Job summary
At the Dental Access Centre the Community Dental Service offers comprehensive routine and urgent oral health care to patients of all ages working with a wide range of patients groups including children and adults with special needs.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Dental Nurse Team Leader at Ross on Wye Dental Access Centre for 3 days per week and an extended hours session.
As a team leader you will be responsible for the coordination of clinical sites, supervision support and development of the nursing teams within their designated area as well as clinical duties.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide chairside support to a range of clinicians encompassing specialist work that their skills and qualifications allow. They will undertake a range of additional duties to support the effective daily operation, quality and safety of patient experience and delivery of the service. They will work closely with the Clinical Lead, Dental Team Manager, specialist dental nurses, dental nurses and broader dental team.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- National Certificate in Dental nursing. National Diploma in Dental Nursing or equivalent
- Registered with the General Dental Council (GDC)
- Post registration certificate in either Dental Sedation Nursing, Dental radiography, Special Care dentistry, Oral Health Promotion.
- Continued interest and pursuit of relevant experience and commitment to personal professional development.
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential
- Flexible approach to working
- Excellent communication with patients, carers and staff as necessary in a calm and confident and empathic manner
- Able to prioritise work to meet deadlines
- Able to carry out the clinical duties including the use and manipulation of equipment and instruments required in the delivery of clinical dentistry.
- Able to anticipate problems and respond appropriately to unforeseen situations
- Able to use own initiative and judgement and motivate
Experience
Essential
- Wide experience within clinical dental practice (minimum 3 years post qualification)
- Experience of using a range of IT programmes, including a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and dental software programmes
- Understanding of the remit of the Dental Access Centre
Desirable
- Previous experience supervisory/leadership role
- Experience of quality systems in dentistry and audit / service improvement
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- National Certificate in Dental nursing. National Diploma in Dental Nursing or equivalent
- Registered with the General Dental Council (GDC)
- Post registration certificate in either Dental Sedation Nursing, Dental radiography, Special Care dentistry, Oral Health Promotion.
- Continued interest and pursuit of relevant experience and commitment to personal professional development.
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential
- Flexible approach to working
- Excellent communication with patients, carers and staff as necessary in a calm and confident and empathic manner
- Able to prioritise work to meet deadlines
- Able to carry out the clinical duties including the use and manipulation of equipment and instruments required in the delivery of clinical dentistry.
- Able to anticipate problems and respond appropriately to unforeseen situations
- Able to use own initiative and judgement and motivate
Experience
Essential
- Wide experience within clinical dental practice (minimum 3 years post qualification)
- Experience of using a range of IT programmes, including a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and dental software programmes
- Understanding of the remit of the Dental Access Centre
Desirable
- Previous experience supervisory/leadership role
- Experience of quality systems in dentistry and audit / service improvement
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
