Job summary
- Main area
- Special Care Dental Service
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed term: 9 months (FTC until the end of March 2025.)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 812-24-LL-DENT-B4-CYP-A
- Employer
- Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Peace Childrens Centre, Marlowes Health and Wellbeing Centre, Nevells Road HC, Cheshunt Community Hospital
- Town
- Watford, Hemel Hempstead, Letchworth, Cheshunt
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Dental Nurse Band 4
NHS AfC: Band 4
Job overview
This is to cover maternity leave,the position maybe changed to a permenent post at the end of the maternity leave period.
As a registered dental nurse for HCT you will be responsible for supporting the dental team to ensure the service user's needs are met through high quality dental care. As a specialist service for patients with additional needs you will offer a patient centered approach.
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to maintain high standards of clinical work whilst carrying out dental nurse duties and to offer a high level of care for our cohort group.
Thank you for choosing to work for the Special Care Dental service within HCT, you will find it a great place to work with many benefits offered.
We provide all the support and finance to maintain your mandatory training and CPD.
We have vacancies for Band 4 roles across all of our sites in
Hemel Hempstead
Watford
Cheshunt
Letchworth
Working for our organisation
We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages
You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Alongside all routine dental nursing duties you will;
Assist the dental surgeon in the provision of a complete range of NHS dental care, to include treatment under inhalation sedation, general anaesthesia or IV sedation where appropriate.
Accurately record treatment using the R4 dental electronic system, including charting from the dentist’s instructions at the time of treatment.
You will be required to participate in the annual individual performance review process.
You will be required to carry out other appropriate duties commensurate with the post, eg: school visits, home visits and epidemiology.
Your base will be specified but you will be expected to work at any of the Special Care Dental Service sites throughout Hertfordshire to cover staff sickness/Annual Leave/Study leave etc when required.
There may be the need for you to sit or stand for varying lengths of time in restricted positions and be able to respond to unexpected changes of treatment plan. This may involve the movement of bulky heavy equipment e.g. hoists.
There will be occasional direct exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances such as during the treatment of very sick children or patients with challenging behaviour
Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
We encourage post qualifciation progression especially in Oral health.
We aim to support band 4 nurses to complete the OH certficate to be part of the OH team and carry out nurse led clinics
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Registration with General Dental Council
- Dental Nursing Qualifiacation- national Certificate or NVQ level 3
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Proven Knowledge of IT systems, accessing e-mails,and data entry.
- Knowledge and understanding of confidentiality and ethical guidelines
- Up to date knowledge of current professional issues, policies and procedures.
Desirable criteria
- Experience working with adults and children with a range of additional needs
- Knowledge of Dental software
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills, including being able to communicate with patients who may have barriers to understanding.
- Evidence to show working as part of a team.
- Evidence to show ability to work on own initiative.
- Proven organisational skills.
- Ability to deal with patients who are extremely nervous and/or phobic.
Other
Essential criteria
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Luisa Lancey
- Job title
- Senior Dental Nurse Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01727 732054
- Additional information
Mandy Heller
01727 832054
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