Oral and Maxillofacial Dental Nurse

Job summary

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a dedicated and passionate Dental Nurse to join our expanding Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department on a part-time basis (4 days per week). This varied and rewarding role also provides the opportunity to support our Head and Neck specialties, including Ophthalmology and ENT, as required.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, hard-working individual with excellent communication skills and a genuine passion for patient care. Putting patients at the heart of everything you do is essential, alongside a warm, compassionate approach and the ability to build trust with people from all walks of life.

This role would suit a highly motivated team player with the skills and sensitivity to support patients who may experience dental anxiety or have complex needs. Strong organisational abilities, good manual dexterity, and the confidence to communicate effectively within a multidisciplinary team are key to succeeding in this position.

The primary base for this role is the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, with some flexibility required to provide occasional cross-site support at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital as part of our wider team.

Main duties of the job

• To be responsible for providing assistance to the consultants and colleagues in all Head and Neck specialties.
• To assist and maintain efficient and effective care of patients in line with best practice and current guidelines.
• To ensure the highest standards of hygiene is always maintained in line with Trust guidelines and policies.
• To prepare clinical areas with specialist equipment and supplies ready for the Consultant clinic team. Along with preparing clinics in advance to ensure an organised smooth-running department as possible, which will include checking results have been received in time resulting in communication with other departments being required from time to time.
• Supporting Maxillofacial theatre lists in Treatment Centre.
• If appropriately qualified carry out dental radiological examinations as indicated and adhering to the Radiological Guidelines.

About us

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.