Dental Nurse
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
Qualified Dental Nurse Band 4 fixed term 1 year
We are looking to recruit a qualified dental nurse to work on Paediatric dental departments at King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill.
The post holder will be part of the Dental Nurse Service, responsible for providing a high standard of care, demonstrating strong clinical dental nursing skills. Working with the Senior Dental Nurse of the departments to provide an efficient and effective service ensuring Health and Safety and cross infection policies are met and maintained.
A high level of communication and interpersonal skills are essential, as is the ability to work as part of a team. Successful applicants will have responsibility for their allocated clinics; ensuring standards are met at all times and will be required to be able to deal with pressure with a positive attitude and possess a professional and flexible approach to their work.
You will need to co-operate and with the Dental Team Education Centre, ensuring that all Trainee Dental Nurses are supported and mentored whilst allocated to the department.
The hours are 8:45am 5:15pm Monday to Friday and the post holder will be required to work across all King's site as and when necessary.
Main duties of the job
- Provide a high level of dental nursing care for all patients. This will include patients with special needs,vulnerable children, and the elderly, mentally and physically disabled patients, patients sufferingterminal illness, infectious risk, medically compromised, anxious / phobic patients and people withchallenging behaviour.
- Deliver a high standard of chairside assistance across the whole range of dental specialities, supportingall grades of clinicians. These will include dental undergraduate and postgraduate students andexperienced clinicians.
- Assist in the day to day running of the department.
- Assist in maintaining a high level of cross infection control.
- Assist in the supervision and training of trainee dental nurses.
- Cover sickness and absence on all departments as and when necessary.
About us
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 14,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.
King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
The trust-wide strategy Strong Roots, Global Reachis our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we can take Team King's to another level.
Date posted
02 May 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£30,279 to £33,116 a year per annum inc HCAS
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
1 years
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
213-CAY-6151009-A
Job locations
King's College Hospital
Denmark Hill
London
SE5 9RS
Employer details
Employer name
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
King's College Hospital
Denmark Hill
London
SE5 9RS
Employer's website
https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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