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Job overview

Are you a dynamic and enthusiastic NHS dental nurse looking to develop and enhance your skills with patients that require  additional needs.  

We are looking for an  experienced dental nurse, who  will be responsible for assisting in the provision of dental care within the community dental service.  You will need the ability to work within a team and also on one’s own initiative.  

GDC registration as a DCP is an essential requirements for this post.

Main duties of the job

• Be able to communicate with a variety of service users who have individual needs and other health professionals
• To be proficient in the use of all dental equipment including all performance checks and identifying maintenance issues
• Carry out stock control and maintenance of stock in the surgeries
• Provide chair side dental nurse duties assisting the dentists delivering dental treatment in the community dental service
• Ensure all necessary instruments, equipment and materials are prepared and ready for use on each patient, there is a specific requirement for accuracy during all procedures with little or no margin for error
• Make available fine instruments and materials for clinical use, have a thorough knowledge of all instruments, equipment and materials used. Constantly having to interpret the needs of both patients and clinicians and be able to deal with them promptly and efficiently.
• Will need to handle patients, stock and equipment following manual handling techniques laid down by the trust
• Processing of radiographs using toxic chemicals and mounting x-rays, responsible for accurate labelling and filing of x-rays
• Ensure that all records are available when required including medical history forms and x-rays

Working for our organisation

We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust. 

The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust.  For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%).   It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:

• 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users; 
• 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work; 
• 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
• 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative     

Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.