumbria Healthcare Trust.
Main duties of the job
To provide dental nursing support for vulnerable patients specific to the Community Dental Service including adults and children with complex medical, social and behavioral needs.
To provide clinical support to the dental clinicians, including specialist dentists, in the provision of a comprehensive range of dental services completed by the Community Dental and Oral Surgery department including:
- General Anaesthetic
- Inhalation Sedation
- Orthodontic Treatment
- Oral Surgery
- Domiciliary Care
- Epidemiology Survey
Care will be provided trust wide across a variety of locations in the community including hospitals, community health centres, care homes and schools.
To carry out a dental nursing role in specialist areas such as sedation, dental radiography, orthodontics, maxillo-facial, health promotion.
To support the senior nurses and nurse manager in clinic management to facilitate the smooth running of clinical care and maintain national standards.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England.
Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provides pre and post operative advice and instruction for specialist dental procedures e.g. orthodontic, maxillo-facial, anaesthesia; health education.
- Care and reassurance to the patients during treatment, ensuring they are comfortable and informed throughout.
- Clinical advice to patients/carers/relatives either in person (Oral Hygiene instruction, pre and post-operative instructions), or over the telephone (patients ringing for emergency advice). They will also be available to answer patient's questions regarding their treatment/care plan.
- Responsible for organising patient appointments, and where necessary for liaison with wards and other departments to ensure good quality patient care.
- At the end of each session dental nurses have the responsibility of ensuring patients are safely and appropriately discharged and the clinical areas are secured, including safe storage of emergency drugs.
- To be responsible for decontamination of all dental instruments, work surfaces and dental chair using appropriate methods of infection control, at the beginning and end of the clinical session and after each patient. This includes the operation and daily maintenance of autoclaves and other decontaminating machinery such as ultrasonic baths.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provides pre and post operative advice and instruction for specialist dental procedures e.g. orthodontic, maxillo-facial, anaesthesia; health education.
- Care and reassurance to the patients during treatment, ensuring they are comfortable and informed throughout.
- Clinical advice to patients/carers/relatives either in person (Oral Hygiene instruction, pre and post-operative instructions), or over the telephone (patients ringing for emergency advice). They will also be available to answer patient's questions regarding their treatment/care plan.
- Responsible for organising patient appointments, and where necessary for liaison with wards and other departments to ensure good quality patient care.
- At the end of each session dental nurses have the responsibility of ensuring patients are safely and appropriately discharged and the clinical areas are secured, including safe storage of emergency drugs.
- To be responsible for decontamination of all dental instruments, work surfaces and dental chair using appropriate methods of infection control, at the beginning and end of the clinical session and after each patient. This includes the operation and daily maintenance of autoclaves and other decontaminating machinery such as ultrasonic baths.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- National Certificate of the examination Board for Dental Nursing or Certificate of proficiency recognised by the Association of Dental Hospitals of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or a qualification approved by the secretary of state as being equivalent to one of the above.
- Current registration with the General Dental Council is required
Desirable
- Special needs dental nursing qualification
- Dental Nurse Sedation Qualification
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Significant post qualification experience
Desirable
- Experience of assisting at general anaesthetic sessions
- Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Up to date clinical skills
- Currently practicing as a Dental Nurse
Desirable
- Experience of working with special needs patients
- Experience of working in community
Other Requirements
Essential
- Current registration with the General Dental Council and up to date CPD evidence
- It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- National Certificate of the examination Board for Dental Nursing or Certificate of proficiency recognised by the Association of Dental Hospitals of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or a qualification approved by the secretary of state as being equivalent to one of the above.
- Current registration with the General Dental Council is required
Desirable
- Special needs dental nursing qualification
- Dental Nurse Sedation Qualification
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Significant post qualification experience
Desirable
- Experience of assisting at general anaesthetic sessions
- Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Up to date clinical skills
- Currently practicing as a Dental Nurse
Desirable
- Experience of working with special needs patients
- Experience of working in community
Other Requirements
Essential
- Current registration with the General Dental Council and up to date CPD evidence
- It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role
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.
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).
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.
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
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
1 x Albion Road Resource Centre 1 x Morpeth NHS Centre 1x Seaton Hirst
1 xAlbion Road ,North Shields 1x Norham Road Ashington, 1xThe Mount Morpeth
1x North Shields, 1x Ashington, 1x Morpeth
NE29 0HG
Employer's website
https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
