Job summary
- Main area
- Dental Nurse
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- 12 months (12 months fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 423-6690755
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale General Hospital
- Town
- Steeton
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Registered Dental Nurse (band 4)
NHS AfC: Band 4
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Job overview
We are looking to recruit an experienced Band 4 Dental Nurse to join the Dental nursing team on bank within out busy Maxillofacial & Orthodontic Department here at Airedale.
The above hours will be worked across 5 days, currently Monday to Friday to meet the needs of the service. Weekends may be included if the services requires.
Previous experience within a hospital setting would be advantageous, but if you are a dynamic team player and a keen learner with an interest in Maxillofacial surgery & Orthodontics then you could be just the person we are looking for.
Main duties of the job
Following initial training under the supervision of a qualified dental nurse, the post holder will be expected to:
· Promote and maintain health and safety in the workplace.
· Maintain high standards of cross infection control, cleaning of surgeries and sterilisation of instruments in accordance with trust policies.
· Provide chairside support for the patient and operator during the assessment of oral health, treatment planning and the prevention and treatment of oral and dental diseases and disorders.
· Communicate effectively with patients, their families and with other health professionals involved in their care.
· Deal with medical emergencies as a member of the dental team
· Carry out duties within the trust policy framework
· Preparation of patients, instrumentation and surgeries for clinical and surgical work.
· Be aware of individual responsibility under the Health & Safety legislation. Report any practice or occurrence which may be detrimental to the wellbeing of patients, visitors or staff.
· Attend mandatory training days as requested.
· Attend unit meetings, team brief and departmental training.
· Work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
· Act as a key worker when required.
· Participate in health education, providing patients with information when required.
· Scan and record radiographs.
Working for our organisation
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
- Cycle to Work
- Travel Scheme
- Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
- Onsite Nursery
- Buying and Selling Annual Leave
- Car Leasing
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Health and Wellbeing
- Extensive Reward Scheme
- Counselling Service
- Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
- Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.
Our values:
We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:
- Committed to Quality of Care
- Compassion
- Working together for patients
- Improving Lives
- Everyone Counts
- Respect and Dignity
Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information and full details of the job role, please see the attached job description and person specification
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- To hold GCSE in Mathematics and English or equivalent.
- National certificate for Dental nurses
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of the NHS Constitution & ‘Understanding the New NHS’
- Knowledge of the role of Dental Nurse
Desirable criteria
- Computing - Knowledge of Microsoft Office Packages
- Knowledge of database construction and maintenance/project planning programmes
Experience
Essential criteria
- Working as part of a team
- Working with the general public
- Working in a healthcare environment
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Beverley Cox
- Job title
- Sister Maxillofacial & Orthodontic dept
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535292608
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