Dental Nurse Band 4
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 04 Medi 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | £27,485.00 i £30,162.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £27485.00 - £30162.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 18 Medi 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Salisbury, SP1 3SL |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9249-25-0441 |
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1. To comply with the GDC standards and Scope of Practice 2. To comply with GWH Trust Policies & CDS Local Operating Procedures. 3. To maintain their own clinical and professional development in dental nursing and participate in annual appraisal. 4. Maintain effective communication and professional relationships, at all times, with patients and their relatives, colleagues and other members of the public. To liaise with other health professionals including schools, nursing homes and hospital departments. 5. To provide and receive complex and sensitive patient related medical information. This should include identifying any barriers to communication and implementing actions to overcome them eg contacting Language Line for non-English speaking patients and carers. 6. Provide pre- and post-operative advice on dental care to patients. 7. To take responsibility for the Health & Safety and Fire inspection checklist. Assist in development, implementation and review of health & safety risk assessments and safe systems of work. 8. Duties include the preparation of the dental surgery and clinical chair side activity for dental treatment. 9. Inputting patient related information to SFD IT system as directed by the Dentist. 10. Receiving patients into the treatment room and assisting the dentist during all clinical procedures. 11. Responsibility for maintaining of decontamination and infection control in line with CDS Infection Control LOP and protocol for decontamination of equipment for the site. 12. Maintaining and requesting appropriate stock levels, ensuring that the stock/emergency drugs are within expiry date & that materials are stored appropriately. 13. Checking invoices for incoming stock and materials. 14. To act as chaperone and witness for the dentist. 15. To provide dental nurse cover for clinics, sometimes at short notice. 16. To take part in regular audits as appropriate. 17. Undertaking other or additional duties commensurate with the grade as directed by the Dental Nurse Team Manager and to maintain the necessary skills and knowledge through appropriate training. 18. To carry out duties away from base clinic including domiciliary visits, dental epidemiology surveys, day surgery under general anaesthetic in acute hospital settings, conscious sedation sessions and dental health education programmes. 19. There is a requirement to work alongside the dentist using manual handling aids including a hoist and to keep up to date with manual handling training. 20. To ensure compliance with GWH Trust arrangements for mandatory training. 21. To take responsibility for enhanced continuing professional development (CPD) to meet registration requirements of General Dental Council (GDC) / Council for the Regulation of Healthcare Professionals - 50 hours verifiable in 5-year cycle. 22. To ensure annual registration with the GDC Patient Client Care 23. Work as part of a team to deliver high quality dental care to patients Financial Responsibilities 24. Receiving patient charges Working Conditions 25. Occasional exposure to unpleasant conditions, working in confined spaces in patient homes including verbal aggression. 26. Frequent contact with body fluids, blood and saliva. Physical Effort 27. This post involves walking, standing, and sitting, carrying, pushing and pulling of trolleys during clinics - alongside SSOW. 28. Requirement to operate dental equipment for domiciliary, radiography, sedation, epidemiology and dental clinics. Mental Effort 29. Frequent requirement for intense concentration Emotional Effort 30. Exposure to emotional or distressing circumstances including medical emergency. 31. Caring for distressed and anxious patients who can be unwell. Other Factors 32. The post holder will be required to travel to other clinics to maintain operational service cover and hold business insurance for driving during working hours. 33. Requirement to work weekends and Bank Holidays 34. Ability to drive and access to a motor vehicle, with business insurance 35. Dealing with distressed patients/clients regularly 36. Regular VDU usage, 37. Requirement to move small equipment between sites as required Flexibility This job description is not intended to be exhaustive, and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances, in discussion with the post holder. This role profile is intended to provide a broad outline of the main responsibilities only. The post holder will need to be flexible in developing the role with initial and on-going discussions with the designated manager.