Dental Nurse | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 11 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £27,485 - £30,162 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 September 2025 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L8 0SQ |
| Company: | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7392979/350-CC7392979 |
Summary
To provide dental nurse support when required by the Service and to assist in the full range of dental care provided to patients of Community Dental Services.
To support the dental team in the provision of dental care in various settings across Liverpool, Knowsley and Sefton, i.e., dental departments within health centres and acute hospitals
This will include a wide range of treatments for a broad client base which includes children, patients with additional needs, learning disability and elderly patients
The post is clinic based. The post holder may be asked to undertake duties in neighbouring clinics when required for holiday or sickness relief or temporary redeployment.
The post holder will have responsibility for participating as a key member of the dental team and other agencies to promote and maintain the dental health and wellbeing of dental patients.
Contribute to the development of policy and services to reflect the needs of the local population.
Report and record incidents as per Trust protocols and procedures.
Deliver pre- and post-operative instructions as required by the clinician.
Implement accurate paper and electronic record keeping processes as per Trust policies and procedures.
Work in partnership with other professionals to ensure patients are treated in the appropriate environment
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles
Recording of treatment, including charting from the clinicians instructions and other associated clerical work.
Preparation of filling materials, impression materials, instruments, equipment, dressings and syringes.
Clearing away used instruments and materials and keeping the treatment area clean whilst adhering to the highest Infection Prevention and Control procedures
Medical emergency treatment for collapse, eg coronary attack, fainting, bleeding tooth socket, epilepsy etc.
Assisting at preparation for investigations, eg x-ray procedures, blood tests and bacteriological tests.
Triage of patients attending for emergency treatment.
Management of children attending the clinic.
Providing the patient with pre and post-operative instructions and information prior to safely discharging the patient following, all types of dental treatment and minor oral surgery, and ensuring that the instructions are fully understood.
Care and minor maintenance of equipment such as high speed drills and equipment utilised within the dental environment
Assisting dental staff with all methods of treatment and surgical procedures working in all areas of the Hospital when necessary, including barrier care.
Communicating with other departments within when necessary, ensuring that patient's further treatment is arranged.
Maintaining stocks in cupboards, clearing cupboards and checking expiry dates on bottles and reordering stocks as necessary.
In conjunction with nursing and dental staff, taking part in the introduction of trials of new equipment.
The post holder shall as necessary provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues.
The post holder shall follow all the policies and procedures of the organisation
This advert closes on Sunday 31 Aug 2025