Out of Hours Dental Nurse

Saarthy; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000

Job description

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Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

About

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people's own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.

Key details

Location: Site Springbank Dental Surgery, Address: Springbank Way, Town: Cheltenham, Postcode: GL51 0LG

Contract type & working pattern: Permanent: Weekend/Bank Holidays, Part time - 6 hours per week (12 hours per month over weekends and bank holidays)

Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 per annum (pro rata)

Specialty: Main area: Dental Services

Job Overview

We are looking for talented Qualified Dental Nurses to work as part of a team providing essential out of hours emergency dental care to patients. This will include assisting chairside as well as a high level of clinical assessment and pharmacy/analgesic advice.

• Undertake definitive clinical telephone assessment (triage) of patients with dental symptoms.
• Triage patient calls using the SDCEP guidance.
• Be proficient in the use of all dental equipment including all performance checks and identifying maintenance issues.
• Set up and close down of surgeries following infection control guidelines.
• Make available fine instruments and materials for clinical use, have a thorough knowledge of all instruments, equipment and materials used.
• Assist the Dental Officer with patient care including suction, mixing materials and passing instruments.

Responsibilities:

• To provide definitive clinical telephone assessment (triage) of patients.
• To provide chair side Dental Nurse support to the dentists delivering emergency pain treatment.
• To provide decontamination and infection control duties and ensure all areas are cleaned and sterilised in accordance with HTM01-5 regulations during Out of Hours sessions.

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.

Person specification

Qualifications:

• National Qualification in Dental Nursing.
• Registration with the General Dental Council.

Experience:

• Experienced in Dental Triage.
• Ability to manage medical emergencies in the dental surgery.
• Desirable: Experience of working in an out of hours dental service.
• Desirable: Experience of managing patients presenting with acute dental pain.

For more information please see the attached documents.