Job summary
Are you looking for a new exciting career within the NHS? Are you patient focussed and want to deliver high quality dental care?
We are seeking enthusiastic, hardworking dental nurses to join the Sandwell Community Dental Nursing Team.
The working days are: Monday &Tuesday - Support Brace Street clinic Thursday - Supporting Oldbury clinic Friday - Alternate weeks supporting Midlands Metropolitan University Hospital and Walsall Manor Hospital comp care lists (potential for early start and late finishes)
To work flexibly within a dental team providing high quality care to a wide spectrum of patients across localities within the Dental Service, based at Community Dental Services (CDS), including Mobile Clinics and/or additional external sites as required Birmingham Dental Hospital (BDH).
Main duties of the job
- Maintain a high standard of patient care and confidentiality within all dental clinics throughout the service and manage patients with complex dental, social and medical needs.
- Liaise with the Tutor Dental Nurses, Dental Nurse Manager and other Senior Dental Nurses to ensure correct training needs are met for staff and apprentice dental nurses within the service.
- Stock control/rotation and the ordering of dental consumables as required from appropriate suppliers.
- Prepare and maintain specialised dental equipment and dispose of clinical waste including bodily fluids.
- In conjunction with the Senior Dental Nurse be responsible for ensuring high standards of Infection Prevention & Control and Decontamination processes.
- Maintain patient confidentiality; support the management of concerns/complaints and implementation of audit outcomes.
- Report, liaise and prioritise defective equipment to the Estates Department.
- Prepare clinical environments including notes, x-rays, models and relevant equipment and clinical materials.
- Provide specialist pre and post operative advice and oral health education to patients
- Support departmental inductions in the specialty for all new staff and students of varying grades within the speciality.
- In conjunction with the Senior Dental Nurse ensure that all daily mandatory checks are carried out and recorded including managing the clinical environment.
- support the taking and of dental x-rays, clinical photographs and impressions.
About us
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a detailed description of the role, please see attached Band 5 Specialist Dental Nurse job description and person specification.
Person specification:
Education
Essential criteria
- Dental Nursing Qualification
- Professional Registration with General Dental Council
- Hold a post-registration qualification certificate or equivalent, and provide evidence of continual professional development, where relevant.
Desirable criteria
- Recognised Teaching Qualification at Level 3 or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience in a wide range of dentistry
- Significant evidence of continued professional development
- Computer literacy
- Demonstrate experience of supporting undergraduates and post-registration staff to deliver high quality patient care and achieve their required educational standards.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence service quality improvement bringing about improved patient outcomes.
- Evidence informal and formal assessment experience in an educational or healthcare environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a detailed description of the role, please see attached Band 5 Specialist Dental Nurse job description and person specification.
Person specification:
Education
Essential criteria
- Dental Nursing Qualification
- Professional Registration with General Dental Council
- Hold a post-registration qualification certificate or equivalent, and provide evidence of continual professional development, where relevant.
Desirable criteria
- Recognised Teaching Qualification at Level 3 or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience in a wide range of dentistry
- Significant evidence of continued professional development
- Computer literacy
- Demonstrate experience of supporting undergraduates and post-registration staff to deliver high quality patient care and achieve their required educational standards.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence service quality improvement bringing about improved patient outcomes.
- Evidence informal and formal assessment experience in an educational or healthcare environment.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- A Dental Nurse qualification that enables registration with the General Dental Council i.e. NVQ Level 3, Level 3 Diploma in Dental Nursing or Dental Nursing National Certificate in Dental Nursing / Gained entry onto GDC register via grand parenting (pre-2008)
- Registered with the General Dental Council
- Hold a post-registration qualification certificate or equivalent, and provide evidence of continual professional development, where relevant.
Desirable
- Recognised Teaching Qualification at Level 3 or equivalent
Skills/knowledge
Desirable
- Ability to create & deliver training materials etc Power Point Presentations/Tutorials
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in a wide range of dentistry
- Significant evidence of continued professional development
- Computer literacy
- Demonstrate experience of supporting undergraduates and post-registration staff to deliver high quality patient care and achieve their required educational standards
Desirable
- Evidence service quality improvement bringing about improved patient outcomes.
- Evidence informal and formal assessment experience in an educational or healthcare environment
Skills/knowledge
Essential
- Excellent organisational skills
- Able to work as a team member
- Excellent communication skills - oral/written
- Evidence of dealing with complex situations e.g. patient complaints/concerns
- Evidence of an ability to motivate others
- Adaptable and responsive to change
Desirable
- Ability to create & deliver training materials etc Power Point Presentations/Tutorials
Personal qualities
Essential
- Be Approachable
- Show Compassion
- Display Professionalism
- Have a Positive Attitude
- Be Committed to the Profession and our patients
- Be Efficient
- Show Leadership
Other job requirements
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly across the dental clinical and educational service
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- A Dental Nurse qualification that enables registration with the General Dental Council i.e. NVQ Level 3, Level 3 Diploma in Dental Nursing or Dental Nursing National Certificate in Dental Nursing / Gained entry onto GDC register via grand parenting (pre-2008)
- Registered with the General Dental Council
- Hold a post-registration qualification certificate or equivalent, and provide evidence of continual professional development, where relevant.
Desirable
- Recognised Teaching Qualification at Level 3 or equivalent
Skills/knowledge
Desirable
- Ability to create & deliver training materials etc Power Point Presentations/Tutorials
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in a wide range of dentistry
- Significant evidence of continued professional development
- Computer literacy
- Demonstrate experience of supporting undergraduates and post-registration staff to deliver high quality patient care and achieve their required educational standards
Desirable
- Evidence service quality improvement bringing about improved patient outcomes.
- Evidence informal and formal assessment experience in an educational or healthcare environment
Skills/knowledge
Essential
- Excellent organisational skills
- Able to work as a team member
- Excellent communication skills - oral/written
- Evidence of dealing with complex situations e.g. patient complaints/concerns
- Evidence of an ability to motivate others
- Adaptable and responsive to change
Desirable
- Ability to create & deliver training materials etc Power Point Presentations/Tutorials
Personal qualities
Essential
- Be Approachable
- Show Compassion
- Display Professionalism
- Have a Positive Attitude
- Be Committed to the Profession and our patients
- Be Efficient
- Show Leadership
Other job requirements
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly across the dental clinical and educational service
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT
Address
Sandwell CDS, Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Oldbury Health Centre Albert Street
Oldbury
B69 4DE
Employer's website
https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
