Band 4 Dental Nurse- HMP

Job summary

Are you looking for an exciting new career within the NHS? Are you patient focussed and want to deliver high quality dental care? We are seeking enthusiastic, hard working dental nurses to join the Community Dental Nursing Team.

We currently have a vacancy for a Band 4 Dental Nurse: 22.5 hours / Working days to be Monday, Wednesday and Thursday Based at HMP Birmingham.

As a Dental Nurse at HMP Birmingham you will support dentists and other dental professionals in delivering dental care to prisoners within a secure environment.

The role combines clinical dental nursing duties with prison security procedures.

You will be required to-

Account for dental instruments and equipment before and after clinics.

Work closely with prison officers during prisoner movement and appointments.

Be aware of safeguarding, security risks, and emergency procedures.

Support the safe running and security of the dental department.

Attend additional security training and strict adherence to prison protocols.

The working Environment will require regular interaction with prisoners under escort.

You will also be required to work across the Community Dental Services when not required at HMP Birmingham, you will be allocated to Attwood Green Health Centre,B15 1LZ

Work flexibly within the Community Dental Service, across all localities.

Main duties of the job

Maintain a high standard of patient care and confidentiality within all dental clinics throughout the service.

- To prepare and monitor patients for and during their dental treatment, providing pre and post operative instructions as required.

- To undertake the general care of the surgery including dental equipment/instruments (medical devices) and arrange any necessary repairs as required.

- To ensure medical emergency drugs and equipment are available and up to date.

- To provide chair side assistance and postoperative instructions during general anaesthetic and exodontia sessions as required.

- To provide oral health education to patients as required by the clinician

- To assist the Senior Dental Nurse and Specialty Nurses in the smooth running of the Dental service.

- To support and assist clinicians including all student disciplines.

- To support and supervise all apprentice nurses, undergraduate groups.

About us

Be Part of Our Team...

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.