Dental Nurse

Job summary

The University of Suffolk Dental CIC in Ipswich are looking for experienced dental nurses to join our team on a full or part-time basis.

These exciting opportunities advance your career and expand your skills in a supportive and progressive environment. Come and join our amazing team in our brand new state-of-the-art dental facility and truly make a difference to the local people.

Supporting the wider dental team, this key role will provide dental nurse support and work alongside dentists, dental therapists/hygienists, receptionists in the care of service users.

Main duties of the job

• Welcome and receive service users into the practice.
• Reassure service users and explain dental procedures especially when there may be communication difficulties.
• Monitor, support and reassure service users through relevant behavioural techniques.
• Identify any complications and take the necessary actions consistent with agreed localand national protocols.
• Record treatment, for example, baseline charting, clinical treatments and periodontal charting from the dental operators instructions.
• Assist the operator in organising the days activities.
• Monitor day lists and appointment diary and update as necessary.
• Prepare the surgery for use at the beginning of the session and clear up at the end of the session.
• Arrange for the timely supply of materials and laboratory work.
• Prepare filling and impression materials, instruments, equipment, dressings and syringes as requested by the
• dental operator.
• Maintain hand pieces, aspirators and other equipment.

About us

We are a new and innovative Dental Social Enterprise and unique partnership with the University of Suffolk and Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board that truly wants to make a difference to people through the delivery of accessible NHS dental care. We are a purpose-led and values driven organisation. Our mission is clear, we are here to deliver ordinary dental care delivered with extraordinary care.

We care about the wellbeing of our people and know you have lives beyond the workplace, we offer a flexible suite of benefits, these include:

• Competitive salary
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Workplace pension
• Continuous professional development and training opportunities
• Family friendly policies
• Flu vaccinations for staff
• Uniform
• State-of-the art dental facilities
• DBS check fully funded

We celebrate and promote equity, diversity and inclusion and encourage the unique contributions of all our dental team that drive our success.