About this role
Job summary
Are you looking for an exciting new career within the NHS? Are you patient focussed and want to deliver high quality dental care? We are seeking enthusiastic, hard working dental nurses to join the Community Dental Nursing Team.
We currently have a vacancy for a Band 4 Dental Nurse: 22.5 hours / Working days to be Monday, Wednesday and Thursday Based at HMP Birmingham.
As a Dental Nurse at HMP Birmingham you will support dentists and other dental professionals in delivering dental care to prisoners within a secure environment.
The role combines clinical dental nursing duties with prison security procedures.
You will be required to-
Account for dental instruments and equipment before and after clinics.
Work closely with prison officers during prisoner movement and appointments.
Be aware of safeguarding, security risks, and emergency procedures.
Support the safe running and security of the dental department.
Attend additional security training and strict adherence to prison protocols.
The working Environment will require regular interaction with prisoners under escort.
You will also be required to work across the Community Dental Services when not required at HMP Birmingham, you will be allocated to Attwood Green Health Centre,B15 1LZ
Work flexibly within the Community Dental Service, across all localities.
Main duties of the job
Maintain a high standard of patient care and confidentiality within all dental clinics throughout the service.
- To prepare and monitor patients for and during their dental treatment, providing pre and post operative instructions as required.
- To undertake the general care of the surgery including dental equipment/instruments (medical devices) and arrange any necessary repairs as required.
- To ensure medical emergency drugs and equipment are available and up to date.
- To provide chair side assistance and postoperative instructions during general anaesthetic and exodontia sessions as required.
- To provide oral health education to patients as required by the clinician
- To assist the Senior Dental Nurse and Specialty Nurses in the smooth running of the Dental service.
- To support and assist clinicians including all student disciplines.
- To support and supervise all apprentice nurses, undergraduate groups.
About us
Be Part of Our Team...
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
Job description Job responsibilities
For a detailed description of the role, please see attached Band 4 Qualified Dental Nurse job description and person specification
Person Specification
Education Essential
Dental Nursing Qualification Professional Registration with General Dental Council
Desirable
Other Dental Nursing post qualifications
Experience Essential
Relevant experience working as part of a dental team, e.g. General Practice, Hospital, other Primary Dental Services / Community Dental Services experiencing chair side duties
Desirable
Experience of working with children, elderly, medically compromised patients, and patients with learning disabilities previous experience working in a secure setting
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT
Address HMP Birmingham
Winson Green Road
Birmingham
B18 4AS
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)