Trainee Dental Nurse

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for 3 Trainee Dental Nurses to join our team in the University Dental Hospital in Cardiff.

You will work at chairside 4 days a week and 1 day will be lectures based away from the workplace.

This will be 70% Band 3

This will be an 18 month fixed term contract ending on 28th February 2025.

The trainee Dental nurse will undertake and fulfil the educational and training requirements of the National Diploma in Dental Nursing qualification.

The trainee dental nurse will provide chairside assistance for a variety of dental procedures and will work as part of a team in the University dental Hospital.

Main duties of the job

To follow the agreed programme of education and fulfil the requirements of the training.

To attend the lecture programme and clinical placements.

To provide chairside assistance to the Dentist, Undergraduates, Post Graduates or DCP's as required, under the direction of the Senior Dental Nurse.

To identify the patients dental nursing needs during treatment and to provide care to meet those needs, within the parameters of your capabilities.

To adhere to the agreed cross infection control, health and safety and COSHH at all times.

To record individual attendance levels.

To maintain standards of professionalism at all times.

To take responsibility for your own development and identify opportunities for learning and assessment without prompting.

To monitor and evaluate your own performance throughout your training.

To be responsible for chaperoning patients.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well",and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.