Dental Nurse

Job summary

Would you like to make a difference and fulfil your greatest potential? We have exciting opportunities to advance your career and expand your skills in a supportive and progressive environment.

Come and join our amazing team in our brand new state-of-the-art dental facility and truly make a difference to the local people in Suffolk and North East Essex.

We are a new and innovative Dental Social Enterprise and unique partnership with the University of Suffolk and Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board that truly wants to make a difference to people through the delivery of accessible NHS dental care.We are a purpose-led and values driven organisation. Our mission is clear, we are here to deliver ordinary dental care delivered with extraordinary care.

The University of Suffolk Dental CIC represents a step-change in dental care in Suffolk and North East Essex and we are looking for passionate, talented people to join us.

Main duties of the job

Welcoming and receiving service users into the dental service

Reassure service users and explain dental procedures especially when there may be communication difficulties.

Monitor, support and reassure service users through relevant behavioural techniques.

Monitor service users, identify any complications and take the necessary actions consistent with agreed local and national protocols.

Record treatment, for example, baseline charting, clinical treatments and periodontal charting from the dental operators instructions.

Undertake reception duties when required e.g., greeting service users, answering the telephone, making appointments, explaining service user charges and collecting service user charges

Liaise with the dental team, senior leaders and wider colleagues to maintain the effective running of the dental service.

Clinical

In collaboration with the wider dental team decide when service users need to be seen urgently.

Anticipate the operators requirements across a broad range of clinical procedures; practising four-handed dentistry to improve speed, efficiency and comfort for the service user

Assist the operator in organising the days activities.

Monitor day lists and appointment diary and update as necessary.

Use equipment such as hand instruments, aspiration equipment, etc, in a manner which minimises the risk of cross infection or soft tissue injury.

About us

If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be

We want you to be amazing!

Would you like to make a difference and fulfil your greatest potential? We have exciting opportunities to advance your career and expand your skills in a supportive and progressive environment.

Come and join our amazing team in our brand new state-of-the-art dental facility and truly make a difference to the local people in Suffolk and North East Essex.