Dental Nurse Band 4

Job description

Job responsibilities

Alongside all routine dental nursing duties you will;

Assist the dental surgeon in the provision of a complete range of NHS dental care, to include treatment under inhalation sedation, general anaesthesia or IV sedation where appropriate.

Accurately record treatment using the R4 dental electronic system, including charting from the dentists instructions at the time of treatment.

You will be required to participate in the annual individual performance review process.

You will be required to carry out other appropriate duties commensurate with the post, eg: school visits, home visits and epidemiology.

Your base will be specified but you will be expected to work at any of the Special Care Dental Service sites throughout Hertfordshire to cover staff sickness/Annual Leave/Study leave etc when required.

There may be the need for you to sit or stand for varying lengths of time in restricted positions and be able to respond to unexpected changes of treatment plan. This may involve the movement of bulky heavy equipment e.g. hoists.

There will be occasional direct exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances such as during the treatment of very sick children or patients with challenging behaviour

Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

We encourage post qualifciation progression especially in Oral health.

We aim to support band 4 nurses to complete the OH certficate to be part of the OH team and carry out nurse led clinics

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Registration with General Dental Council
• Dental Nursing Qualifiacation- national Certificate or NVQ level 3

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Proven Knowledge of IT systems, accessing e-mails,and data entry.
• Knowledge and understanding of confidentiality and ethical guidelines
• Up to date knowledge of current professional issues, policies and procedures.

Desirable

• Experience working with adults and children with a range of additional needs
• Knowledge of Dental software

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Good communication skills, including being able to communicate with patients who may have barriers to understanding.
• Evidence to show working as part of a team.
• Evidence to show ability to work on own initiative.
• Proven organisational skills.
• Ability to deal with patients who are extremely nervous and/or phobic.

Other

Essential

• Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

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

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Address

Peace Childrens Centre, Marlowes Health and Wellbeing Centre, Nevells Road HC, Cheshunt Community Hospital

Watford, Hemel Hempstead, Letchworth, Cheshunt

WD17 3EW

Employer's website

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