About this role
Job summary
We require reliable, enthusiastic and motivated Qualified Dental Nurses to join our bank. In return you will can offer you:
Flexible hours; choose when and where you want to work Competitive pay rates; including enhanced pay for unsociable hours Paid annual leave NHS pension scheme A fast-track recruitment process if you move to a substantive role Opportunities to work in different wards and departments, including community, dental and specialist services Access to Services, such as those provided by our Staff Wellbeing Team Ability to book your shifts from home using our online portal Option to block-book shifts in a set period SMS notifications of shift availability Access to staff newsletters and bulletins Eligible for various local and national discounts which are available to NHS staff Free uniform, where applicable Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
To support the Oral Surgery and or Community Dental Service.
Oral Surgery:
Set up for Oral surgery procedures including Biopsies, Botox injections and Wisdom tooth/teeth removals. Support patients and clinicians throughout. Provide post operative instructions to patients as directed.
Community Dental:
To assist clinicians and patients with complex needs chairside. To book appointments, all aspects of support to patients and clinicians. To assist with General Anaesthetics at Hospital sites.
Full details in job description.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Job description Job responsibilities
To provide a high level of clinical care within the Northumbria Community Dental Service/Oral Surgery department, supporting the clinicians in all aspects of clinical practice and ensure the smooth facilitation of all dental/oral surgery clinics across Northumbria Healthcare Trust. To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Professional Registration Essential
National Certificate of Examining Board for Dental Nursing or Certificate of Proficiency recognised by the Association of Dental Hospitals of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or A qualification approved by the Secretary of State as being equivalent to one of the above. Current registration with the General Dental Council.
Other requirements Essential
It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.
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 Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address Trustwide
Trustwide
NE46 1QJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)