Job summary
The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust Community Dental Team provide a Consultant led service for referred children and adults with special requirements who cannot be seen within the general dental service.
As a service, we strive to deliver a positive change to the oral health of the local community by providing a caring individually tailored experience.
Are you an inspirational, resilient and energetic individual looking to work in a highly sought after position? Join us and you will be welcomed into a well established, innovative, supportive and friendly team.
You will be working at various community and hospital sites across the Trust, as well as Newton Lodge (The Yorkshire Centre for Forensic Psychiatry).
As a Community Dental Nurse, you will be providing an excellent service alongside a team of other dental care professionals. You will be required to assist Clinicians with dental procedures and provide emotional support to the patients.
Previous experience of working with children and adults, who may present with complex needs or challenging behaviour, would be desirable for meeting the demands of this rewarding role.
Main duties of the job
To have a clear understanding of infection prevention standards.
To work independently and ensure the smooth running of the clinical environment, reporting issues which may develop, appropriately.
To inform patients of proposed dental procedures making sure that they fully understand the procedure to be undertaken.
Provide pre and post-operative advice.
About us
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).
Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.
As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key requirements
- To work independently within the surgery to maintain the surgery environment and ensure the smooth running of the clinic, reporting issues which develop appropriately to the nurse in charge.
- To prepare and maintain the dental surgery environment to the standards laid down by the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust and the General Dental Council.
- To have an understanding of the processes used for decontamination in line with the trust policies and procedures.
- To maintain all medical equipment, instruments and sundries used in the practice of dentistry to ensure the timely reporting of faulty equipment.
- To inform patients of proposed dental procedures making sure that they fully understand the procedure to be undertaken. Provide pre and post-operative advice.
- To be responsible for the control and rotation of stock in the designated clinical area, maintaining an adequate supply in accordance with the stock control policy.
- Provide dental health education on a one to one basis as prescribed by a clinician.
- To assist in any theatre lists within the acute Trust and complete any relevant required paperwork associated with these sessions.
- To process, record and store correctly all radiographs to the standards laid down by the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust Radiation Safety Group, Ionising Radiation Regulations and FGDP (UK) Guidance and Standards. Ensure Quality Assurance in the service is demonstrated.
- To enter data regarding patient demographic detail onto the appointment system.
- To provide mentorship and clinical supervision and support to less experienced dental nurses when appropriate.
- Any other duties commensurate with the grade which may become necessary for the smooth running of the service.
- The post holder will be required to work within the Oral Facial department at the Pinderfields site to support unplanned
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key requirements
- To work independently within the surgery to maintain the surgery environment and ensure the smooth running of the clinic, reporting issues which develop appropriately to the nurse in charge.
- To prepare and maintain the dental surgery environment to the standards laid down by the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust and the General Dental Council.
- To have an understanding of the processes used for decontamination in line with the trust policies and procedures.
- To maintain all medical equipment, instruments and sundries used in the practice of dentistry to ensure the timely reporting of faulty equipment.
- To inform patients of proposed dental procedures making sure that they fully understand the procedure to be undertaken. Provide pre and post-operative advice.
- To be responsible for the control and rotation of stock in the designated clinical area, maintaining an adequate supply in accordance with the stock control policy.
- Provide dental health education on a one to one basis as prescribed by a clinician.
- To assist in any theatre lists within the acute Trust and complete any relevant required paperwork associated with these sessions.
- To process, record and store correctly all radiographs to the standards laid down by the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust Radiation Safety Group, Ionising Radiation Regulations and FGDP (UK) Guidance and Standards. Ensure Quality Assurance in the service is demonstrated.
- To enter data regarding patient demographic detail onto the appointment system.
- To provide mentorship and clinical supervision and support to less experienced dental nurses when appropriate.
- Any other duties commensurate with the grade which may become necessary for the smooth running of the service.
- The post holder will be required to work within the Oral Facial department at the Pinderfields site to support unplanned
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Please click 'apply now' to view full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application)
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.
