Job summary
- Main area
- Orthodontics
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: 27 hours p/w
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 284-24-6716902-DSRG
- Employer
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Birmingham Children's Hospital
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Dental Nurse- Specialised
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
To effectively deliver fundamental dental care to the patients, ensuring it is evidence based and maintained
to a high standard, working in partnership with the patient and family. The senior dental nurse will provide
clinical support to dental practitioners during procedures in orthodontics.
The post will also cover Paediatric Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery in their role of delivering high quality
clinical services.
Main duties of the job
This post primarily involves working with patients across sites, providing specialised orthodontic nursing
support at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Solihull Hospital. The post holder
will be working as part of the dental team including consultants, dental nurses and administrators. The post
may have a requirement to work within other Outpatient services if required.
The post holder will also provide day to day clinical supervision of the dental nursing team in their professional
development. The post will supervise work of unqualified dental nurses, dental nurse students and support
with undergraduate teaching, and trainee dental hygiene students.
The post holder will provide pre- and post-operative dental hygiene advice to patients in specialised dental
area. In addition, the post holder may be required to carry out dental radiography and/or sedation.
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person specification
Qualifications and experience
Essential criteria
- GDC registered
- Hold one of the following certificates: NEBDN National Certificate in Dental Nursing, NEBDN national certificate of orthodontic nursing S/NVQ Level 3 in Oral Healthcare: Dental Nursing or Dental Hospital Certificate of Proficiency in Dental Nursing • Or have equivalent experience and eligible for registration with Dental Care Professionals Register • Evidence of continuing professional development and its application
- Proven clinical practice in dental nursing skills and infection control practices within an NHS hospital environment or a dental practice
- Experience of teaching junior staff
- Experience of coordinating a clinic in absence of senior colleagues
- Two years post qualification
- Proven Good theoretical and practical knowledge of Dental nursing Health and Safety awarenessinical practice in Orthodontics
- Proven verbal and written communication
- Ability to plan, organise and prioritise workload
- Ability to take initiative when required and liaise with the appropriate manager
Desirable criteria
- sedation qualified
- Radiography
- Implantology
- oral health education and oral surgery
- Mentor and Appraiser experience
- Computer literate
- An understanding of how to manage medically compromised patients
- Practical skills teaching
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Aisha Hamzah
- Job title
- ENT CNS/ Dental Nurse manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07824350948
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