Lead Dental Nurse

Job summary

Assist the unit manger on the everyday management of patients and staff in the busy outpatients department.

Be a part of a multi-disciplinary team and assist clinicians and other members of the multi-disciplinary team with the oral, maxillofacial, Paediatric and orthodontic care and treatments of patients. Work alongside and under supervision of a consultant and other appropriately qualified clinicians.

Include chairside activity as well as supporting the senior sister, and ensuring that new and junior staff are effectively inducted and support by all team members.

Complete observations on Patients during their treatments.

Provide appraisals for the Registered Dental Nurses.

Main duties of the job

Plan ahead by weekly rota checks/timetabling against clinics running; amend staff accordinglywhilst liaising with the management team.

Assist with sickness and absence management by recording all absences which occur in the absence of the senior sister and communicate accordingly.

Mentor and work in clinics supporting new staff and junior members of the team.

Paediatric Safeguarding Lead - supporting consultants, medical team.

Responsible for checking, ordering and maintain stock levels of equipment and materials as required.

Ensure daily checks are carried out in clinical areas and weekly tasks are completed.

Supervise and monitor standards of care delivery in the department, check for safety and cleanliness.

Carry out any other relevant duties as specified by the professional staff and senior sister.

Assist with recruitment and selection of new nursing staff.

Actively participate in annual appraisals for Registered Dental Nurses and agreeing personal development plans

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

Effectively manage and support changes throughout the clinic area and department

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.